How to make easy Chocolate Souffle

Here's what you'll need: 4 large egg yolks, at room temperature 1 cup milk 1⁄4 cup all purpose flour 1⁄4 cup cocoa powder, sifted through a finemesh sieve 1⁄4 teaspoon salt 6 ounces bittersweet...

Vanilla Frozen Custard with Hot Fudge Sauce

Ingredients: 9 large egg yolks, at room temperature 1 1⁄2 cups sugar 2 cups whole milk 2 1⁄4 cups heavy cream 1 1⁄2 tablespoons vanilla extract 1⁄2 teaspoon salt Procedures: Beat the yolks and...

Making a easy Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Roots

This is our default holiday side dish: a sheet pan of caramelized, irresistible parsnips, sprouts, and the rest. The trick is to cut everything the same size: about the size of a small Brussels sprout....

Yellow Squash Noodles with Butter, Peas, and Cream

Look for fairly straight, long summer squash, ones you can easily run a vegetable peeler over to create these “noodles.” Makes 4 servings What you'll need: 2 pounds yellow squash 2 tablespoons...

Boneless Pork Cutlets with Apples and Leeks

It’s hard to fi  nd a faster, easier, or more flavorful dinner than boneless pork chops. They’re simply the loin sliced into rounds. Look for center cut chops also sometimes called...

Shrimp or Scallops with Lemon Dill Cream Sauce

Adding an egg yolk keeps the cream sauce from curdling in the face of the lemon juice and makes the dish even more luxurious. Makes 4 servings Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 medium...

Making Oven-Roasted Shrimp or Scallops

This may be the quickest way to cook these favorites. The oil is slowly infused with the herbs, then a simple dressinglike sauce is made after the shrimp or scallops have cooked. Makes 4 servings Here's...

How to make a Perfect Every Time Roast Chicken

A two-step process starting the bird out breast side down and then turning it once during roasting ensures that the skin gets crispy, the bird browns evenly, and the more delicate white meat is fully...

Macaroni and Four-Cheese Casserole with Asparagus and Prosciutto

This is a layered mac-and-cheese. Makes 8 servings Ingredients: 4 ounces Asiago, shredded 4 ounces Parmigiano-Reggiano, shredded 4 ounces Pecorino Romano, shredded 4 ounces mozzarella, shredded 5...

Pasta Dishes with Moderate Preparation

Pasta Marinara Look no further for the most versatile pasta sauce. Makes about 2 cups. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, fi  nely chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon...

Sauced Pasta Dishes with Little Preparation

Pasta con Salsa Cruda (Pasta with a No-Cook Tomato Sauce) This no-cook sauce is best when tomatoes are at their ripest. Prepare the sauce fi  rst so it can be tossed with the still-warm pasta....

Homemade Pasta

Here are instructions for how to make pasta dough and shape it into noodles. Directions: To make pasta by hand: Whisk the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Make a small well, piling the dry ingredients...

How to make Roasted Garlic Soup

Here’s a garlicky version of French onion soup, all the onions are replaced by garlic and shallots. Double or triple the recipe for larger meals or servings. Makes 4 servings What you'll need: 4...

Making a easy Spring or Fall Vegetable Soup

Here’s a basic vegetable soup in two versions. Choose either the spring or autumn vegetables in the recipe list. The parsley should be cooked slowly at fi  rst to infuse the oil. Makes 6 servings Ingredients: 2...

A Bowl of Vinegary Cucumbers

Every summer, we keep a bowl of this salad in the fridge, replenishing it as it runs low. Makes 8 servings Ingredients: 3 to 4 large cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced 1 medium red onion, sliced...

Thirty Best Salad Dressings Recipe

Here’s a list of thirty dressings, simple to complex, spiky to creamy. It’s a mix-and-match affair with the greens you choose, but we offer suggestions. Each recipe makes enough for a four-serving salad....

The Five Steps for Working with Greens

Trim. If there’s a base knot or root base to the head, trim it off to let the leaves fl  op free; remove and discard any discolored or tough outer leaves. Cut out any long, fi  brous stems. Wash....

Easy Hummus Recipe

Tahini, a sesame seed paste, is a nutty foil to the chickpeas in this easy Middle Eastern dip. Ingredients: 1 2/3 cups canned chickpeas or garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed 2 garlic cloves 1⁄4...

Making Tapenade in a Traditional and Quick Method

This chunky olive paste is perfect on toasted bread. Be careful: there’s a fine line between chopped and mushed. Use a high-quality, cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil. Ingredients: 2 cups pitted...

Making Granola

Granola is endlessly variable, bound only by your whims. Here’s a tip of creating your signature version. Instructions and Ingredients: Start by positioning the racks in the top and bottom...

Breakfast Smoothies

No wonder smoothies have taken over breakfast: they’re fast, flavorful, and nutritious. Unfortunately, like muffins, they have also gotten supersized. So keep the servings within reason and...