You just have to follow the directions and it's almost idiot-proof, you're going to succeed.

In the Italian dessert, gelatin does the work of eggs, creating an idiot-proof, creamy treat that is incredibly versatile.

At my most ambitious I can be an occasional and okay bread baker, pulling off soft, buttery sandwich loaves, or making Jim Lahey's idiot-proof no-knead bread when I manage the math of a project that requires at least one day's notice to pull off.

The lesson I played on Monday was the theme from “Twin Peaks” — well, the idiot-proof, one-hand version that my iPad teaching app prepared for me, built around that low, hypnotic pattern.

I love French toast because it is objectively sensational, and also because it's fast and idiot-proof.