Simple Cooking

Let it rain with the kosher salt—for the best flavor, you want to season these simple steaks really well before they get grilled.

In this easy grilled dinner, store-bought pesto works as both a simple marinade for the chicken and a finishing sauce.

A fresh, bright pineapple dressing ties together this irresistible steak dinner.

Buttering the bread before you waffle it ensures a crispy, golden brown exterior. Adding the maple butter right as the sandwich comes out of the waffle iron means the sweet, rich mixture soaks into the still-warm bread

Iced tea with tapioca pearls that are sucked from a large straw are perhaps Taiwan’s most famous culinary export.

Grilling the watermelon adds a savory depth to the fruit, giving this refreshing summer salad much more flavor than you’d imagine from this simple combination.

This simple jam is full of fresh peach flavor with hints of vanilla and bourbon.

A luxurious almond cream makes this one-hour summer stone fruit dessert taste like an all-day labor of love.

It’s key that you let the peppers steam in a covered bowl until cool. This will make them more tender and easier to peel.

Crushing and smashing green beans and cucumbers creates nooks and crannies to soak up as much umami-rich miso sauce as possible. And this is a dressing you'll want a lot of.

Don’t trust anyone who doesn’t love a chicken cutlet.

Yes, you’ll need a lot of spices, but it’s not much work from there. Let the chicken marinate for 12 hours to get the most impact. This recipe is from Gunpowder, an Indian restaurant in London.

Sliced tomato makes a colorful addition to this classic Greek yogurt sauce. It's a refreshing accompaniment to lamb.

This isn’t the thick harissa that resembles a paste. Treat it like your favorite barbecue sauce and smother grilled steak and chicken with it.

These coconut- and oat-studded bites come together in just one bowl—keep them on hand for a healthy anytime pick-me-up.

Not a fan of blackberries? This cocktail recipe will be just as good with blueberries—or any other berry you like.

Highwest’s Campfire whiskey is a blend of Scotch, bourbon, and rye; a gently peaty blended Scotch is the next best thing.

Be sure to completely dissolve the honey before adding the ice since it will clump and go nowhere once cold.

Serve this light snack warm, room temp, or cold; just make sure you give it a generous dose of acid and salt.

This cherry salsa recipe is also delicious as a condiment for grilled or roast pork or pulsed in a food processor to make a vinaigrette for a salad of tender greens.