Food and Drink
Epi’s Cook-With-What-You’ve-Got Recipe Finder
The current cooking moment calls for making dinner with whatever you have on hand, so here’s a tool to help you find the recipes you need. To get started, click on an ingredient you’d like to use. Long-lasting pantry and freezer goods are tinted red; fresh and perishable items are tinted beige. (Click the circle again to deselect it, and press the reset button to start over.) Have a can of chickpeas and some sausage on hand? Some frozen shrimp and a bag of rice? We’ve got recipes for that and every other combination—all you have to do is click, then scroll down, to find them.
Maybe you don’t like baking. Maybe you’re tired of trying to get your sourdough starter to activate. Maybe you really, truly can’t eat another slice of cake for dinner. It’s time to think of a savory cooking project.
Below, find 73 of our favorites, including pastas where each layer—the pasta, sauce (marinara), second sauce (béchamel), and fillings—is made from scratch, or dumpling wrappers, fillings, and dipping sauces, too. Each of these recipes will get you in that meditative cooking mode. And in the end: man, are they delicious.
The beauty of a taco recipe is that you hardly need one. Basically, you just make something delicious, and tuck it into a delicious tortilla, maybe topping with some cilantro, some onion, a squeeze of lime, or some salsa. But it can be nice to have a guide as you plot your next taco night. Here are 49 of our favorite taco recipes to get you started.
Been giving your pressure cooker a workout lately? Us, too. And not just for beans. Our favorite Instant Pot recipes make quick work of flavorful soups, steel-cut oatmeal, tender ribs, perfect hard-boiled eggs, and even homemade yogurt. Below you’ll find 51 ways to switch up your Instant Pot routine and make dinner that much easier. Don’t have a pressure cooker yet? Here’s a guide to picking out the right Instant Pot for you.