Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Kitchen Equipment and Tools -- Essential Equipment -- Nonessential (But Useful) Equipment -- Stocking the Pantry -- Dinner for Two -- Roasted Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese -- Money-in-the-Bank Breaded Chicken -- Simple Pasta and Red Sauce -- Risotto for Any Season -- Diner-Style Burgers and Oven Fries -- Schnitzel, in a Hurry -- Cast-Iron-Skillet Steak with Blue Cheese Butter -- Yours and Mine Pizza Night -- Roasted Chicken and Potatoes -- Shrimp Summer Bowls with Spicy Peanut Sauce -- Fried Fish Tacos -- Setting the Table -- Vegetarian Mains -- Nothing-in-the-Fridge Pasta -- Miso-Seasoned Tofu and Vegetables -- Leek and Goat Cheese Tart -- Winter Squash Soup with Turmeric and Yogurt -- Hearty Tabbouleh with Chickpeas and Feta -- Summer-on-a-Platter Salad -- Green Lasagne -- Spring Vegetable Curry with Rice Noodles -- Kale-Mushroom Strata -- Organization Strategies for Storing Food -- Sides -- Simple Leafy Salad and Mustard Vinaigrette -- Salad for a Winter's Night -- Caesar Salad -- Pomelo-Mango Salad -- Sicilian Fennel-Citrus Salad -- Quick Slaw -- Creamy Polenta or Grits -- Ancho Black Beans -- Green Rice with Preserved Lemon -- Food Processor Potato Gratin -- Roasted Whole Cauliflower with Crisp Pancetta -- Sautéed Broccolini with Garlic and Chile -- Home Bar -- When Company Comes Over -- Palomas -- Mixed Citrus Whiskey Sours -- Negroni for a Crowd -- Manchego-Paprika Gougères -- Buckwheat Blini -- Braised Chicken Legs with Green Olives and Lime Gremolata -- Seafood Stew with Saffron Broth -- Whole Side of Salmon and Herb Sauce -- Meatball Sandwiches -- Sunday Roast Beef and Horseradish Cream -- Carnitas Tacos -- Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese -- Sample Menus and Game Plans for Entertaining -- Sweets -- One-Bowl Brownies -- Chocolate Chip Cookies -- Lemon Meringue Kisses.

Blackberry Crumble -- Poppy Seed Loaf -- Birthday Cake -- Strawberry-Rose Shortcakes -- Tiramisù -- Apricot Galette -- Caramel Apple Pie -- Classic Vanilla Ice Cream -- Tangerine Granita and Barely Whipped Cream -- Cooking Outdoors -- Breakfast Anytime -- California-Style NYC Breakfast Sandwiches -- Chia Berry Parfaits for a Busy Morning -- Overnight Cinnamon-Pecan Buns -- Banana-Blueberry Bran Muffins -- Whole Wheat Crêpes -- Sambal-Spiced Breakfast Sausages -- Made-to-Order Omelet -- Bloody Marys -- Roasted Bell Pepper Frittata -- Challah French Toast with Grapefruit-Cranberry Compote -- Yeasted Waffles -- Coffee and Tea -- Snacks -- Pan con Tomate -- Prosciutto and Ripe Fruit -- Warmed Spiced Olives -- Radishes, Butter, and Flaky Salt -- Simple Guacamole -- Scorched Shishito Pepper Quesadillas -- Tuna Salad Lettuce Wraps -- Sardines, Baguette, and Lemon -- Sweet-and-Salty Mixed Nuts -- Stovetop Popcorn -- Chocolate Toast -- Cheese -- Kitchen Projects -- Ravioli -- Kimchi -- A Loaf of Bread -- Shrimp-and-Pork Dumplings -- All-Day Roasted Pork -- Preserved Lemons -- Apricot Jam -- Apple Cider Doughnuts -- Spiced Orange Bitters -- Gingerbread People -- Maintaining and Caring for Kitchen Tools -- Little Extras -- Refrigerator Pickles -- Hot Sauce -- Whole-Grain Mustard -- Lime Crema -- Aioli -- Harissa -- Middle Eastern Spice Mix -- A Guide to Drying Fresh Herbs -- Sugared Rose Petals -- Vanilla Sugar and Vanilla Extract -- Candied Grapefruit Peel and Grapefruit Syrup -- Common Cooking Issues and How to Fix Them -- Wedding Registry Checklist -- Resources -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the Author.