Simple Cooking

Steaming offers extreme speed and high hydration, which means that whatever you cook—from seasonal vegetables to proteins—will be done quickly and always moist.

These delicious crisp, cheesy snacks are perfect for entertaining and parties. Serve them with a glass of wine and a bowl of olives or as savory dippers for tzatziki.

Pile seared Halloumi cheese and a yogurt-dressed cabbage-and-chickpea salad over a swath of hummus for these satisfying vegetarian sandwiches.

Poke—the Hawaiian dish of marinated fish served over rice—goes veggie-centric in this bowl of marinated beets, popular at José Andrés's Beefsteak restaurant.

Ginger kombucha adds bright flavor and plenty of healthful probiotics to this tropical fruit smoothie.

A ginger and coconut aminos dressing brings together this healthful salad of crunchy cucumbers and toothsome seaweed.

Double frying means this recipe turns out the crispiest chicken wings ever. Feel free to sauce them any way you like.

Asparagus ribbons, sliced sugar snap peas, and red onion tossed in lemon juice are the perfect springtime toppers for these smoky-spiced lamb burgers.

Seasonal greens get even better when they’re decked out with cream, cheese, butter, and crispy torn bread.

Large, creamy lima beans (sometimes sold as butter beans) are the perfect solution to any meal dilemma.

Baked in a pie dish, this simple butter cake gets topped with fresh strawberries just before hitting the oven. Serve it warm—and make sure you have some whipped cream on hand.

Pile charred Halloumi cheese, kale, and cherry tomatoes on garlicky bread for an almost-instant dinner from the grill. No bread? No problem—toss everything else together and eat it as a salad.

This tiramisu is moist but not wet, extra-fluffy, and made with real coffee and the perfect amount of dark rum.

Put the chicken in this lemony, garlic-loaded marinade now so you can make kebabs as soon as the weekend rolls around.

For adobo that’s sweet, salty, tangy, garlicky, and ready in a fraction of the time, don’t peel and slice each garlic clove: Just cut open a whole head and simmer it in the sauce.

Roasting two chickens on one baking sheet is an effortless but strategic way to cook for a crowd. As the fat renders, it bastes the vegetables for a built-in side dish.

Boneless chicken thighs marinate in a spicy-sweet mixture of ginger beer, rice vinegar, garlic, and fresh ginger before grilling. Tangy grilled radishes and greens turn this dish into a meal.

Slices of chicken get dredged in seasoned flour, sautéed in butter, and smothered in a tangy lemon-butter pan sauce that’s studded with salty capers.

We can't think of a better large-format meat. A leg of lamb is fatty and flavorful, and its size makes it hard to overcook.

To keep the snap peas and asparagus peppy and bright, sauté them separately from the meat, then return them to the pan so they get their fair share of the gingery sauce.