Simple Cooking

This Korean grilled pork belly is a party waiting to happen, so set it out with the grilled kimchi and kitchen shears and let guests assemble lettuce wraps themselves.

Buldak is a chargrilled dish identified by its bright red sauce—sweet, savory, and spicy thanks to the one-two punch of gochugaru and gochujang.

Shichimi togarashi is a seven-spice blend that can season soups, noodles, grilled foods, rice, or salads.

Yakitori means “grilled chicken,” but you can also add seasonal vegetables and boiled quail eggs to skewers for grilling.

This easy grilled chicken recipe is a fast track to weeknight dinner, with a built-in marinade that’s made entirely with inexpensive ingredients you may already have in your pantry.

This featherlight Japanese cheesecake is often called cotton cheesecake, and you can see how it gets its name from its incredibly delicate, wispy texture.

This easy key lime pie recipe is a fusion of our best versions. The secret is a touch of lemon juice to balance the lime and a pinch of cinnamon in the crust.

Thanks to a splash of fizzy 7UP soda, there’s no need for baking soda or baking powder in this classic Southern cake recipe.

The secret to a great lamington is to let the cake sit overnight so it will soak up more chocolate. This Australian specialty is then coated with coconut.

Meskouta is a wonderfully moist yogurt cake that is so easy to prepare.

This easy crepe recipe calls for brandy, but you can substitute any flavorful spirit or liqueur to customize it to your tastes and pantry.

This easy vanilla no-bake cheesecake is creamy, tangy, and requires just 15 minutes of active time. The best part? It’s practically a one-bowl project.

This easy one-bowl cake recipe from Melissa Clark makes a gorgeous golden-topped cake with a moist crumb that’s deeply imbued with orange zest and olive oil.

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

This rose-scented kuih lapis is popular in the Malay community, served either as an evening snack or for breakfast and making an appearance at special events.

Castella cake is deliciously light and fluffy, and it goes great with afternoon tea and some marmalade or jam.

This impressive pastry, sometimes spelled Dobos torte, is among the most famous cakes from the Austro-­Hungarian Empire.

This bacon, egg, and cheese burrito recipe is the secret to a breakfast burrito that will transform your weekend into something great. Preparing flour tortillas from scratch might seem difficult if you’ve never done it before, but with some practice your burritos will impress everyone who tastes them. (Fresh tortillas really, truly can’t be beat!) Bonus: The light and fluffy tortillas will fill your home with the beautiful aroma of toasted flour.