From their bright-yellow blossoms right down to their roots, dandelions are incredibly nutritious. This recipe focuses on the root, which can be eaten fresh as a vegetable, or can be dried and roasted to make hot drinks that are delicious substitutes for tea and coffee.
This is take-out menu beef and broccoli stir-fry — but so much better. No sad broccoli. No chewy, dry pieces of beef. No gloppy sauce. Replace all those with crisp-tender broccoli and savory bites of beef tossed with a simple three-ingredient stir-fry sauce. Chinese "take-out" night will never be the same.
Poking around the kitchen the other morning, I discovered a handful of eggs, two leftover tortillas, a knob of cheese, and a jar of salsa. It was clear what I had to do: Make migas.
There is nothing like the pleasure of making and eating a simple upside-down cake. Although it may look complicated, it's one of the easiest cakes to make. You don't have to separate the eggs, use special pans, or make any fancy fillings or frosting. It's a one-stop shop to pure deliciousness.
This is a soup you can be proud of. No matter how many times you've made it before, a pot of this soup on your stove should (and will) result in a self-congratulatory fist pump. And if you've somehow made it this far in life without making chicken soup from scratch using a whole chicken, then prepare yourself for something truly special. Dinner is going to be amazing.
This is a soup you can be proud of. No matter how many times you've made it before, a pot of this soup on your stove should (and will) result in a self-congratulatory fist pump. And if you've somehow made it this far in life without making chicken soup from scratch using a whole chicken, then prepare yourself for something truly special. Dinner is going to be amazing.
This soup is a riff on the Greek avgolemono: a delicious concoction of beaten eggs and lemon juice, whisked into broth and cooked just enough to thicken. While I borrowed the egg and lemon motif, I also added spinach used orzo instead of the rice.
This soup has one other curious feature. It really is a pasta and a soup in one — a two'fer.
I was recently flipping through my copy of Deborah Madison's beautiful book Vegetable Literacy. Besides those tempting Madison-style recipes that can create new cravings for any vegetable, including those you've scarcely ever heard of before, this book includes lovely stories of her vegetable adventures and a bit of backstory on each plant. Beyond the recipes, it's a great read.
Give a warm welcome to your new favorite weeknight side dish. Stir-frying a big bag of spinach has become one of my favorite ways to get greens on the plate these last few weeks, and a few slices of garlic in the mix makes the spinach feel all grown up.
Braising is not just for carnivores. Although I do enjoy a good pot roast, I love braising vegetables, and feel this is often the best way to play up their flavors. The other advantage of vegetarian braises? They are much, much quicker than meat.
I remember spying the loose parsnips at the market years ago and thinking, What are those carrots, sans spray tan? We didn't grow up eating them in my house, and I had no experience cooking them. They looked a little intimidating. But back then, before I had made cooking my career, I was eager for new culinary adventures. So I scooped them up and hoped for the best.
This slow-cooker mac and cheese is so easy that it feels like it can't possibly be right. Dry pasta, milk, and cheese go in, and a few hours later, you're scooping warm macaroni and cheese onto your plate.
Ready for a little magic in your dinner? Let's take a look at how this macaroni and cheese can be yours.
I just wiped the dust off my old Classic French Cooking notebook — the rickety old binder they gave me when I started class at The French Culinary Institute (now known as the International Culinary Center) 10 years ago. I still have it. The pages are yellowing, and the recipes are a little stodgy, but I'd figured it was worth keeping. I hoped that someday it would prove to be useful, and I was right.
