This 30-minute crispy chicken cutlet dinner comes together in a snap and is perfect for spring and summer. Fresh, peppery arugula tops flavorful crispy chicken, and mustardy, herby, warm potatoes are served alongside for a complete weeknight dinner for two.

These 20-minute, one-pan banh mi-inspired pork tacos might just be the easiest and most delicious thing you’ll make all week. The key to crispy, caramelized pork is to allow it to sit undisturbed, both before and after adding the sauce. The sugars in the sauce caramelize to form sticky, lacy edges that are seriously delicious.

If you’re looking for an effortlessly elegant holiday appetizer, these Lemon & Smoke Sardine Rillettes are the move. They take less than 15 minutes to make, lean on tinned sardines for big, bright, briny flavor, and taste like something you’d serve at a chic Parisian wine bar. The texture is silky, the citrus keeps everything lifted, and it’s the kind of spread people hover around at every holiday party, from Feast of the Seven Fishes to New Year’s Eve. Serve with crispy crostini, fried capers, and a little lemon zest, and watch it disappear.