Weeknight Meals
Summer Squash Pasta With Just Enough Anchovies
Too much squash on your hands? Never a problem with this silky, creamy, low-effort pasta full of shallots, anchovies, and brown butter hazelnuts.
By Shilpa Uskokovic
Smashroom Sandwich
Make this your go-to portable meal this summer. The meaty-without-meat sandwich is great enjoyed right away or after its flavors have had a chance to develop.
By Sarah Jampel
Blistered Cherry Tomato Toast
Turn summer’s bounty into a full meal with some blistered cherry tomatoes, cooling yogurt, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze piled on top of fried bread.
By Rachel Gurjar
Strip Steak With Umami Butter Sauce
Ready to move on from bottled steak sauce? Great, because we are too with this 5-ingredient sauce that takes all of 10 minutes to make.
By Chris Morocco
Tangy Greens With Bacon-y Breadcrumbs
Call it a BLT salad, call it ranch salad, this combination of bacon-y breadcrumbs, tomatoes, and creamy cool dressing has got just enough going on for us to call it dinner.
By Chris Morocco
Sizzling Pork and Eggplant Hiyayakko
By topping shingled silken tofu with a savory stir-fry of pork and eggplant, you get the perfect marriage of hot and cold.
By Kendra Vaculin
Bloody Mary Salmorejo
A cousin to gazpacho, salmorejo gets its velvety texture from the inclusion of bread in the mix with summer’s best tomatoes.
By Kendra Vaculin
Summer Goddess Chicken Salad
Tender poached chicken and the season’s crunchiest veggies get cloaked in a creamy green goddess for the ultimate chic summer lunch.
By Christina Chaey
Mango With Fried Shallots
Spicy, salty, sweet, and crunchy—this Thai-inspired mango salad is exactly what you’re craving in the summer.
By Shilpa Uskokovic
Big Queer Cold Noodles
Temper summer’s heat with a big bowl of these irresistible colorful, crunchy, cold noodles inspired by Taiwanese liang mian.
By Jessie YuChen
Grilled Italian Sausage With Fennel Salad
A few skewers and a hot grill turn this short list of ingredients (Italian sausage! fresh fennel! olives!) into a quick, punchy meal.
By Kendra Vaculin
BBQ Mushroom Pizza
Our (semi-homemade, vegetarian) homage to California Pizza Kitchen's best pie.
By Kendra Vaculin
Saucy Tofu With Garam Masala
Kick your weeknight tofu up a notch by frying it until crisp and tossing it in this tangy, spice-forward sauce.
By Rachel Gurjar
Tteokbokki
Chewy, spicy, savory tteokbokki is a supremely satisfying Korean dish of crispy rice cakes in a gochujang-based sauce. Bok choy brings balance to our version.
By Catherine Yoo
Use-It-Up Frittata
You can put whatever you want in it, and you don’t even need to turn on your oven.
By Claire Saffitz
Nutty Umami Noodles With Scallion Brown Butter and Snow Peas
Brown butter and savory oyster sauce make a flavor duo so beautiful we're wondering what took us so long to combine them.
By Zaynab Issa
Coconut-Braised Mushrooms With Ginger and Scallions
Mushrooms take a bath in coconut milk and emerge perfectly browned and slicked in spiced coconut oil.
By Chris Morocco
Miso-Mushroom Risotto
No broth? No problem. Miso creates a nearly-instant stock that brings richness and flavor to this creamy risotto.
By Chris Morocco
Olive-Brine-Marinated Chicken With Date Relish
Don’t toss your leftover olive brine—it’s the ticket to chicken with flavorful meat and crispy skin.
By Ismail Samad