Vegetable

5 ingredients or less/ easy everyday/ one-pan/ Pantry essentials/ Roast

Roasted Broccoli With Vinegar-Mustard Glaze

When there are lemons, make lemonade, as the saying goes. When there are several bundles of broccoli laying around in the fridge, making roasted broccoli seems…

March 7, 2025

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one-pan/ Pantry essentials/ Poultry/ Roast/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Chicken and Chickpea Tray Bake | Yotam Ottolenghi

When the snow is piling high and the wind is howling hard, there is no better place to retreat to than the comfort of hearth and…

February 18, 2025

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one-pan/ Side/ Simmer/ vegetarian

Spiced Red Lentils (Masoor Dal) | Nigella Lawson

Gloriously hued food is good for you, so I think. Those anti-oxidants nutrients are ever present in brightly colored foodstuffs. Nothing more brightly than a vibrantly…

February 6, 2025

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autumn/ easy everyday/ Roast/ Salad

Brown Butter Lentil and Sweet Potato Salad

The secret is out on the brown butter lentil and sweet potato salad. There is no big surprise, really. it has everything to do with the…

December 3, 2024

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easy everyday/ kitchen hack/ Pantry essentials/ Roast/ Side

Cabbage Parm | Comfort Food

Cabbage is such a versatile ingredient. With the right treatment, cabbage can be elevated to something totally unexpected and deeply comforting. Moreover, cabbage is a humble…

October 29, 2024

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easy everyday/ Grill/ Pantry essentials/ vegetarian

Miso Broiled Tofu | Umami with Ease

Miso broiled tofu. These three words convey everything you need to know about the dish. Starting with the last word tofu, it’s the one protein I…

October 2, 2024

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Grill/ Mark Bittman/ summer/ year round

Layered Vegetable Torte | Mark Bittman

Roasted vegetable is one of my favorite dishes of all seasons. Roasting or grilling vegetables such as eggplant, zucchini, bell pepper, tomato and mushroom is something…

September 4, 2024

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Appetizer/ featured/ French/ my favorites/ Roast/ summer/ vegetarian/ whole wheat

Cherry Tomato Tart with an Olive Crust

I see the artistry as well as the seasonal nature of Chef Yann Nury’s cherry tomato tart. The picture of him sketching the cherry tomato tart…

July 31, 2024

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easy everyday/ Mediterranean/ Salad/ Sauté/ Seafood/ summer

Couscous Salad With Shrimp and Feta | Summer Cooking

This salad is a celebration of the bounty of summer. I buy white corn by the half-dozen. Combine it with cucumber, radishes, avocado, and feta over…

July 17, 2024

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cheese/ easy everyday/ one-pan/ Pantry essentials/ Simmer

Creamy Spicy Tomato Beans and Greens

How do you transform a humble can of white beans into a weekday meal that’s both satisfying and nutritious? It’s advantageous to have this recipe of…

July 3, 2024

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5 ingredients or less/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ summer/ Toss/ vegetarian

Cucumber-Avocado Salad and Summer Vegetables

The summer months are what I look forward to when cucumber and avocado are everywhere and at their seasonal peak. Perhaps you have your favorite summer…

June 19, 2024

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foundation recipe/ Low fat/ Mediterranean/ mezze (small plates)/ my favorites/ Simmer/ vegetarian

Greek Fava and the Mediterranean Diet

Spending part of May in Greece and tasting a variety of the Greek classics drive home the notion of eating locally, seasonally and farm-to-table. Among all…

June 5, 2024

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easy everyday/ Grill/ Pantry essentials/ Roast/ spring/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Grilled Asparagus with Miso and Olives | Ottolenghi

There are certain ingredients which play a large role in my pantry, especially to flavor the everyday food. You open my fridge, invariably you’ll find these…

May 8, 2024

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Asian/ breakfast/ Low fat/ Mark Bittman/ one-pan/ Sauté/ vegetarian

Breakfast Tofu Scramble

The first of a tofu crumble recipe on this blog comes from Mark Bittman. The title of the dish is “chorizo” taco, as if it were…

March 6, 2024

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Asian/ Braise/ one-pan/ Pantry essentials/ Soup/ winter

Gochujang Potato Stew | New York Times

A pot of stew is so cozy and welcoming in the depth of winter. We had gochujang potato stew one night, a New York Times recipe,…

February 1, 2024

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Bake/ breakfast/ brunch/ cheese/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ pastry

Spinach-Mozzarella Pie with Parm Crumble | Baking with Dorie

I had the spinach-Mozzarella pie with Parm crumble for lunch while pondering the difference between a pie and a quiche. The cheese, cream and egg filling…

January 9, 2024

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brunch/ Dorie Greenspan/ enriched dough/ mezze (small plates)/ Sauté/ scalable

Free-Style Mushroom, Herb and Ricotta Tart | Baking with Dorie

This is an unconventional tart. It might be called a tray tart, if I can make up such a term. There are three layers to the…

December 26, 2023

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holidays/ make ahead/ one-pan/ Roast/ Side/ Steam/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Brussels Sprouts, Chestnuts and Grapes | Ottolenghi

The reason for this dish is simple. No holiday meals will be complete without a brussels sprouts side. The combination of brussels sprouts, chestnuts and grapes…

December 17, 2023

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Bake/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Side/ year round

Christiane’s Dinner-Party Terrine | Everyday Dorie

The Christiane’s dinner-party terrine brings me back to the last terrine I made which was a duck terrine with figs. It is hard to compare a…

December 8, 2023

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autumn/ Braise/ easy everyday/ Italian/ one-pan/ vegetarian/ year round

Braised White Beans and Greens With Parmesan

There must be a can of beans in the pantry. Then you don’t need much else to make a vegetarian main course or a hearty side…

November 3, 2023

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Asian/ easy everyday/ Roast/ Sam Sifton's No Recipe/ vegetarian

Miso-Glazed Eggplant with a Bowl of Rice

This recipe, miso-glazed eggplant with a bowl of rice, from the New York Times appeals to me in many ways. I can’t walk away from it…

September 30, 2023

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Fry/ Roast/ Salad/ Toss/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Quiona Salad with Dried Persian Lime | Plenty by Ottolenghi

I’ve found a new substance: dried lime or lemon, that adds wonder to a salad. Very much like salt, pepper and oil, lemon or lime is…

September 17, 2023

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Bake/ breakfast/ Dorie Greenspan/ Fruit/ whole wheat/ year round

Banana Breakfast Squares | Baking with Dorie

I am having the banana breakfast squares with my morning coffee as I’m writing today’s post. Morning is a good time to write and to refuel.…

September 12, 2023

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Appetizer/ Bake/ classics/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ French/ summer/ vegetarian

Giverny Tomatoes | Everyday Dorie

Dorie Greenspan’s Giverny tomatoes are inspired by a similar confit dish served in a restaurant in Giverny. Claude Monet’s house and famous garden is located there;…

September 8, 2023

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easy everyday/ Sauté/ Side/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Garlicky Chard with Five-Spice Tomatoes | Yotam Ottolenghi

Rainbow chard never fails to catch my attention at the farmers market. It’s colorful, vibrant and always showy, next to mounds of dark-green bundles of kale.…

August 31, 2023

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