Simple Cooking

Raw cashews are cooked until tender, then blended with lemon juice to create a smooth, luscious crema that transforms this squash blossom soup into a velvety stand-alone meal.

Sizzling, juicy tomatoes with tofu is a popular dish at the Vietnamese table—it has a wonderful umami and is quick and easy to prepare.

The classic mimosa requires just sparkling wine and orange juice—just make sure it’s freshly squeezed.

With all due respect to the mighty gin and tonic, the rickey may just be the world’s most refreshing gin cocktail.

With its signature foamy white head and Angostura bitters garnish, the pisco sour is a stunner.

Add a few dashes of Angostura bitters to the top of this lemon-lime-ade for a dreamy ombré look. 

Crispy baked quinoa builds texture in this summer salad, tossed with a charred, herbaceous scallion dressing.

This nonalcoholic drink—a soda fountain classic—pairs pineapple, lemon, and an easy homemade raspberry vinegar.

The ultimate banana split recipe combines a trio of ice creams, hot fudge sauce, homemade cherries, chopped peanuts, and pillowy whipped cream.

For this mocha egg cream, the soda fountain delight gets a wake-up call with instant espresso powder.

This luscious hot fudge sauce comes together in the time it takes to let your ice cream soften up a bit.

The cherry on top of this tangy, tart ice cream float is an actual homemade maraschino cherry.

From cocktails to sundaes, these homemade maraschino cherries will serve you well. 

Let the microwave do all the work for this better-than-store-bought quick hot fudge sauce. 

Easy, creamy, and dreamy, this banana milkshake gets a dash of warm spice to complement the real fruit flavor.

A secret ingredient helps all the flavors of this homemade strawberry milkshake shine (hint: you definitely have it in your pantry already).

This fruity ice cream float will cool you off while satisfying your sweet tooth.

Put on your bobby socks and make this old-fashioned chocolate malt with just four ingredients.