NYT Cooking No-Recipe Recipes

You don’t need a recipe. Really, you don’t. Sam Sifton, founding editor of New York Times Cooking, makes improvisational cooking easier than you think. In this compact, handy book of ideas, Sifton delivers 100 no-recipe recipes — each gloriously photographed — to make with the ingredients you have on hand or could pick up on a quick trip to the store. You’ll see how to make these meals as big or as small as you like, substituting ingredients as you go.

Among the scrumptious no-recipe meals in this book: Fried Egg Quesadillas, Pizza Without a Crust, Weeknight Fried Rice, Pasta With Garbanzos, Roasted Shrimp Tacos, Chicken With Caramelized Onions and Croutons, Oven S’Mores, Fettuccine With Minted Ricotta, Smothered Pork Chops With Onions and Sautéed Greens, Taleggio Grilled Cheese With Egg and Honey, Ham and Radicchio Toast and Quick Roasted Chicken With Tarragon.