Basic/Easy

Frico is a cheese crisp sometimes made with Parmigiano cheese. Here, the crisp gets crumbled for added crunch in past...

Spicy and salty, this crispy soppressata makes a great bar snack or a topping for pasta tossed with ricotta. Slidesh...

Sweet, tangy and a little crunchy, this relish is perfect with pasta dishes made with mild white fish. Slideshow: Gr...

This ultra-simple sauce is incredibly flavorful thanks to high-quality San Marzano tomatoes. Slideshow: Easy Pizza Re...

When topping pies like this Margherita, less is more, especially with sauce.Slideshow: More Great Pizza Recipes

Adding ricotta to a quick mix of ground lamb and fennel creates moist, delicious meatballs Slideshow: More Meatballs...

Mario Batali uses homemade strawberry sorbet to complement the balsamic-infused fruit salad, but store-bought sorbet ...

Chef Ryan Hardy makes these simple but delicious green peas with sautéed prosciutto and onion, black pepper and ...

This chunky tuna salad—inspired by a traditional sauce from Livorno, Italy, of tomatoes, olives and capers—makes a ve...

Mario Batali’s seafood salad combines white beans and chunks of crab with a lively mint oil. The chef frequently make...

This excellent, all-purpose tomato sauce is flavored with a little shredded carrot and a good amount of caramelized g...

What makes this tapenade special is the clever mix of oil- and brine-cured olives and the surprise of sweet, fresh an...

This luscious lemon cream, a staple in Belinda Leong’s crème brûlée–style lemon tarts, has a bracing t...

Pastry chef Bob Truitt loves anything that includes caramel and ice cream. “But there always needs to be a crunch,” h...

This delicious, tangy popcorn is coated in an ingenious mix of pickling spices, like coriander seeds and dill weed. ...

This delicious popcorn is coated in a ranch-flavored seasoning made with buttermilk powder, onion powder and more. S...

This delicious popcorn is flavored with a mix of Japanese seasonings like togarashi (a chile blend) and crumbled nori...

This flavorful stock from chef Michael White is a great substitute for vegetable stock in any dish that includes mush...

A tangy, caper-studded couscous with butter beans and lemon juice makes a delicious base for quickly sautéed spi...

This is a simple recipe for basic black beans, which get a nice hint of flavor from the aromatics. Slideshow: More ...