Recipes

Basically 10x10

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Welcome to the Basically 10x10, a series of 10 simple, essential recipes that will make you a better cook. If you’re the kind of person who wishes they had a tried-and-true arsenal of delicious, effortless dishes at your fingertips, well, you’re in the right place. Let’s do this!

  • Plate of spaghetti pomodoro topped with grated Parmesan and fresh basil leaves.
    Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Prop Styling by Sean Dooley, Food Styling by Mieko Takahashi
    1/10

    Spaghetti Pomodoro

    This streamlined Italian tomato sauce makes magic out of a handful of pantry ingredients.

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  • Image may contain Platter Food Dish Meal Lunch Plant and Salad
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    2/10

    Steak Salad With Shallot Vinaigrette

    Crusty, juicy sliced steak + a fully-loaded salad = what we want to eat most nights of the week, TBH.

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  • A slice of lemon pound cake on a plate.
    5/10

    Lemon Pound Cake

    Every cook should have at least one good dessert up their sleeve, and this classic, lightly-glazed lemon pound cake should be yours.

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  • Basically Black Bean Soup recipe
    Photo by Caleb Adams
    6/10

    Basically Black Bean Soup

    Few ingredients have such a stellar deliciousness-to-affordability ratio, and the best part about starting a soup with dried beans is that they create their own incredibly savory broth as they cook.

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Amiel has worked at Bon Appétit in some capacity since 2012(!)—a sentence that makes him feel very old indeed. In that time, he has focused primarily on writing and editing service-driven cooking content across all platforms but has also developed recipes, penned travel guides, and hosted more than a few videos. These days, he ... Read More
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