Most guys who complain about not being able to cook imply that they don’t have enough time to make the magic happen, resorting to PB&J or, time-permiting, pan-fried PB&J. This new list of 101 simple recipes from the Times should side-suto those excuses; Each recipe is simple enough to be written up in a couple of sentences.

28 New Joe’s Special, from San Francisco: Brown ground meat with minced garlic and chopped onion. When just about cooked, add chopped spinach and cook, stirring, until wilted. At the last minute, stir in two eggs, along with grated Parmesan and salt and pepper.

29 Chop prosciutto and crisp it in a skillet with olive oil; add chopped not-too-ripe figs. Serve over greens dressed with oil and vinegar; top all with crumbled blue cheese.

30 Quesadilla: Use a combination of cheeses, like Fontina mixed with grated pecorino. Put on half of a large flour tortilla with pickled jalapenos, chopped onion, shallot or scallion, chopped tomatoes and grated radish. Fold tortilla over and brown on both sides in butter or oil, until cheese is melted.

Print this out before it goes behind the paywall and get cooking.

Summer Express [NYTimes]