Simple Cooking

Use these in salads (croutons in every bite!), sprinkle over pastas, dust atop tender braised meats, or just eat them out of hand (naturally).

Think of this as Indian-spiced ketchup, and use it in all the same ways.

Chicken soup with a head-clearing kick and a generous dose of seasonal veggies will sooth all that ails you.

Crispy, salty, creamy, and full of protein (really!), these chickpeas should be a staple in your kitchen.

Try these tossed into stir-fries, as a burrito filling, or folded into sautéed greens.

With sweet potato as a binder, quinoa for protein, and meaty mushrooms for depth, this veggie burger beats anything in the frozen foods aisle.

Try this smeared on pork, folded into scrambled eggs, or tossed with rice.

Try these anywhere you'd use pickled onion, such as in grain bowls, on roasted carrots, or on a cheese sandwich.

Will make you pause before making a sour cream–based onion dip ever again.

This light-bodied broth is a mélange of scraps that you can collect and save as you cook during the week—use whatever you have. For a shrimp and chorizo paella to make with this, follow this link.

All the rejuvenating powers of your grandmother's chicken stock, plus a head-clearing kick of chile. Reserve chicken for Spicy Feel-Good Chicken Soup or another use.

Vadouvan is sweeter and more aromatic than the typical curry, but Madras curry powder will work in a pinch.

Salting the radishes keeps them crunchy, and keeps the yogurt dip from turning pink.

Try this tossed with cooked soba noodles or drizzled over seared salmon.

When your beans are tender, take them off the heat and focus on the cooking liquid, doctoring it with good olive oil, salt, and pepper, tasting and seasoning it until the liquid itself is straight-up delicious.

A pinch of salt makes everything taste better, including savory smoothies.

Chicken, seafood, glass noodles, and vegetables get briefly poached in dashi-based broth. Cutting the ingredients into uniform pieces ensures they cook in the same amount of time.

The secret to juicy, tender, delicately steamed white-meat chicken and squash? Going slow.

The stems from Swiss chard shouldn't be trashed; they add texture and a layer of flavor to any sauté.

Add this harissa to your next tomato sauce or try it with our Roast Chicken with Harissa and Schmaltz.