Simple Cooking

A beautifully browned bird and seasonal vegetables cook in a single skillet for an effortless dinner. Swap in carrots, quartered onions, or tiny potatoes—anything goes.

This method works well with other fish. Substitute salmon or fresh trout for the char if you like.

Sourdough enriches salad dressing for a creamy, tangy finish.

Live in a magical place where cloudberries abound? Use them instead of the cherries, as they do in Norway.

Purists will tell you this just gets better with time, so prepare it in advance of your party.

Anchor these in short vases filled with granulated sugar and win sweetest decor award.

Everyone loves brittle, and most people are happy to avoid the holiday shopping crowds, which is why homemade presents like this rule.

These naturally gluten-free cookies are a cross between two favorite holiday indulgences: truffles and macaroons.

You'll never believe these buttery, crisp cookies with a soft chocolate filling are nut-and gluten-free!

This warming chowder is a fantastic way to use leftover turkey (and works great with rotisserie chicken, too.) Smoky bacon, earthy cumin, and mild green chiles add tons of flavor to this hearty soup.

This incredibly simple, slightly bitter cocktail is the perfect aperitif before a meal—it packs the structure and flavor of a classic cocktail, without the high alcohol content.

Prep your green beans quickly; stack a handful of them together on a cutting board and trim the stem ends off the whole stack at once.

Spatchcocking your turkey significantly cuts the roasting time, and it's easy to do—just take out the backbone and flatten the bird. If you're nervous about doing it yourself, just ask a butcher at the meat counter to handle it for you.

This autumnal dessert is prepped in advance and then completed at the table—a delicious time saver!

Cooking your stuffing in an ovenproof skillet means it can go from stove to oven without missing a beat. Prepping your aromatic vegetables in the food processor cuts down on chopping time, too.

In this easy, creamy dessert, a slightly crumbly flourless hazelnut-cocoa crust complements a rich chocolate filling.

Smoking a whole turkey is little more work than roasting a bird, but it infuses the meat with a rich, woodsy flavor. All it requires is setting up a grill. Once that's done, the turkey's good to go—all it needs is a simple glaze made from hot-pepper jelly. The final glaze caramelizes on the skin and adds a sweet and sour heat to the smoky turkey.

Rich, sweet, moist and yet completely free from flour and refined sugar, this Italian lemon and almond cake is a great way to end a meal. It is technically a cheesecake, but has very little in common with the heavy American versions. In Italy, most delis have their own version of ricotta. The most delicious one is made from sheep's milk–try it in this recipe, if you can find it. We often prepare the cake a day in advance. It makes it even creamier and enhances the flavors.