Recipes & Food

This silken tofu, draped in a tangy, savory, chile-sweet gochujang sauce, is a warm weather epiphany: No cooking whatsoever The sauce is essentially a chojang, a portmanteau of the Korean words for vinegar, cho, and for gochujang, the fiery fermented red chile paste, one of South Korea’s most delicious exports Often served alongside salted boiled broccoli with sesame, this sauce is also excellent with tofu or on cold, crisp lettuce or hydrating cucumber and pepper

Want to live la dolce vita without ever leaving home? Try making your own Neapolitan-style pizza. Cookbook author Katie Quinn has a few ideas.

With the proper setup and a little know-how, baking on your grill is a fun way to incorporate complex and unexpected flavor into baked goods.

Cook your broccoli hot and fast under a broiler to develop some char, then cloak it in a blizzard of finely shaved Manchego. A final touch of toasted hazelnuts and honey tops off the florets.

Brined in a mixture of cider vinegar, water, pickling spices, and cinnamon, these eggs are sweet and tart, and are ubiquitous at Pennsylvania Dutch picnics and potlucks.

Juicy, tart mangoes are surprisingly excellent at cutting through the richness of the avocado in this open-faced sandwich. A sprinkle of chili powder adds contrasting heat that more firmly anchors this toast in savory territory.

Poached and flaked cooked fish in an easy, hearty salad with plump cranberry beans and peppery arugula makes a lovely, satisfying meal.

These summery grilled chicken thighs with sweet corn are scented with basil and lime Warm your lime-basil butter on the side of the grill while you cook your corn and chicken, so it melts willingly on the charred thighs and corn kernels Finishing with extra lime wedges and flaky salt isn’t a recommendation, but an essential final kick.

Crisp on the outside and creamy on the inside, these oven-fried zucchini aim to please the soggy skeptics Zucchini are about 95 percent water, so a few things need to be done to ensure the disks don’t lose their bite First, slices should be uniform in thickness (1/2 inch) for even baking

In this classic Provençal dish, summer vegetables, like eggplant, onions, peppers, tomatoes and zucchini, are covered in olive oil and roasted separately, then all together, until they become a soft, harmonious stew This recipe calls for seeding and peeling the tomatoes, which is a bit of work But it’s worth it for the intensity of flavor and the velvety texture

With their crunchy fried fish complemented by sweet cabbage slaw and a spicy serrano salsa, Baja fish tacos are perfect for a hot day.

This recipe is Kansas City-style cheesy corn at its best: It balances the flavors of fresh sweet corn and salty smoked ham in a cheddar-heavy cheese sauce that's as sharp as it is creamy. Plus, it takes just 30 minutes from start to finish to prep.

With a few great pizza recipes in your back pocket, every night can be pizza night without ever having to pick up the phone or step outside your home (unless you're firing up the pizza oven or grill, that is). We've rounded up our favorites—from Neapolitan and New York-style to regional specialties and retro reboots.

These easy quick-pickled eggs are sweet, savory, and have just enough kick from black peppercorns. Plus: They require just 20 minutes of active time.

Turn a cheeseburger inside out and you get Minnesota’s Juicy Lucy, a beef patty with an ooey-gooey cheese center, nestled on a bun with pickles and griddled onions. Here's how to guarantee a molten, melty cheese filling every time.

Sweet, spicy and crisp, these grilled sausages and onions are a good reason to fire up the grill Instead of leaving the sausages and onions plain, coat them with a mixture of honey, whole-grain mustard and pickled jalapeños beforehand When hit with the heat, it will caramelize into a sticky glaze

Crispy fried fish tacos served with spicy mayonnaise, cabbage, and pickled red onions.

There are very few (savory) dishes which aren't improved by a few ribbons of pickled red onions. Our recipe is incredibly simple.

Congee is regarded as the ultimate Chinese comfort food, according to the author Fuchsia Dunlop This recipe for ji zhou or chicken congee, from her book on Jiangnan regional cuisine, is dead simple and satisfying Serve it with chicken and soy sauce for a late-night Shanghai-style snack.

Bright with lemon and herbs, and packed with hearty greens, this highly adaptable soup can be either light and brothy or thick and stewlike, depending on your preference Smashing some of the beans to release their starch will give you a thicker soup that’s almost worthy of a fork To keep it on the brothy side, add a little more liquid and leave the beans intact

Corn and beans are a must; the rest is up to you.

After testing a wide range of popular methods for boiling corn on the cob, we reveal our favorites, including a cold-start method, steaming, and the good old microwave.

The key to great corn flavor in this simple chowder is making a quick corn stock from the cobs of the fresh, peak-season sweet corn and using it as the base for the soup.

Cool down with a bowl of these Korean cold noodles, which get their spicy, sweet, and tart flavor from a gochujang-based sauce and extra nuttiness from crushed sesame seeds. Served with crunchy, juicy vegetables, a boiled egg, and a drizzle of sesame oil, it’s a hot-weather meal that’s light yet satisfying.

Spicy and smoky, this Mexican do-it-all condiment packs a plethora of flavors and textures. Spoon it over tacos or pizza, add it to eggs, or serve it alongside your favorite grilled meats.

Craig Claiborne was a child of Mississippi who started as food editor of The Times in 1957 and did as much as anyone to help bring home cooking into the spotlight The dish “belongs in the ‘comfort’ category,” he wrote in 1983, “a food that gives solace to the spirit when you dine on it.” You could give your smothered chicken some European flair with mushrooms and small onions in the gravy, as Claiborne did in his experiments with Pierre Franey, then his kitchen co-pilot Or you could send yourself south to the Creole tastes of the Delta, with a blend of tomatoes, chopped celery, onion and green peppers added to the sauce

Could this be the anti-ramen Either way, it’s my new favorite cold pasta, custom-made for hot summer weather because it is refreshingly and unapologetically spicy Make the sauce in advance, but wait to toss with the noodles until just before serving

With cucumbers, tomatoes, browned tofu and a punchy dressing, this recipe’s combination of hot, cold, juicy and snappy makes for a refreshing lunch or light dinner Inspired by Chinese smashed cucumber salads, many of which include dried chiles or chile oil, this recipe’s piquant and spicy dressing uses chile crisp as well as lemon juice, raw garlic and soy sauce The only cooking that’s required is searing the tofu, which helps it drink up more of the dressing

Lemon isn’t a classic seasoning for mashed potatoes, but butter makes an excellent go-between This variation on French pommes purée is just the kind of dish that Ina Garten, who shared this recipe from her book “Modern Comfort Food” with The Times, likes to perfect for home cooks Cooking the potatoes in less water than usual and gradually mashing in bits of chilled butter are the details that make the recipe special.

There’s really no reason not to celebrate meatloaf — it’s simple, budget-friendly, cleanup is a breeze and there are almost always leftovers for next-day sandwiches While beef is often the go-to choice for the meat, turkey is a flavorful alternative that can take on a slew of mix-ins Here, seasoned bread crumbs, garlic powder and Worcestershire do the work, but a teaspoon of Italian seasoning or a palmful of fresh, chopped thyme or sage can be added for an extra boost