Crispy, pan roasted fish is coated with a spicy rub and topped with a cool, refreshing, tropical fruit salsa.

Like apple crisp, only better: layers of warm, cinnamon-y apples, melt-y vanilla ice cream, and crispy salty graham cracker crumbs…

Vivid green broccoli and curls of sunny lemon are sprinkled with crunchy toasted pecans and bathed in lemon butter, for a side dish worthy of a perfectly cooked steak or roast chicken.

This incredibly easy appetizer is surprisingly sophisticated, and will tease your tongue with its contrasts, from crunchy chips to creamy sauce to velvety-soft smoked salmon.

Strozzapreti with Sausage, Clams and Broccolini is a riff on the classic Linguine with Clam Sauce. The addition of spicy sausage and tender broccolini makes it a great one-dish meal.

Perfect steaks don’t need any sauce or embellishment, just salt and pepper and this fool-proof technique for achieving a charred crust and juicy center.

Cream of Broccoli soup is thick and warming with florets of fresh broccoli floating in a rich broth flavored with fresh herbs and warm spices.

A popover’s hollow center is begging to be stuffed with creamy scrambled eggs and silky spinach. A sprinkling of cheese and a minute under the broiler turn this simple combination into a spectacular brunch dish or light supper.

Amazing popovers have sky-high domes, crackly crisp outsides and egg-y soft insides around a hollow center that’s the perfect receptacle for melted butter, or to stuff with scrambled eggs, veggies, cheese, or whatever you like.

I’ve updated my husband’s childhood favorite no-bake cheesecake with an extra creamy filling, and a syrupy, almond-scented blueberry topping.