What to Cook

Salmon With Whole Lemon Dressing

Roasting salmon low and slow in one large piece means just cooked, perfectly medium-rare salmon every time.

Spicy Pork Noodle Soup with Toasted Garlic

This soup is about as flexible as it gets. Don’t leave out the raw onion at the end, 100% inspired by the chicken pho I order at least once a week from October to April.

Black and White Sundae Bar

This is less a recipe for a sundae bar, and more a recipe for for the two sauces that accompany, crunchy bittersweet chocolate (essentially a homemade chocolate shell) and salty tahini caramel.

Tangy Braised Short Ribs

This bright, sweet and salty recipe for braised short ribs will work with bone-in or boneless meat, as long as the short ribs are thick (at least 1 1/2 inch), and not the thinly sliced Korean style.

Spring Tofu Soup

This versatile (coincidentally vegan) soup can be customized with most quick-cooking vegetables — thinly sliced asparagus could easily be thinly sliced turnips or radishes — and whatever tofu you have access to.

Crushed Baby Potatoes With Sardines, Celery, and Dill

Boiled potatoes are great to keep on hand for out-of-hand snacking and as a quick addition to things like a skillet full of chicken fat or a midday lunch salad, but also excellent as a foil for rich, fatty, tinned fish.

Chopped Liver on Matzo

It’s not much to look at, but at least one of you will become a fan after spreading this funky, savory mixture onto a salted matzo with a sprinkle of parsley and lemon juice.