Chocolate Mousse for One

This sophisticated chocolate fix draws on just three ingredients, comes together in minutes, and is satiating beyond belief.

20 mins

Steamed Halibut with Ginger

An elegant and easy riff on a classic Chinese technique that's ideal for the fish-averse given that it’s quick and almost effortless.

20 mins

Brown Butter Winter Squash

One taste and you'll forget all about that butter and brown sugar trick your mom taught you long ago. Promise.

40 mins

Italian-Style Artichokes ~ Carciofi

You say artichoke. We say carciofi. That's Italian for "pointy leafy thing that turns meltingly tender when cooked like your nonna knows how."

1 hr 5 mins

Watermelon Salad with Aleppo Pepper

Yeah, watermelon juice dripping off your elbow is a swell thing. So is this incomparably elegant yet easy salad that melds sweet and heat.

15 mins

Roasted Carrots with Allspice

Sweet. Spicy. Earthy. And a touch puckery. When did anything--or anyone--at your table boast such character? Certain to compensate for your duller dinner invitees.

50 mins

Mussels Marinara ~ Cozze alla Marinara

Three ingredients. One pot. And less than 15 minutes from stovetop to table—barely enough time to uncork a bottle of wine or crack open a beer. Somehow, we think you'll manage.

10 mins

Broccoli and Blue Cheese Gratin

Ooooh baby! Broccoli blanketed with a creamy rich white sauce that takes its oomph from blue cheese and its hint of heat from cayenne.

1 hr 25 mins

Whole Roasted Onions

Plonk unpeeled onions on a baking sheet. Shove in oven. Come back later for achingly sweet, tender, mellow oniony goodness. Accept accolades. See how easy that was?

1 hr

Open-Face Egg Salad Sandwich

We know. You already have an egg salad sandwich recipe. But trust us, it's nothing like this one, which is whoppingly old school in taste, blissfully healthful in every other way.

15 mins

Rabbit Confit

Rabbit confit is so delicious, so falling-off-the-bone tender, you'll wonder why you don't eat it more often. Made even better with loads of spices, it's rather elegant, too.

3 hrs 30 mins