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The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes

The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes

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  • Author：Sam Sifton
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Laureen Nowakowski ，

Sam Sifton writes a cooking column for the NYT and he always has Wednesday as his no recipe day。 That is my favorite recipe to read and I have learned so much from him。 He has made me more adventurous and willing to substitute ingredients and add things。 Here’s an example of one of his recipes:Rice and Beans with extras。 Cook a cup or two of rice as you usually do。 As the rice steams away， dice an onion and sweat it in a saucepan with a drizzle or two of olive oil set over medium high heat。 When Sam Sifton writes a cooking column for the NYT and he always has Wednesday as his no recipe day。 That is my favorite recipe to read and I have learned so much from him。 He has made me more adventurous and willing to substitute ingredients and add things。 Here’s an example of one of his recipes:Rice and Beans with extras。 Cook a cup or two of rice as you usually do。 As the rice steams away， dice an onion and sweat it in a saucepan with a drizzle or two of olive oil set over medium high heat。 When the onion begins to go translucent， add a few cloves of chopped garlic and some sausage and cook until the meat has started to crisp and the onion has started to caramelize。 Add a healthy dusting of cumin， sprinkle with salt and pepper， and allow it all to go muddy and fragrant。 Splash the mixture with orange juice， maybe half a cup， and allow it to cook down， almost to a syrup。 Then add a drained can of black beans and stir， turning down the heat and allowing the flavors to come together， perhaps using a spoon to mash some of the beans as they book。 Serve it all on top of the finished rice， adorned with wedges of lime and accompanied by warm tortillas。 And there’s a list of ingredients and a picture of the finished dish。 I have this book as a library book and it is overdue。 I have taken it out of the library 3x this year。 I think I need to buy it。 。。。more

Carissa ，

This is my kind of cookbook！ No measurements given， just ingredients。 Don't have those ingredients？ There's plenty of suggestions。 It's much more focused on improvising than any other cookbook I've ever looked through。 It admittedly may be stressful for some， but this is fantastic for me。 My only complain is it felt too short。 I want more！ This is my kind of cookbook！ No measurements given， just ingredients。 Don't have those ingredients？ There's plenty of suggestions。 It's much more focused on improvising than any other cookbook I've ever looked through。 It admittedly may be stressful for some， but this is fantastic for me。 My only complain is it felt too short。 I want more！ 。。。more

Rachael ，

love all the ideas and substitutions

Eileen Zhou ，

Guess it's work。This could have been a good book but there are no measurements or amounts for the ingredients， it's just guess work。 Guess it's work。This could have been a good book but there are no measurements or amounts for the ingredients， it's just guess work。 。。。more

Dana ，

it was so good & empowering。 felt like the little recipes ive been chronicling for myself on instagram， just little ingredients lists and the occasional “350F” note。 i want a copy and to give copies to everyone i know when they get apartments :-）

Allie ，

My kind of cookbook！

Jenel Cope ，

Some genuinely good ideas here

Loree ，

Great little un-cookbook that would help take the not-completely-new cook from following recipes to cooking by taste。 The descriptions are good， the photos are gorgeous， and reminds me I’m not toasting my bread toasty enough！ That’s what gives you the great flavor！ The only thing I can’t get with is he likes his fried eggs browned with some lacey edges。 Woo！ Not my preference！ To each their own！ :）

Paige Johnson ，

I’m a big fan of Sam Sifton’s no-recipe recipes and NYT Cooking。 Read the collection cover to cover and feel more inspired than ever to get in the kitchen and create。

Jennah ，

I liked the concept， ingredients but no measurements。 The reader/cook can work with the ingredients and bring out the flavor they want to highlight and learn how to season， that part was good。 But the actual meals reminded me of things you’d find in a cookbook from the 70’s， I wouldn’t make 80% of the book。 There were a couple standout ideas that I tried but I was happy my copy of the book was borrowed from the library and not store bought。

Jennifer ，

Such a great recipe book – there are so many ideas in here that let you come up with your own takes on Sam Sifton's version of the dish。 I want him to make another one！ Such a great recipe book – there are so many ideas in here that let you come up with your own takes on Sam Sifton's version of the dish。 I want him to make another one！ 。。。more

Jenn Adams ，

Cookery as it actually happens on a day-to-day - gather these ingredients and throw them together in roughly such a way。 Much more approachable than many other complex cookbooks。 Ranging from easy everyday meals to things you could dress up for a special occasion。

Meredith ，

I like the idea of "no recipe" recipes， which is how I cook most of the time。 But， this is too reliant on eggs。 Maybe I prefer actual recipes for inspiration for my no recipe cooking。 I like the idea of "no recipe" recipes， which is how I cook most of the time。 But， this is too reliant on eggs。 Maybe I prefer actual recipes for inspiration for my no recipe cooking。 。。。more

elizabeth ，

Not really useful or inspirational if you cook regularly。 I like the column， it just doesn't work as a cookbook for me。 Not really useful or inspirational if you cook regularly。 I like the column， it just doesn't work as a cookbook for me。 。。。more

Tim Williams ，

I love Sam Sifton’s NYT writing， and this has the same sort of smart nonchalance。 It offers inspiring， malleable ideas—or， for some if us reminders—about simple but delicious meals。 I must do better about keeping long-lasting staples！

Gennifer ，

simple recipes， with combinations you wouldn't think of simple recipes， with combinations you wouldn't think of 。。。more

Emma Whear ，

Local library is a slammin' place， so each week I'd like to grab:-A cookbook-A graphic （illustrated） novel-A financial book-A fun readThis cook-book caught my attention with its cover and title。 It did not disappoint。Never， ever have I circled or wrote down more recipes from a single cook book。Here's why:Sifton's philosophy is people need to stop shopping for single meals， and more to shop their pantry so that they can make lots of things at the drop of a hat。 Refreshing。 It was so nice to see s Local library is a slammin' place， so each week I'd like to grab:-A cookbook-A graphic （illustrated） novel-A financial book-A fun readThis cook-book caught my attention with its cover and title。 It did not disappoint。Never， ever have I circled or wrote down more recipes from a single cook book。Here's why:Sifton's philosophy is people need to stop shopping for single meals， and more to shop their pantry so that they can make lots of things at the drop of a hat。 Refreshing。 It was so nice to see some recipes that consisted of: "salt， tomatoes， bread of your choice， oil， cheese of your choice。" Now that is freeing。While not every recipe hit hard， they are all inspiring in that you think， "Nah， that sounds decent but it'd be much better with。。。" I really appreciate the clear instructions， funny persona， and lack of measurements。 。。。more

Hannah Thaggard ，

This is another good cookbook if you don’t want to break the bank on ingredients or cooking equipment but also hate it when people tell you what to do and are very bad at math。 Favorite recipe is Miso-glazed scallops， one I can probably never make is the duck mousse ravioli time

Ellie Mowrer ，

One of the best cookbooks I have seen。 No measurements， great photos。 Perfect for "by taste" cooks。 One of the best cookbooks I have seen。 No measurements， great photos。 Perfect for "by taste" cooks。 。。。more

Turnipboys ，

I will definitely be reading this again this fall when I try out some recipes for myself :）

Maddie ，

A book of recipes with the vibe of "throwing it all together"。 The recipes don't focus much on exact measurements but on technique and flavor。 A great resource for anyone still working towards making a meal by adding a little of this and a little of that。 A book of recipes with the vibe of "throwing it all together"。 The recipes don't focus much on exact measurements but on technique and flavor。 A great resource for anyone still working towards making a meal by adding a little of this and a little of that。 。。。more

Sarah Brunt ，

This is the best way to cook。

Bobbi Galvin ，

The recipes look easy， but none appealed to me at all。 I can't eat seafood， and soups are not something I'd prefer。 They are rich， so not what I'd find refreshing or healthy enough to eat on a regular basis。 I love the idea of this book， though！ No need to be exact。 The recipes look easy， but none appealed to me at all。 I can't eat seafood， and soups are not something I'd prefer。 They are rich， so not what I'd find refreshing or healthy enough to eat on a regular basis。 I love the idea of this book， though！ No need to be exact。 。。。more

Teresa Panek Ives ，

Maybe my cooking skills are too advanced for this book， but I didn’t really get much out of it。 This is a 1 star compared to Nigel Slater’s Appetite。

Pinky ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Want to try the Roasted Sweet Potato Salad， Weeknight Fried Rice， and the Oven S'mores。 Want to try the Roasted Sweet Potato Salad， Weeknight Fried Rice， and the Oven S'mores。 。。。more

Alisa Wilhelm ，

This was disappointing， since I usually find Sam Sifton's no-recipe recipe column to be playful and expressive。 On the whole， the recipes here are meant for pulling together a quick weeknight meal using whatever you can scrounge up from the pantry and the back of the fridge。 I appreciate this concept。 There are some are truly good ideas: a light fish chowder， or beef curry， for example。 Others， not so much: peanut butter sriracha pickle sandwiches。 Or how about "black bean tacos" featuring canne This was disappointing， since I usually find Sam Sifton's no-recipe recipe column to be playful and expressive。 On the whole， the recipes here are meant for pulling together a quick weeknight meal using whatever you can scrounge up from the pantry and the back of the fridge。 I appreciate this concept。 There are some are truly good ideas: a light fish chowder， or beef curry， for example。 Others， not so much: peanut butter sriracha pickle sandwiches。 Or how about "black bean tacos" featuring canned beans， shredded cheddar， lettuce， onion， and radish—do you really need a book to help you think of that？ Incredibly， there is a separate recipe for "cafeteria tacos" and one for rice & beans served with tortillas in other sections of the book。 I found a few sets of recipes like that: a variation of just 2 ingredients can surely be added as a note to the original recipe？ Cowboy ragu & sloppy joes。 Fried rice & kimchi ketchup fried rice。 A couple entries had me scratching my head: ravioli with duck liver mousse sauce （luckily I *always* keep a jar of duck liver mousse in the pantry）， or curry with ground goat meat。 I have literally never seen ground goat for sale in my life and I know where to buy pig feet and oxtail。 Obviously you can sub with any other kind of ground meat， but I hope you see how bizarre it is to pitch this idea to an audience who presumably lives on canned beans and ramen noodles （yes， one recipe includes instant ramen and "fridge stuff"）。 Anyways， I do like many of Sifton's other cookbooks， but I will certainly give this one a pass。 。。。more

Mitchell ，

Read a library copy， then bought myself a copy。 The photos are total food porn。

Jonathan Coleman ，

I like the idea and was excited about this one but didn’t really enjoy the tone or gain as much as I hoped。 Picked up a few recipes I’ll try。 I hope to see more books of this style with a bit more of an educational rather than whimsical bent - in the spirit of Ratio or something like that。

Annette ，

The NYT has some of these recipes but this collection gives an excellent feel to making tastes work for the cook。 Just “winging it” doesn’t always work but some tweaking does and Sam Sifton gives good examples and recipes to make what-you-got work。 The idea is spectacular， the “no-recipe recipes” even though simple to most cooks， helps me imagine simplified meals and quick needs for those don’t-feel-like-cooking times。 I looked through all the recipes， skimmed those I wasn’t interested in but no The NYT has some of these recipes but this collection gives an excellent feel to making tastes work for the cook。 Just “winging it” doesn’t always work but some tweaking does and Sam Sifton gives good examples and recipes to make what-you-got work。 The idea is spectacular， the “no-recipe recipes” even though simple to most cooks， helps me imagine simplified meals and quick needs for those don’t-feel-like-cooking times。 I looked through all the recipes， skimmed those I wasn’t interested in but noted and saved those that did - - so in reality I did not read the total book， but I will use it as a reference for a long time。 In fact， the no-recipes recipes worked great while in a pandemic and those ideas were only as taken from the NYT， so these are a good collection。 A good 3。5 stars， upped for creativity during a stressed life。 。。。more

Jesse Tillman ，

Short attention span cooking at its best！ Cook， eat， then get busy！ Cook， eat， and nap works as well 。 。 。 But find an SO who is similarly inclined 。 。 。

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