Easy 5 Ingredient Recipes

A better way to start your day. Uh, we mean, end your day. That's what we meant. Yes. End it. Ahem.

It's not just about how lovely a turkey imbued with smoke would be. It's also about how lovely more space in the oven on Thanksgiving would be.

Yeah, yeah, we know. You don't need a recipe for mashed Yukon Golds with butter, milk, and salt. Or so you think. Try this and get back to us.

Terra who? This DIY rendition tastes exponentially better than what you can buy in a bag yet costs colossally less.

Who knew that baking legend Jim Lahey's brilliance extended not just to bread and pizza maverick but also to béchamel whisperer?

We got nothing against the Larabars we've been noshing for years. Save for the crazy price tag. Here's a less expensive, more customizable alternative.

Just like what your grandma would put on the table for Sunday night dinner. (Don't you love how food instantly transports you through time?!)

Never again tussle with that teensy tin can that always contains too much or too little paste for your recipe. Not with this mellow, caramelized homemade conserva.

We love ice cream, but sometimes it's too darn hot and humid for anything sweet and sticky. Enter the lemon ice, a bracingly crisp and tart refresher. The best part—no ice cream maker required!

Booyah! We've found the secret to simple yet sensational fried chicken. And it's as basic as can be. Just salt. Pepper. Flour. Water. Patience.

Mind-bogglingly crisp oven-fried chicken. And it's sooo easy. Just shake, shake, shake chicken thighs in a bag of seasoned flour and bake unattended for a little while.

There's a simple way to extend the ephemeral apricot season, and it has everything to do with these easy peasy preserves.

All the scintillating, fall-off-the-bone magnificence of smoked ribs. None of the standing outside in the snow or sleet to tend your grill or smoker.

A cheater's version of homemade barbecue potato chips that will have you hooked for life. Taste 'em and get back to us.

Summer's answer to the kale chip. Chewy, nutty, smoky, healthy, and unfathomly impossible to resist.

Unlike painting your domicile, painting summer berries with simple syrup demands little precision and even less prep work.

This won't bring you the satisfaction of a proper preserving project that'll last the year. But it will bring you instant gratification.

Entertaining gets no simpler than this rich, creamy, indulgent, elegant cheese spread made from three ingredients. Tasting is believing. Go on.

What's chrain, you ask? It's a heck of a traditional condiment with a bite to it. And it's coming to a holiday table near you.

As stunning as it is simple, this hot little number isn't exactly traditional Szechuan fare, though it may quickly become tradition.