In the latest Minimalist video: an easy, forgiving way to cook fish.

Mark Bittman makes a dead simple pasta dish that's healthy and satisfying.

Mark Bittman uses the root vegetable in a smooth soup laced with cumin and curry powder.

Mark Bittman demonstrates a simple technique for roasting chicken that is one of his all-time favorite discoveries.

Mark Bittman cooks ratatouille, the more-difficult-to-pronounce-than-make dish of summer vegetables.

Okra lovers will appreciate this stew's familiar texture and wonderful flavor, while those less keen on okra will be happily surprised to find not a trace of its trademark sliminess.

In a video, Mark Bittman tosses seared shrimp with arugula and mint to make an elegant salad that's not fussy.

Mark Bittman more than triples the greens in a pasta recipe with a punchy flavor profile.

Mark Bittman makes his favorite easy jam, which is fruitier, and less cloying, that its grocery-store counterparts.

Mark Bittman pairs skordalia, the flavorful Greek dip, with cold cooked chicken for a high-summer meal.