Think you don’t need a recipe for roasting spuds? Try this technique, which we think works to a faretheewel. Then get back to us.

• 10 M
• 45 M
• 6

Nope, this isn’t bulgogi, the classic Korean barbecue. But like its inspiration, this little number is salty, sweet, and oh so succulent.

• 20 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 8

We have precious few absolutes, yet we always, always keep things simple with sea scallops. Why shroud that supple sweetness?

• 25 M
• 25 M
• 7

There’s a lot to be said for a diner-style dish like this one, though we prefer it made at home, minus the too-high counter, the sticky laminated menu, and the surly service.

• 20 M
• 20 M
• 16

Whatever the occasion, whether game day or late-night craving, these unconventionally spiced wings will handle your hankering.

• 15 M
• 40 M
• 2

Perhaps the quickest, richest, savviest strategy for gussying up spring stalks that you’ve ever encountered.

• 10 M
• 10 M
• 10

A sesame-seeded bun, a beguilingly spiced burger, and chunky potato wedges with mayo for dipping and dousing. Napkins, please.

• 30 M
• 55 M
• 5

A weeknight godsend, these spice-rubbed, oven-blasted chicken parts do dinner on the double. Er, triple.

• 15 M
• 1 H
• 5

Before you roll your eyes and mutter, “Do I need another mashed potato recipe?” we suggest you try these simple, sinful, pleasingly chunky smashed spuds. The answer, you’ll find, is yes.

• 5 M
• 30 M
• 11

These subtly spiced, lightly crisped sweet potato wedges will have everyone clamoring for more–and, we dare say, no one guessing they’re healthful.

• 10 M
• 35 M
• 16

There’s nothing wallflowerish about this stir-fry, not with its gingery zing of tongue-tingling, sinus-clearing, tummy-settling ginger. Nothing at all.

• 25 M
• 25 M
• 2

So many meatball recipes, so little time—though we strongly suggest you make the time for these intoxicatingly spiced little lovelies.

• 25 M
• 1 H, 5 M
• 28

Just like the women for whom it’s named, this pasta puttanesca recipe is edgy, spicy, and more than a little sassy. Gets the job done in a hurry, too.

• 5 M
• 30 M
• 11

This understated hen owes its curious lure to a simple, subtle blend of butter and unexpected spice. Appallingly easy and enthrallingly enticing.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 12