Lose the bottled marinade; this easy recipe is gingery and not too sweet.
A Culinate favorite: apple-filled cake with frosting that tastes like maple-bar icing.
If you make this Mollie Katzen cake with chunky homemade applesauce, you will be rewarded.
A wicked and addictive combo: cornmeal crust topped with pickled jalapeños and smoked bacon.
Jenn Louis’ baked eggs will delight any mom. And dad.
Turn ripe bananas into muffins (or bread) for a tasty breakfast or snack.
An uncomplicated beefy recipe from Jamie Oliver.
A roast to cook today and eat the day after tomorrow; add the leftovers to pasta, soup, or a sandwich.
Good food for a rainy day.
For beet lovers, a perfectly simple winter salad.
Low-fat yogurt lightens this classic dressing, without compromising flavor.
A pared-down version of coq au vin to serve over polenta or mashed potatoes.
Stunning color for the winter table.
Make a double batch of these moist muffins on Sunday and eat them throughout the week.
The ultimate homemade fast food, easy to warm for a quick meal or snack.
An easy and colorful vegan dinner from Mark Reinfeld and Jennifer Murray.
This meal-in-a-bowl soup makes a good supper on a cool day.
Molly Wizenberg’s pancakes are delicious cooked with chunks of banana.
There’s nothing like chili on a chilly day.
From Rancho La Puerta, a dessert that’s lighter than it looks.
These muffins are good both plain and gussied up with cream-cheese frosting.
Full of vegetables and tasty meatballs, this soup satisfies a winter appetite.
Make large quantities of chipotle chicken for dinner tonight, and dinner tomorrow.
Peggy Fallon’s “little black dress” of chocolate fondues.
David Lebovitz’s chocolate custard from his new book, ‘Ready for Dessert.’
The chickpea-cooking liquid adds valuable flavor and smooth texture to this hummus.
This variation on the classic Cowboy Cookie is perfect for the lunchbox.
An easy cookie to whip up when a chocolate craving strikes.
An intensely chocolatey pudding, good warm or cold.
Homemade granola is a great last-minute gift idea.
Virtue never tasted so good: wild rice and tons of vegetables tossed with a lemony dressing.
Tuck Mollie Katzen’s falafel into pita bread with veggies and tahini dressing.
Fresh, bright flavors make these tacos a winner.
This recipe has more flavor than you typically get when ordering this popular appetizer in a restaurant.
Strain this refreshing drink — or leave the pulp and zest alone, as you wish.
The essence of chocolate.
A well-loved, old-fashioned family favorite.
From Heidi Swanson’s wonderful ‘Supernatural Cooking,’ a perennial favorite.
Use bok choy from the farmers market in this classic recipe from Harumi Karihara.
A favorite recipe from the new Grand Central Baking Book.
An inspired raita that gets its kick from red chiles and curry leaves.
Here’s a tasty vegetable dish from the book ‘Everyday Harumi.’
Put this flavorful beef entrée on your Memorial Day menu.
If you’ve got cooked beans handy, this is a quick weeknight meal.
Mix this freezer-friendly blend with water for a fresh-tasting broth.
A revisionist version of the classic by Sally Schneider.
A delicious summer salad, perfect when your garden tomatoes are ripe.
A quick and easy cake that both kids and adults appreciate.
Biscuits baked with jam are a favorite weekend breakfast treat.
Bananas and carrots make this whole-grain quick bread moist and tasty. Flaxseed and walnuts make it nutty.
This popular soup may come from Vietnam — not exactly a land of deep snows — but it really hits the spot post-Christmas.
Lemon zest adds zing to these easy-to-make breakfast muffins.
Simple, delicate French tea cakes.
When mangoes are in season, make mango salsa.
A classic recipe that’s easy as pie.
A tangy, hearty dish with the salty, intriguing flavors of North Africa.
Delicious at any temperature — hot, warm, or cold.
A flourless favorite.
Jim Dixon embellishes a classic olive-oil cake with chunks of sweetened rhubarb.
Here’s a recipe that will make you rethink the need for Parmesan on pasta.
An uncomplicated, elegant way to serve peaches, from the book ‘Pure Simple Cooking’ by Diana Henry.
This cookie is made with lots of peanut butter for an intense peanut flavor.
Exactly halfway between cake and fudge.
These golden sweets look like a cookie, but are tender like a cake.
Skip the poaching stage for a quick version of this winter salad.
Serve over mashed or roasted potatoes, or creamy polenta.
A confluence of summer and fall ingredients spiked with bacon.
A Dijon vinaigrette and chives flavor seasonal produce.
Cookbook author Ronnie Fein’s recipe for a classic.
These take a little time but are not difficult.
Muscovado is the perfect match for the slightly savory notes in these waffles from Mani Niall.
A tasty and easy way to eat your greens, from Kelly Myers.
Once you’ve finished making rhubarb pies, consider this jam.
Spring into summer with this tasty seasonal risotto.
Deborah Madison’s simple asparagus preparation makes the most of these short-season spears.
Avoid peeling the squash by roasting it first, then scooping out the flesh.
A soup of the season from Deborah Madison.
No need to peel the sweet potatoes for this quick (and addictive) Mitchell Davis recipe.
Serve as a main or side dish.
Nutty, lemony morsels of deliciousness.
Lemon and fennel flavor this sweet-and-sour marinade for salmon.
A good recipe to master for a quick weeknight meal; use poultry, pork, or the traditional veal.
From a new book of family-favorite recipes.
Use the last of the season’s asparagus for this Deborah Madison recipe.
Cinnamon and sugar cookies from the Better Homes folks.
An easier version of the Greek classic.
Spelt flour lends a nutty flavor to these whole-grain pancakes.
An easy soup to make for a satisfying (and cheap) meal-in-a-bowl.
Make this part of your Seven Fishes feast.
A moist cake full of dates and crowned with toffee sauce.
Leafy greens and grains.
This buttery almond cake dotted with sweet grapes is one of our perennial favorites.
From ‘Farmer John’s Cookbook,’ a delicious seasonal snack.
Frozen refreshment for a hot day, from Jehnee Rains.
This foolproof recipe makes excellent cupcakes as well as cake; top with a frosting of your choice.
Turn the season’s bounty of citrus into a delicious toast topper.
Grilled cheese with tomato soup is a classic — and tasty — combo.
Update your brown-bag lunch with this tasty sandwich wrap from Jack Bishop.
With precooked or leftover rice, this recipe makes a quick weeknight meal.
Spanish paprika gives this soup that special something.
If you’ve got vegetarians in your crew, it’s lovely without the pancetta, too.
This sweetened bread is traditionally made in Tuscany during the grape harvest.
Make a batch of wontons, simmer some broth, and you’re done.
There’s nothing like pot roast on a cold, rainy day.
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