Our classic spaghetti carbonara
And more of our most popular recipes from the week.
Cooking
June 12, 2026

The Best of the Week in Cooking

What we — our readers and staff members — are clicking on and cooking, and what we can’t stop thinking about.

A bowl of spaghetti carbonara on a white plate sits on a grey-and-white marble countertop.
Ian Fisher's spaghetti carbonara. Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Sarah Jampel.

Most clicked

Carbonara’s formula is tried and true: cured pork, rich egg yolk, Parmesan, pecorino and a few unrestrained cranks of black pepper. The hot pasta (and a dose of its starchy cooking water) emulsifies everything into a creamy, sumptuous sauce. Ian Fisher’s version — up-voted over 17,000 times by readers — is a foolproof take on the classic, with clear instructions for avoiding a curdled, scrambled fate.

View this recipe: Spaghetti carbonara

More of our most clicked recipes this week: slow-cooker BBQ pulled chicken; broccoli salad; sheet-pan ravioli with burst tomatoes.

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Armando Rafael for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Cyd Raftus McDowell.

Slow-Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken

By Ali Slagle

Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

1,864

About 3 ½ hours

Makes 8 servings

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Armando Rafael for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

Broccoli Salad

By Hetty Lui McKinnon

Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarUnfilled Star

2,940

20 minutes

Makes 4 to 6 servings

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Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne.

Sheet-Pan Ravioli With Burst Tomatoes

By Hetty Lui McKinnon

Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

1,009

45 minutes

Makes 4 servings

New and noteworthy

Tina Fey, Will Forte and Kerri Kenney-Silver in the New York Times Cooking studio kitchen.
New York Times Cooking

For the latest Pizza Interview, Tina Fey, Will Forte and Kerri Kenney-Silver, who star on “The Four Seasons,” stopped by the studio kitchen to, yes, sling pizza, but also to chat about their own at-home cooking habits. “I’m not a natural cook by any means,” Ms. Fey revealed. “My husband is a natural, great cook. So over the last 15 years, I’ve slowly been gathering a handful of moves.” One of those moves? Melissa Clark’s lemony white bean soup with turkey and greens. Good taste! Click here for the video transcript and here for the full interview.

An overhead image of a bowl of tomatoey soup with ground turkey, white beans and kale on a plate, with a spoon. There is another bowl of soup in the top left corner.
Con Poulos for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Jerrie-Joy Redman-Lloyd.

Lemony White Bean Soup With Turkey and Greens

By Melissa Clark

Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

21,660

Makes 4 servings

You said it

A photo of smashed cucumber and chicken salad is overlaid with the reader quote: “Truly one of the best recipes I’ve ever discovered on NYT cooking.”
Alex Lau for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Susie Theodorou.

View this recipe: Smashed cucumber and chicken salad

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