Suzanne Fortier

This zucchini linguine is a panoply of summer abundance with summer squash and herbs crowding out the usual pasta sauce suspects. No complaints here.

Sometimes a pie craving is just too strong to wait for a plate and fork and fussily crimping a top crust. Enter this easy peasy yet elegant crostata.

A ridiculously easy way to cook bacon for a crowd. No fuss. No standing at the stovetop. No spatters.

Rhubarb vodka. Yep. It's a thing. And you're going to want to make this tipsy spring tonic again and again and again.

A simple, clean break from tradition, this margarita eschews cloying Cointreau in lieu of a splash of sweet agave.

An easy Italian soup that makes for a satisfying supper tossed together from pantry staples.

This bowl of comfort features all the hearty, stick-to-your-ribs goodness of traditional split pea soup with the added benefit of tossing everything in the slow cooker and walking away.

This slow roasted lamb shoulder coaxes the meat to fall-apart tenderness in the oven while infusing it with the pervasive aroma and flavor of orange, chile, and honey.

A Scandinavian-style pickle that's distinctly sweet, a little sour, and perfumed with dill. It doesn't even require turning on the stove during the dog days of summer.

This grilled hanger steak recipe with raita is gonna transform your notion of just how simple yet spectacular grilled steak can be. Swear.

Okay, so this fish taco isn't exaaaaaactly like what we've experienced in Baja. But it's close. Close enough. Maybe even better.

Translation? A spectacularly satisfying and soupy stewy dish made with green chiles and chicken that takes just an hour (!) yet tastes authentic as heck.

This is not the sweet, gooey tzimmes of your childhood. Nope. So don't be surprised when that old familiar flavor pales in comparison.

Sweet and savory collide in this old-time apple jelly that you can slather on toast, plop on a cheese plate, or take by the spoonful.

"I’ve actually had friends lift their gratin dish and lick it clean—right at the table!" says David Lebovitz. We'll have one of those. Actually, we'll have two.

Best potato salad ever. That's what folks are saying about this easy and, dare we say, elegant spud salad.

Pucker up, cuz you're going to want to sip the bejeebers out of this ridiculously easy, sweetly tart lemonade. Wowza.

Stylish on any salad, this versatile little number is a staple in every discerning cook's recipe wardrobe.

Pastrami. We consider it the other corned beef. We also consider it darn easy to make it yourself.

An Italian classic. And it's ridiculously easy to make at home with just lemons, sugar, vodka, and a little patience.