The ones I actually cook, often enough to write down.
Sausage and a pile of vegetables, tossed in oil and spices and air fried.
35 min · serves 2–4
Three-cheese baked macaroni. Super good — don't double the recipe.
45 min · serves 8
Chewy pearl barley with corn, peppers, and chives in a tangy vinaigrette, from the National Geographic Expeditions chef.
40 min · serves 4
Creamy chicken and wild rice soup — brown rice works great too.
1 hr · serves 5–6
Slow-cooker shredded chicken in a creamy Italian gravy, served over rice, noodles, or mash.
5 hr 10 min · serves 4–6
Browned chicken and penne in a creamy parmesan-pesto sauce.
35 min · serves 4
One-pan creamy orzo with sundried tomatoes and spinach — with a Cajun option.
35 min · serves 3–4
Gnocchi in a shallot, brie, and parmesan cream sauce. A work in progress.
30 min · serves 3–4
Pan-fried chicken cutlets in a white wine cream sauce. Put this over pasta or mashed potatoes.
30 min · serves 4
Ski-lodge turkey chili with corn, black beans, and a masa harina thickener.
1 hr · serves 6–8
Soft stand-mixer dinner rolls brushed with melted butter.
1 hr 45 min · makes 24
No-knead crusty bread baked in a dutch oven (with a no-dutch-oven workaround).
3–4 hr · makes 1 loaf
Pretty much chicken alfredo, but honestly REALLY good chicken.
45 min · serves 4
Double-fried chicken tenders with a seasoned flour and cold batter for a craggy crust.
1 hr · serves 4
Fresh egg pasta dough from Google's SFO pasta chef.
1 hr 15 min · serves 3–4
Classic chicken noodle soup, pressure-cooked start to finish in 20 minutes.
20 min · serves 4–6
Simple 60% hydration pizza dough, by hand or mixer.
2 hr 30 min · makes 2–3 pizzas
Spiced lamb koftas in a yogurt korma sauce with jasmine rice and pita, from the National Geographic Expeditions chef.
50 min · serves 4
A proper layered lasagna — Bolognese, besciamella, and a cottage cheese mixture.
3 hr · serves 8–10
Megan's creamy tomato-basil penne. Vibe out the measurements.
30 min · serves 4
Chopped romaine salad with a blended tzatziki dressing. From the to-try list.
20 min · serves 4
Kidney and pinto beans with tomatoes and a lemon-oregano dressing, from the National Geographic Expeditions chef.
15 min (+chill time) · serves 4–6
Crispy potatoes that are soft on the inside, with rosemary and garlic.
1 hr 45 min · serves 4
Salmon and battered cod fish tacos. Amounts are vibes-based — blame Sahil.
40 min · serves 3–4
Chicken enchiladas in a sour cream and green chile sauce.
1 hr · serves 4–6
The real deal, courtesy of the Svantessons. Serve with riced potatoes, pickles, and lingonberry jam.
45 min · makes about 30
Frozen dumplings baked in coconut red curry. Very easy, very little prep.
40 min · serves 2–3
Creamy bacon, chicken, and spinach rotini — a lot for two people, a good amount for 4 plus leftovers.
1 hr · serves 4
Powdered-sugar-rolled lemon cookies, enjoyed on our trip through Alaska.
30 min · makes ~20
Classic double-crust apple pie. The crust is delicious and it's a very feel good dessert.
2 hr (+3 hr cooling) · serves 8
Soft spiced applesauce cookies with an optional simple frosting.
30 min · makes ~24
Peanut butter rice crispy treats topped with butterscotch and chocolate.
20 min (+setting) · serves 12
Stovetop apple filling under a brown sugar crumble. Needs ice cream to cut the heaviness.
4–5 hr · serves 8
Espresso chocolate chip cookies from Malta.
25 min · makes ~16
The from-a-real-pumpkin version. Some claim it's better — you decide.
2 hr 30 min · serves 8
The easy internet one — canned pumpkin, big spice list, no drama.
1 hr 30 min (+3 hr cooling) · serves 8
Chex coated in chocolate-peanut butter and shaken in powdered sugar.
15 min · serves 8–10
The classic back-of-the-bag chocolate chip cookies.
45 min · makes ~48
Proper tiramisu with whipped mascarpone cream and espresso-dipped ladyfingers.
30 min (+4 hr chill) · serves 8
Freaking delicious AF muffins from Monterey.
30 min · makes ~8
Poked chocolate cake soaked in condensed milk and caramel, topped with whipped cream and toffee.
1 hr 30 min · serves 12
Four-cheese artichoke dip with pine nuts and truffle zest, from Lauren's bachelorette party. Directions TBD.
45 min · serves 8–10
Black-eyed pea, corn, and avocado salsa. I can not overstate this enough — DELICIOUS.
15 min · serves 8–10
Slow-cooker buffalo chicken dip — this half-batch fed a small Super Bowl party.
2 hr · serves 32
Balsamic, olive oil, and a truly unreasonable amount of garlic.
5 min · serves 4–6
Honey-dijon vinaigrette, shaken in a mason jar.
5 min · makes ~1 cup
Carrot, apple, lemon, and ginger juice with turmeric — no juicer needed.
20 min · makes ~4 cups
A mix-and-match grid for building any pesto — pick your greens, oil, cheese, nuts, and boosters.
10 min · makes ~1 cup
Not as good as the real thing… but beggars can't be choosers.
5 min (+1 hr in the fridge) · makes ~¾ cup