Simple Cooking

Make this versatile caramel at home with our slow-simmered method using milk and sugar—or take one of two sweetened condensed milk shortcuts.

Real cheddar cheese meets charred green chiles in our best recipe for queso. For extra points serve the molten dip with warmed tortilla chips.

Tangy and sunny, this curd can be made with either fresh or frozen pulp.

Chewy noodles, tinned fish, and hardy greens in an umami broth.

Love a tuna melt? Meet your new favorite nachos—fast and filling all thanks to tinned fish.

A satisfying weeknight dinner from Tiffy Chen. Serve with rice or noodles.

With lightning-quick shrimp and an easy garlic butter sauce, this crowd-pleasing pasta builds flavor fast.

This comforting cheeseburger-inspired pasta from Kiano Moju is bolstered by berbere spice.

The salty, sweet, sour, spicy flavors of classic kung pao are easy to create at home. Let this recipe show you how.

Named for a Scottish revolutionary, a New York City operetta—or both—this effortless scotch cocktail is built to last.

Among the easiest appetizers ever.

Rich and satisfying, this warm winter drink provides unparalleled cozy vibes.

Do you need heavy cream to make fettuccine Alfredo? Debatable. Will it be delicious? Undeniable.

Loaded with mix-ins, this loaf makes an excellent breakfast or dessert—or you could gift it to someone you really like.