saladsdressings
Simple green goddess dressing
I saw a simpler version of green goddess dressing on a wedge salad in Atlanta. It was bright, garlic-forward, and herbal (but not emulsified). This is my version of it.
Recipes
225 recipes · page 9 of 15The recipes we actually cook.
Asian
mains
Simple rice bowls
Rice bowls are a simple combination of rice, veg, protein, and sauces. You can put pretty much any combination of foods in a rice bowl, and the goal is a balance of crunch and savoury. These bowls are about 650–800 kcal per portion.
bases
Simple shrimp marinade
A quick, tasty marinade for shrimp.
condiments
Simple, sweet pickled veg
This is a quick, refrigerator sweet pickle, perfect for beets, cabbage, and other hearty veg.
Simpler Thai red curry
This is a simpler version of my Thai curry recipe that works especially well with vegetarian ingredients. It’s a bit closer to an authentic curry, except that we skip the shrimp paste and use a commercial curry paste rather than making it …
Spaghetti squash boats (or casserole)
This dish is great when spaghetti squash is in season.
Cook30m
Serves2
sauces
Spinach dip
A classic 1980s party dip.
Spinach mushroom flatbread
This is a quick flatbread, similar to the Trader Joe’s mushroom and truffle flatbread (but without the truffle oil).
Spinach pecan pasta filling
This is a great filling for vegetarian pasta like ravioli, tortellini, or sauced pastas like lasagne or ragù.
Stuffed mushroom caps
Mushroom caps stuffed with Boursin, hummus, and finely minced pepper and onion, then baked.
Cook30–45m
Korean
sauces
Sweet gochujang sauce
A cooked, glossy gochujang glaze for wings, chicken sandwiches, noodles, and tofu. It’s savoury, sweet, and mildly spicy (according to our family). For an uncooked version, see Gochujang wing sauce.
Southern
desserts
Sweet potato pie
We watched Alton Brown make this on Food TV, then had to try it for ourselves, and loved it!
T’s broccoli salad
What’s to say? This is a broccoli salad that has bacon. It’s a sweet and savoury salad that is more filling than most.
Japanese
sauces
Teriyaki sauce
This is a simple teriyaki sauce, with some common add-ins. It’s simmered until reduced, and can be thickened if desired.
Thai
sauces
Thai-style chili lime sauce
A bright, uncooked blender sauce of lime, fish sauce, and chili for wings, chicken sandwiches, noodles, and tofu. It’s sour, sweet, and very mildly spicy (according to our family), and doubles as a marinade.
The anything casserole
You can make pretty much any leftovers into a casserole. This works especially well with large holiday dinner leftovers, or family-style takeout for American/Chinese, Indian, Thai, and similar cuisines.