The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes: [A Cookbook], Paperback

You don't need a recipe. Really, you don't.

Sam Sifton, founding editor of New York Times Cooking, makes improvisational cooking easier than you think. In this handy book of ideas, Sifton delivers more than one hundred no-recipe recipes--each gloriously photographed--to make with the ingredients you have on hand or could pick up on a quick trip to the store. You'll see how to make these meals as big or as small as you like, substituting ingredients as you go.

Fried Egg Quesadillas. Pizza without a Crust. Weeknight Fried Rice. Pasta with Garbanzos. Roasted Shrimp Tacos. Chicken with Caramelized Onions and Croutons. Oven S'Mores. Welcome home to freestyle, relaxed cooking that is absolutely yours.

About author(s):Sam Sifton is an assistant managing editor of The New York Times, responsible for culture and lifestyle coverage, and the founding editor of NYT Cooking. Formerly the national news editor, restaurant critic, and culture editor, he joined The Times in 2002 after stints at Talk magazine, New York Press, and American Heritage magazine. He is the author of Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well and See You on Sunday: A Cookbook for Family and Friends.