1,134 summer recipes

Indian gravy: a make-ahead curry base of onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric, cayenne, and garam masala bloomed in ghee, then simmered with tomatoes and yogurt. The foundation for endless curries.

Brown lentils and long grain rice simmered with ghee, cinnamon, turmeric, and fresh green chili. A warming one-pot side dish ready in 45 minutes.

Hearty vegetable soup with leeks, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and tomatoes simmered in vegetable stock with fresh thyme and rosemary. Vegan and comforting.

Sri Lankan curried leeks simmer in two rounds of coconut milk with turmeric, green chilies, and curry leaves. A creamy, mild vegetarian curry that comes together in 40 minutes.

Split pea and lentil soup with onions, celery, carrots and rosemary, simmered in a vegetable stock built right in the pot. A high-protein, oil-free vegan soup ready in under an hour.

Classic Coach House black bean soup with ham bone, beef bones, bacon, Madeira wine, and chopped hard-boiled eggs. A legendary New York restaurant recipe slow-simmered for deep, smoky flavor.

A fragrant Moroccan chickpea tagine simmered with saffron, cinnamon, cumin, and ginger in olive oil and fresh tomatoes. Vegan, deeply aromatic, and ready in 35 minutes.

Portuguese rubble soup with dried red beans, bacon, pumpkin, turnips, carrots, potatoes, and hand-torn cabbage. Even better with a ham bone simmered in the pot.

Slow cooker Burgundy beef stew simmered all day in red wine and crushed tomatoes with potatoes, carrots, and peas. Tapioca thickens the broth into a rich, spoonable sauce.

Traditional Shabbos cholent slow-cooked overnight with meat, soup bones, potatoes, barley, beans, and onions. This classic Jewish Sabbath stew simmers 18 to 24 hours for deeply rich, tender results.

Classic Mexican fideo with toasted vermicelli coils simmered in tomato sauce, garlic, and onion. A quick, comforting one-pot side dish with an optional ground beef add-in.

Thai-style chicken curry simmered in coconut milk with a homemade paste of bird's eye chiles, ginger, toasted rice, cashews, and warm spices. Layered, fragrant, and built from scratch.

Rotel potatoes: par-cooked potatoes simmered in spicy Ro-Tel tomatoes with optional eggs and cheese. A cheap, spicy, filling breakfast in under 45 minutes.

Indian okra and tomato curry (bhindi subji), sautéed and simmered in a turmeric-tomato sauce with fresh cilantro and green chiles. A vegan weeknight curry that comes together in one pan.

Vegetarian black bean chili simmered in stout beer with three chiles, peanut butter, and steamed broccoli florets. Deep, malty, and surprisingly bold.

Fusilli with cauliflower: a 3-ingredient Italian pasta where florets simmer in olive oil until they break down into a silky sauce coating every spiral. Ready in 40 minutes.