Cooking is a balm, and in this especially difficult time, it can keep us safe. With that in mind, we’ve made many more recipes than usual free for the using, even if you haven’t yet subscribed to NYT Cooking, and we’ve written articles to guide you, in finding recipes and in the act of cooking itself. (If you’d like to subscribe and support our work, please do.) We hope it’ll push you to cook, both as solace and as sustenance. We are all in this together.
Below is a list of articles and recipes that we hope will help. We’ll update it regularly with new recipes, articles and more.
Recipes
Our Quarantine Cooking Recipe Page
There are hundreds of easy, comforting recipes on NYT Cooking, and on this page, you’ll find all the recipe collections that are currently free to nonsubscribers including:
Melissa Clark’s Pantry Column
In her new column, “From the Pantry,” the NYT Cooking writer tackles simple recipes built from staples.
A Cake to Bring Comfort (to Parents and Kids)
Amid the uncertainty, Margaux Laskey looks to this simple chocolate cake that’s fun to make with kids.
Cooking Tips
Stocking Your Pantry, the Smart Way
Melissa Clark’s tips for buying wisely and eating well.
Missing an Ingredient? Here’s What You Can Use Instead
A guide to cooking substitutions.
The Food Expiration Dates You Should Actually Follow
J. Kenji López-Alt debunks the myth of the expiration date. (Also, mustard lasts forever.)
How to Substitute Flours
Can’t find all-purpose flour? Out of whole-wheat? Erin Jeanne McDowell talks you through what you can use instead.
How to Freeze Just About Anything
Wondering how you can make the most of your freezer and your food? Here again, Melissa Clark can help.
How to Make Bread at Any Skill Level
From quick bread to sourdough, Krysten Chambrot talks you through it.
How to Cook (and Two Dozen Ways to Use) a Pot of Rice
It’s not just a side dish: Alexa Weibel walks you through the many possibilities.
Step-by-Step Guides
How to Make Beans
Easy, forgiving, healthy and economical, beans are a home cook’s secret weapon.
How to Make Soup
Samin Nosrat helps you transform practically any ingredient into a simple, satisfying meal.
How to Make Sourdough Bread
Yes, you absolutely can make sourdough bread at home. Claire Saffitz will teach you.
How to Roast a Chicken
Learn how to make a perfectly golden bird every time.
How to Make Pancakes
Achieve pancake perfection with this guide from Alison Roman.
How to Make a Sheet-Pan Dinner
If you’ve got a protein and a vegetable or two, you can make a one-pan meal.
How to Make Rice
Let Tejal Rao teach you how to make a perfect pot.
How to Stock a Modern Pantry
Building a pantry, from the basics and beyond.
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