Easy and Elegant Olive Oil Cake

I consider myself a pretty good cook. I can neatly break down a chicken, and make mayonnaise from scratch. I can pleat dumplings, roll futomaki, fry doughnuts and, on one occasion, have turned carrots into roses. But I cannot, for the life of me, take butter out of the fridge to soften. This is why,…

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Lazy Daisy Cake Is as Easy as It Sounds

“Lazy people, this cake is for you.” So goes Melissa Clark’s clarion call to her lazy daisy cake, also known as Danish dream cake (drømmekage). The “dream” part, I’d guess, is the tender cake flavored with a generous dose of vanilla or cardamom. The “lazy” bit is its so-easy frosting of melted butter, brown sugar…

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Easy Fish Recipes – NYT Cooking

These delicious, streamlined dishes make it a breeze. Andrew Purcell for The New York Times. Food Sylist: Barrett Washburne. Published March 20, 2025Updated March 20, 2025 When you’re wandering the grocery store aisles at 5 p.m., trying to figure out what to make for dinner, it’s easy to overlook fish in favor of a more…

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Easy Pasta Recipes to Welcome Spring

These vibrant, produce-packed meals are just the thing for celebrating warmer days. Published March 17, 2025Updated March 17, 2025 Here’s a question to consider: If summer has its ice cream and grill smoke, fall its casseroles and roasts, winter its soups and stews, what are spring’s hallmarks? The warming weather calls for something fresh and…

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Easy Dinners That Start With a Can of White Beans

It’s time to spill the beans … literally. Melissa Clark’s white bean salad with crisp cheese is a hearty, delicious no-cook recipe that starts with canned beans.Rachel Vanni for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. Published March 11, 2025Updated March 11, 2025 Canned white beans are a hero of weeknight cooking. Like their…

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