A little prep and a long simmer yields a tasty meat sauce for pasta. Serve half and freeze the rest.

This festive sheet pan dinner from Ellie Krieger's cookbook Whole in One, captures all of the fun of happy hour munchies, but leaves the regret behind.

Braising yields tender short ribs and a deeply flavorful sauce. This one gets personality from ginger, garlic and tamari.

A versatile baked pasta with a silky tomato-cream sauce is a crowd-pleaser.

The variety of vegetables available at any given moment during the harvest gives us an excuse to customize this soup as we like. Or not.

This sauce is great on Crispy Smashed Potatoes or as an accompaniment to grilled steak or fish.

Slow-roasting beefsteak tomatoes takes time, but the results are the most deeply flavored summer treat you could ever imagine.

This is a simple, no-cook sauce that shows off heirlooms – or any farm- or garden-fresh tomatoes.

Celebrate summer with a colorful mix of heirloom tomatoes.

Here’s your go-to homemade salsa for chips, tacos, or grilled fish.