30 Minutes or Less

This Italian pesto recipe comes together quickly thanks to a food processor. Freeze extra for homemade pesto well beyond basil season.

Caprese salad thrives on simplicity and using the freshest ingredients possible: heirloom tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, and extra-virgin olive oil–that’s it!

This Paloma recipe is a refreshing tequila cocktail with grapefruit soda, brightened with a quick squeeze of fresh lime and grapefruit.

Bold cranberry mingles with bittersweet Cynar in this bitter and bubbly variation on the spritz cocktail.

Delicately apricotty, this easy spritz can be made with or without Aperol. 

Every café in Sweden has a version of kladdkaka, a luscious, under-baked chocolate cake.

Enjoy this coffee cocktail as a pick-me-up, a low-alcohol refresher, or on either end of a big meal.

The classic Aperol spritz recipe on the back of the Aperol bottle calls for three parts Prosecco (or other sparkling wine), two parts Aperol, and a splash of soda. The concoction is fizzy and vibrantly orange in flavor, softly sweet and just a tiny bit bitter—perfect for sipping before dinner as an aperitivo. Earlier versions of the spritz used Select, which some tasters find more complex, or Campari, which is quite a bit more bitter and bracing. But you can spritz with whatever bittersweet liqu.…

Jessie Sheehan's easy 3-minute chocolate mug cake is rich, tender, and moist, with a soft center reminiscent of a molten lava cake.

This refreshing sherry and watermelon cocktail gets a spicy kick from ginger kombucha.

This Swiss chard–based dip is not only visually stunning but also has the perfect balance of earthy, sweet, and acidic flavor.

The best gin and tonic is all in the technique, because the most important ingredient in a G&T is not really the gin, or even the tonic. It’s carbonation.

Bananas Foster, a flambéed dessert of halved bananas in a syrupy rum sauce, is a New Orleans favorite that never fails to please. Don’t forget the ice cream.

Drizzle this pickled peppercorn vinaigrette over slow-cooked meats or roasted vegetables to brighten things up.

This delicate soup relies on egg yolk and cornstarch prevent the yogurt from curdling as it cooks.

In this easy weeknight dinner, the fish is the chip. Coat fish fillets with sour cream and panko breadcrumbs, then bake until crisp and golden brown.

The banana leaf preserves the freshness and juiciness of the mushrooms cooked inside, while perfuming the whole dish with its aroma.

This cocktail with rye whiskey, pineapple, and sherry sits right at home with the way we drink now, but it dates back to 1917.

This dairy-free cheese sauce recipe yields more sauce than you need for two vegan cheesesteaks, but it keeps well in the refrigerator for five days.

This hearty breakfast recipe is a great way to use up extra sweet potatoes.