Simple food versus complex food

Now all of us have tried cooking from cookbooks, followed instructions our mother has given us, tried to implement what we saw on a cooking show on the tele. And then we have the days when we want to throw some stuff together and remember I said some not A LOT and create magic. Well today we are out to prove that we can make simple healthy food taste kickass without listening to my mothers extensive instructions. (She is Indian so you already get the picture)
So please please post all your simple or difficult recipes and I shall do the same. Oh and try and make them healthy choices we can't have Epic Meal Time 5000 calorie dishes on here but it would still be kewl.