NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals

NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals

Easy recipes and kitchen tips

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  • Released
  • Updated
  • September 17, 2014
  • August 25, 2026
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Discover thousands of tested recipes, from quick weeknight dinners to impressive holiday dishes. Find inspiration with editor-curated collections and helpful cooking videos. Organize your favorites, plan meals, and create grocery lists.

Thousands of tested recipes
Editor-curated collections
Helpful cooking videos
Digital Recipe Box
Grocery list generator
Meal planning tools
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User reviews

It’s the only online cookbook I need

I have a library of cookbooks off my kitchen covering every cuisine and time period ( including a WW II one for rationing…it may come in handy again). But my go-to source for cooking is the NYTIMES cooking app. The like minded readers offer wonderful critiques, suggestions, and tales that I’ve come to rely on. Well done, you
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Great recipes!!

I have so many NYT recipes that I just love…like their Turkey Burgers! They taste phenomenally good, are actually quite simple to make and healthy at the same time! That’s just one example…I love this app!

My go-to!

Great app! I use it every day.

Those helpful hints...LOL!

Sure the recipes are amazing... But the comments are the tenderloin! Hard to name the best but when you're making Salade nicoise and someone suggests... "Swap the tuna for tofu and instead of hard boiled eggs use Cadbury milk chocolate! Tomatoes? Not me... I go with ripe juicy plums! And who needs vinegar in the dressing? Coca cola is the key to unlocking the majesty of the haricot verts... PRICELESS!
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Prep and cook times wildly inaccurate

For example, Pasta Alla Vodka lists a 30 minute time. I don’t know anyone that can get a pot of water boiling, chop an onion, grate Parmesan, measure vodka, measure cream, chop parsley, chop oregano, chop garlic, and measure out oil, salt, pepper, pasta in 30 minutes much less cook also. From prep start to ready to start cooking, it took me 50 minutes. And another 30 to 40 hour to cook pasta, drain, cook onion, garlic, pancetta, reduce vodka, reduce tomatoes, and reduce cream. Come on NYTimes Recipes, you’ve got a great app, great recipes, but stop with your “quick and easy meals” fiction! That’s not you.
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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Recipes not saving properly

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Share feature not working

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App crashing and logging users out

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Requested Features

6 requests

Metric unit conversions

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Ability to organize saved recipes

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Option to filter by season/hemisphere

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More detailed cooking time information

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Upvoting and photo upload features

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Improved grocery list functionality

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FAQ

What kind of recipes does this app offer?

The app offers thousands of tested recipes suitable for various occasions, from quick weeknight dinners to holiday showstoppers. You can find recipes categorized by diet, cuisine, meal type, and more, including healthy, hearty, vegetarian, and baking options.

How does the app help with meal planning?

It simplifies meal prep by allowing you to save and organize recipes in a digital Recipe Box. You can also add ingredients directly to a built-in grocery list, or even order grocery delivery through Instacart.

Is this app free to use?

Access to the app's full collection of recipes and features requires a subscription to New York Times Cooking. If you are already a subscriber, you can log in for unlimited access.

What are the benefits of the cooking videos?

The app includes helpful cooking videos that provide step-by-step demonstrations and guides. You can discover new recipes through short-form videos or enjoy longer episodes of cooking shows.

What devices is this app compatible with?

The app is designed for easy viewing and is compatible with iPads, allowing for high-resolution video playback and multi-window functionality for a simpler cooking experience.