Lisa Amtower

There's something about a big old pot of beans--comforting, richly flavored, and filling. Tomatoes and rosemary add a little something special.

An effortless dinner that comes together in a snap without making a big mess. It's healthy but more importantly, it tastes divine.

If you took all the best summer veggies, chopped 'em up and dressed them in a liltingly sweet and tangy dressing, you'd end up with this stunning salad.

A grilled rib eye steak is one of life's greatest pleasures. Succulent, gently spiced, and basted in butter, this steak is gonna blow your mind.

Such a brilliantly simple idea: Roast chunks of potatoes, red onions, pancetta, and garlic in oil and balsamic vinegar. Boo-yah!

You know that coffee cake made with sour cream is going to be moist and tender. Add blueberries, lemon, and a sweet-tangy glaze, you've got something special.

A staple of Syrian snacking, moutabal is smoky and richly flavored. Spread it on everything that needs a pick-me-up of the delicious kind—you'll never have a boring lunch again.

Homemade bread that's healthy but doesn't taste it. Light, airy, and appealing even to kids, this is the recipe you've been seeking.

The unexpected combination of cider vinegar and tarragon makes this classic French chicken dinner impressively spectacular.

Not your everyday meatloaf for sure. Filled with spinach and glazed with a sweet-spicy, finger-licking glaze, this homemade meatloaf is anything but ho-hum.

Tahini truffles are nutty, rich, sexy, little bites. A pleasure to share...though we wouldn’t blame you if you wanted to keep them all to yourself.

Elevate Caesar salad by roasting the lettuce. Yes, roasting the lettuce. It'll draw out flavors and textures you’d never expect. Impressively easy.

This one-pot pasta supper may sound even more enticing when you find out just how quick and easy this one-pan pasta is to prepare and to clean up after.

A quick pizza dough—the easiest we’ve ever worked with—that rests for a mere hour yet turns out spectacularly well. Because pizza cravings don’t wait. Or at least ours don't.

A pizza that takes white pizza up a level with several kinds of cheeses and mushrooms and a dough that’s a cinch to toss together.

An Italian tradition that, in true form, transforms simple ingredients into something sublime.

“This technique really did produce those long lovely strands allowing this squash to live up to its name!" We keep hearing this about this perfectly easy and healthy spaghetti squash.

Short on time but long on taco craving? These ancho pork and potato tacos take little fuss and even less time yet make a satisfying solution.

Sorta rustic, sorta refined, sorta irresistible. That's what we're hearing about this nuanced cobbler from Tanya Holland with its cakey biscuits and subtly cinnamon-inflected fruit filling.

Know that little ditty about how some poor hungry soul's meatballs were lost when somebody sneezed? It always makes us sad.