Recipes
Recipes from the Simmer kitchen. Every recipe here can be imported directly into the app with one tap.
Margherita Pizza
The original and still the best — blistered dough, crushed tomatoes, melting mozzarella, and fresh basil. Nothing more, nothing less.
Mushroom Risotto
Creamy, earthy, and deeply satisfying — the kind of stirring meditation that rewards patience with a perfectly velvety bowl.
Veggie Stir Fry
The fastest real dinner you can make — crisp vegetables in a hot wok with a savory sauce, ready before the rice finishes cooking.
Pork Dumplings
Handmade dumplings with juicy pork filling — a weekend project that fills the kitchen with the smell of ginger and sesame.
Chicken Enchiladas
Rolled tortillas stuffed with shredded chicken, smothered in red sauce and melted cheese — the weeknight Mexican classic.
Shrimp Ceviche
Fresh shrimp "cooked" in bright lime juice with crunchy onion and jalapeño heat — summer in a bowl, no stove required.
Smash Burger
Thin patties smashed hard on a screaming-hot griddle until the edges get lacy and crisp — the fast-food burger done right at home.
Baked Mac & Cheese
The baked version with a crunchy breadcrumb top and a sauce so cheesy it pulls in long strings from the spoon.
Saag Paneer
Cubes of golden-fried paneer in a deep green, spiced spinach sauce — the vegetarian Indian dish that converts everyone.
Pad Thai
Thailand's most famous street noodle — tangy tamarind sauce coating tender noodles with crispy shrimp, egg, and a crunch of peanuts.
Roasted Cauliflower Salad
Roasted until golden and nutty, dressed with tahini and scattered with pomegranate jewels — a side dish that steals the show.
Green Curry with Chicken
Fragrant and verdant, this Thai coconut curry hits sweet, spicy, and herbal notes all at once — a serious comfort dish when ladled over jasmine rice.
Tteokbokki
Korea's beloved chewy street food — spongy rice cakes smothered in a fiery-sweet gochujang sauce that's addictive and deeply satisfying.
Bibimbap
Korea's iconic mixed rice bowl — a mosaic of seasoned vegetables, savory beef, and fried egg, stirred together with gochujang for one perfect, unified bite.
Doenjang Jjigae
Korea's everyday comfort stew — earthy, pungent fermented soybean paste with silky tofu and vegetables in a dashi broth that's deeply umami.
Butter Chicken
The milder, richer cousin of tikka masala — butter-silky tomato gravy that wraps tender chicken in warmth without overwhelming heat.
Dal Nirvana
Slow-simmered lentils that become deeply creamy and fragrant with spice — one of the most nourishing and economical weeknight dinners imaginable.
Chana Masala
A punchy, aromatic chickpea curry that comes together in under 30 minutes — protein-rich, boldly spiced, and excellent over basmati rice.
Mango Lassi
India's most refreshing drink — ripe mango blended with creamy yogurt into a sweet, tropical glass of sunshine.
Beef Pho
Vietnam's soul-restoring noodle soup — a long-simmered, spiced beef broth that smells like a Hanoi street corner at dawn.
Nasi Goreng
Indonesia's beloved fried rice — smoky, sweet-salty kecap manis and shrimp paste giving this dish a depth that Western fried rice simply can't match.
Tacos de Carnitas
Michoacán's gift to the taco canon — slow-rendered pork that's simultaneously juicy and crisped, with citrus sweetness and lard richness.
Birria de Res
The slow-braised Jalisco stew that became a taco sensation — beef cooked until impossibly tender in a deep, chile-dark consomé meant for dipping.
Elotes (Mexican Street Corn)
Grilled corn on the cob slathered with creamy mayo, crumbly cotija, and lime — a Mexico City street snack that's messy, bold, and completely irresistible.
Huevos Rancheros
The Mexican ranch breakfast — crispy tortillas topped with refried beans, fried eggs, and a bright tomato-chile salsa that makes the whole plate sing.
Smoky Black Bean Soup
A deeply smoky, creamy black bean soup that tastes like it spent all day simmering, made in under 40 minutes from pantry staples.
Chicken Mole Poblano
Mexico's most complex sauce — over 30 ingredients, including chocolate and dried chiles, coaxed into a velvety, magnificent dark sauce that rewards patience.
Greek Salad
No lettuce, no fuss — chunks of ripe tomato, cool cucumber, and salty feta with a simple red wine vinegar dressing, the way it's served in Greece.
Crispy Falafel
Herb-packed chickpea fritters with a golden, shattering crust and a moist, vivid green interior — baked instead of fried without sacrificing character.
Lamb Kofta Kebabs
Spiced ground lamb pressed onto skewers and grilled until charred and juicy — Turkish in spirit, universally loved, served with flatbread and yogurt.
Moussaka
Greece's great layered casserole — spiced lamb ragu, silky eggplant, and a thick béchamel crown that bakes into something greater than its parts.
Shakshuka with Chickpeas and Kale
A heartier, more substantial take on shakshuka with protein-rich chickpeas and wilted greens making it a complete weeknight meal.
Beef Bourguignon
Burgundy's great braise — beef and vegetables slowly transformed by red wine into a silky, deeply flavored stew that gets better the next day.
French Onion Soup
Patience-built onion soup topped with a molten Gruyère crouton — the caramelized onions alone take an hour, but the result is transcendent.
Coq au Vin
The French country classic — chicken slowly braised in red wine with bacon and mushrooms until the sauce achieves something close to magic.
Apple Tarte Tatin
The upside-down caramelized apple tart that looks impossible and isn't — copper-glazed apples on a flaky puff pastry shell, deeply French and deeply satisfying.
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Fall-apart smoky pulled pork that slow-cooks all day unattended, ready to pile onto buns with coleslaw for the easiest crowd-pleasing meal.
Classic Chicken Noodle Soup
The soup that has fed the sick and the homesick for generations — clean, restorative chicken broth with tender vegetables and noodles.
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
The Platonic ideal of a chocolate chip cookie — crisp edges, gooey center, deeply buttery, baked exactly long enough to stay chewy the next day.
Banana Bread
The baker's gift for overripe fruit — a moist, banana-forward loaf that fills the kitchen with warmth and disappears faster than it should.
Perfectly Pillowy Cinnamon Rolls
King Arthur's award-winning cinnamon rolls — pillowy soft with a brown-butter-and-cinnamon swirl and a cream cheese glaze that makes weekend mornings worthwhile.
Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken
Jamaica's fire-and-allspice signature slow-cooked into fall-apart tender chicken — bold, aromatic, and warmly spiced with scotch bonnet heat.
Classic Nigerian Jollof Rice
West Africa's most contested and celebrated dish — rice simmered in a smoky tomato-pepper sauce until the bottom grains catch and char into Party Rice.
Pierogi
Eastern Europe's beloved filled dumplings — pillowy dough pockets stuffed with potato-and-cheese filling, boiled then pan-fried until golden in butter and onions.
Tonkatsu
Japan's gold-standard breaded cutlet — pork loin in a shatteringly crisp panko crust, served with shredded cabbage and a glossy, complex dipping sauce.
Oyakodon
Japan's cozy parent-and-child rice bowl — chicken and egg simmered together in a sweet dashi broth, served over fluffy rice for the ultimate quick dinner.
Miso Soup
The Japanese start to the day — a clean, umami-deep broth with silken tofu and seaweed, made in 15 minutes and better than any packet version.
Beef Sukiyaki
Japan's beloved hot pot — sweet soy broth with marbled beef and vegetables, cooked at the table and dipped in raw egg for a silky, warming communal meal.
Onigiri
Japan's portable comfort food — hand-formed rice balls with savory fillings wrapped in nori, as satisfying as a meal and as easy as a snack.
Steak Tartare
Raw seasoned beef for the adventurous — silky hand-cut tenderloin bound with mustard and capers, a dish that rewards both confidence and quality ingredients. A true litmus test.
Overnight Oats
The effortless make-ahead breakfast — creamy soaked oats that take five minutes to prep the night before and keep you full all morning.
Acai Bowl
A thick, smoothie bowl built on frozen acai — vibrant purple, cold, topped with crunch and fruit for a breakfast that looks as good as it tastes.
Green Machine Smoothie
A genuinely delicious green smoothie that doesn't taste like a punishment — banana and peanut butter make the spinach invisible in the best way.
Avocado Toast with Egg
The breakfast that defined a decade — creamy smashed avocado on toasted sourdough, elevated with a fried egg and flaky salt.
Easy Sourdough Bread
A true weekend project — a rustic, open-crumbed sourdough loaf that rewards patience with the best bread you've ever made in your own kitchen.
Caesar Salad
The most iconic American salad — crisp romaine in a tangy, deeply savory anchovy-garlic dressing, the kind that converts anchovy skeptics one bite at a time.
Caprese Salad
Italy's most honest salad — ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil that need nothing more than good olive oil and a pinch of salt to be perfect.
Ribollita
Tuscany's peasant bread-and-bean soup — thickened with day-old bread and made for cold evenings, built from pantry staples into something magnificent.
Miso-Glazed Salmon
A Japanese restaurant staple that's shockingly easy at home — salmon fillets broiled under a sweet-and-savory miso glaze until caramelized and silky.
Crispy Baked Beef Tacos
Weeknight tacos baked until the shells shatter and the cheese bubbles — ground beef and black beans in crispy corn tortillas that hold up to any toppings.