A Japanese staple of thinly-sliced beef simmered with sliced onions in a savory-sweet sauce of soy sauce, mirin, and sugar and served over rice, reinvented for the microwave.
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A classic recipe for lemon bars: lightly sweet with a lemony tang and a hint of chewiness.
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A take on Pasta al Fumo —“smoked pasta”—a specialty from the Tuscan hill town of Cartona. Orecchiette with a simple, flavorful sauce of bacon, tomato, cream, carrots, leek, Parmigiano Reggiano, and rosemary.
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A simple and tasty vegan option: zucchini flavored with chaat masala and mixed with earthy brown lentils. A plant-based meal that satisfies.
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Chicken pieces in a quick marinade of vinegar, tomato paste, garlic, cumin, and cayenne and roasted on a bed of potatoes— easy, uncomplicated, and full of flavor.
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Solo cooks overcome a few extra challenges when they wield a skillet: nobody’s around to share with or care what they serve, and cooking for one presents unique challenges of scale. Egg Noodles and Cabbage from Toni Lydecker's book "Serves One" offers a fast fresh meal with no leftovers.
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A meltingly tender pot roast made with red wine, porcini mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, garlic, rosemary, carrots, and potatoes.
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A traditional Southern meal served on New Year’s Day to usher in good luck and prosperity: Hoppin’ John. Black-eyed peas simmered with ham hocks, onion, bay leaves, thyme, red pepper, and sherry. Recipe from Harlem Really Cooks by Sandra Lawrence.
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Delicately flavorful cookies with just 7 ingredients, these crisp little bites are as easy to make as they are to eat. | Cardamom Cookie Recipe from Jim Fobel’s Old-Fashioned Baking Book.
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A tangy Orange-Ginger Chutney recipe from Indian Master Chef Chef Vikas Khanna blends fruity orange, zesty ginger, aromatic onion, and hot pepper for a warm and refreshing complement to grilled meats and vegetables.
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Between full-on cooking and leftovers or ramen lies the land of quick meals. Spicy Noodles with Pork fits the bill. It’s a pantry meal that’s fast, flexible, and delicious.
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Two delicious pork tenderloin recipes designed for microwave cooking with the Cook-Zen microwave pot: Spiced Pork Tenderloin and Potatoes and Onions and Pork and Vegetable Stew.
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Fast and Fancy, the sauce for this Honey-Dijon Salmon Bites Recipe uses just seven ingredients, all or most probably in your pantry or fridge right now.
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A unique and quite marvelous balance of flavors: chicken seasoned by a blend of hot peppers and citrus deepened by ginger and coriander.
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A melt-in-your-mouth Baked Macaroni and Cheese recipe: Elbow macaroni mixed with eggs and evaporated milk mixed with cheddar and American cheese and baked creates a gooey custard delight.
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A recipe for an aioli made with chickpea flour that's a great alternative to hummus or a traditional aioli or mayo—and unlike mayo or aioli, it's egg-free, which is good news for vegans.
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A deliciously easy summer soup recipe with natural ingredients—honeydew, lime, and mint—accented by a small scoop of sorbet. Paired with light delicately spiced lime shortbread cookies.
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Light and delicately flavored. The combination of orange and cinnamon is just right for a summer’s morning.
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A quick dish of pasta mixed with garlicky broccoli and seasoned with crushed red pepper and a liberal dose of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
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A delicate sweet potato pudding recipe made with saffron and cardamom that comes together easily. Just simmer it low and slow, and you should have a happy result.
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