Desserts
1 hr
Skillet Peach Crisp
Peak summer peaches under a buttery oat topping, baked in the skillet you cooked them in. Twenty minutes of work, and it's better than pie.
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Desserts
1 hr 15 min
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
The extra ten minutes of browning butter is the difference between a good cookie and one people ask about. Crisp edges, soft middle, deep toffee flavor.
Seasonal Picks
35 min
Sheet-Pan Honey Mustard Salmon with Summer Vegetables
One pan, thirty minutes, and the kind of light dinner that still feels like a real meal at the end of a hot day.
Seasonal Picks
30 min
Summer Corn, Tomato, and Basil Pasta
No cooked sauce, no simmering — the tomatoes break down in the residual heat of the pasta. Peak-August cooking with the stove on for twelve minutes.
Quick Dinners
25 min
Spicy Chickpea and Spinach Skillet
Pantry to plate in 25 minutes, entirely meatless, and filling enough that nobody asks where the meat is.
Quick Dinners
20 min
Honey Soy Glazed Salmon
Twenty minutes, four ingredients in the glaze, and a piece of fish that looks like you tried much harder than you did.
Breakfast & Brunch
50 min
Freezer Breakfast Burritos
One Sunday afternoon buys you three weeks of hot breakfasts at about a dollar each. Wrap, freeze, microwave, leave the house.
Comfort Food
1 hr 10 min
Weeknight Beef Chili
An hour on the stove, one pot, and a pot of chili that tastes like it took three. Makes enough for dinner plus lunches.
Budget Cooking
50 min
Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili
Entirely meatless, under $10 for the whole pot, and hearty enough that nobody notices there's no beef in it.
Family Meals
45 min
Baked Chicken Parmesan Meatballs
All the flavor of chicken parm without pounding cutlets or standing over a frying pan. Baked, sauced, and topped with melted mozzarella.
Quick Dinners
35 min
Crispy Chicken Thighs with Charred Broccoli
One sheet pan, two components, thirty minutes. The broccoli roasts in chicken fat, which is the entire reason people who claim to hate broccoli eat this.
Quick Dinners
20 min
20-Minute Sesame Ground Beef Bowls
Sweet, salty, and on the table faster than takeout arrives. One skillet, pantry sauce, and rice you probably already have.