Ryan Yates

Ryan Yates

Ryan Yates is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef with more than 20 years in professional kitchens, including years on the line in San Francisco. He writes and tests every recipe on Simply Cooking Recipes himself, and each one is cooked before it goes up. His focus is the reasoning behind the steps: not just that you should sauté, but what the pan should sound like when you do.

Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Red Wine

slow cooker beef stew with red wine

Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Red Wine That Tastes Like Time There’s a smell you don’t forget. Beef, wine, onions. It’s the kind of smell that makes the dog lift his head, the kids wander into the kitchen, the house…

Cranberry Orange Relish Recipe

cranberry orange relish

Cranberry Orange Relish That Actually Tastes Fresh Every Single Time The cranberry sauce most people serve comes from a can. It wobbles onto the plate with ridges still visible from the container, and nobody touches it except out of obligation.…

Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes

pumpkin spice latte cupcakes

Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes That Smell Like Home When Pumpkin Desserts Fall Flat Every fall someone brings a dessert that looks right and tastes like cardboard. Happens at work too. The color’s there, the scent’s there, but bite in and…

Vegan Lentil and Walnut Stuffing

vegan lentil and walnut stuffing being served

Vegan Lentil and Walnut Stuffing That Tastes Like Sausage Without the Meat You know the dish on the holiday table that never quite gets finished? It’s usually the stuffing. Dry. Bland. A side that feels more like filler than something…

Fall Chex Mix Recipe

fall Chex mix cooling on a parchment-lined baking sheet

Fall Chex Mix Recipe You’ll Keep Sneaking by the Handful The Story That Always Comes Back I grew up craving Chex mix around the holidays. Back in the 80’s, Saturday morning cartoons on Fox channel 35 weren’t just about Darkwing…

Cranberry Pecan Wild Rice Pilaf

cranberry pecan wild rice pilaf

Cranberry Pecan Wild Rice Pilaf That Feels Like the Holidays in a Pan You ever notice how some holiday sides get passed right over? The beige casseroles. The gluey stuffing. The rice dishes that sit there, untouched, until someone finally…

Caramel Apple Crisp With Oat Topping

Caramel Apple Crisp With Oat Topping

Caramel Apple Crisp with Oat Topping That Always Gets Emptied First Why Crisp Wins Every Time Pie hogs the spotlight. It’s tall, crimped, camera-ready. People gasp when it comes out of the oven. Then half the slices end up wrapped…

Simple Seasoning For Thanksgiving Turkey

simple turkey seasoning

Simple seasoning for Thanksgiving turkey that tastes like you meant it There’s this look a table gets when the turkey lands and no one reaches first. I’ve seen it at family dinners and at big campus parties. The meat’s fine,…