What to Cook

Spiced Lamb Skewers With Lemony Onions

This is the type of scalable recipe that is ideal for feeding large groups of people in a short period of time.

Creamy Farro With Crispy Mushrooms and Sour Cream

Similar in texture to a risotto (without the constant stirring), this creamy, saucy farro is about half the work, with almost no technique required. While the porridge like texture is a delight all on its own, the meaty, golden brown mushrooms and frizzled leeks are the real reason you are here.

Wine-Braised Chicken With Artichoke Hearts

Artichokes become weeknight friendly when they come from a can or a jar. Be sure to buy the unmarinated ones here. The gentle braise in rendered chicken fat and tangy white wine, mixed with onions and herbs, provides all the flavor the artichokes need.

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.