Cook Food. Mostly Plants.

After reading an article about what kids around the world eat for lunch , I was curious to try khichdi, a one-pot Indian comfort food made o...

One of our favorite things in Paris—the caveat being that all things in Paris were favorite things—but one of those favorite things was rovi...

Sauteed Corn with Cilantro and Avocado Smoked Bacon and Mushroom Risotto   Black-Eyed Peas and Polenta Sa...

One day in early autumn, while forging through the tulgey wood ,* we found dragon beans.   Obviously, the name alone meant that we had to...

It's 8pm. A well-intentioned husband goes hunting at the local co-op and brings back sustainably fished albacore tuna, which you are pre...

I may have cast some texture-related aspersions in the general direction of green beans awhile back, and feel compelled to clarify. Ahem...

The trouble with green beans, I've decided, is all about texture. They insist on being too mealy, or too dry, or too rubbery and squeaky...

This is one of those everything-but-the-kitchen sink recipes that can be made with whatever you have on hand. Luffa squash appeared in our C...

We found a big bunch of purplish green beans in our produce box last week, and they turned out to be much heartier and less watery (and also...

Leftover quail eggs, green and yellow beans, and baby greens in the fridge, and a toasty 106 degrees outside? Clearly the evening called for...