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Vegans, I suspect, already know about the miraculous richness and versatility of the cashew. Non-vegans, I suspect, eschew the cashew (oh ye...

Broccolini, toasted walnuts, and parmesan put bass notes under a treble clef of lemon zest and still-slightly-crunchy frisée. Easy, differen...

A year or two ago, I watched a friend of mine toss some peppers in the oven to roast, so that she could use them throughout the week. Now, t...

Because clams. They are happy. Hence, you know, the expression. Ingredients 2 servings of your favorite whole wheat or multigrain ...

This, my friends, is a don’t worry dish. As in: Don’t worry. It will all turn out just fine. Ingredients 3 cups corkscrew pasta (b...

This one is delightful. Butternut squash, braised kale, hazelnut, and Meyer lemon combine to produce blissful happiness. With undertones of ...

One side effect of becoming obsessed with vegetables is that every now and then—surely no more than five times a week—I forget to consider t...

Lately, work has been similar in sensation to a whirpool caught inside a vortex trapped beneath a swamp. Cooking, let alone cleaning up afte...

Here's a simple, richly satisfying, wintry sort of dish that's lovely on its own or as an easy pasta topping. It's mostly vegeta...

This is an easy and delicious dinner for one, or double it for 2-3 people (keep in mind that the time it takes something to brown in a pan w...

If you're anything like me, there's nothing less motivating than the prospect of cooking lunch for one. Here's what happens...

I am not fanatically obsessed with bacon. Watch. I will talk about other things. Spinach. Mushrooms. Tomato. Bac....bacalao. Yes. As in th...

I'm not going to say for certain one way or the other, but it's a distinct possibility that one sunny day in mid-October, I asked S...

Have I mentioned that the fall quarter started? The fall quarter started. Inevitably, this means we run completely out of groceries without ...

There are approximately ten billion varieties of basil now growing in our garden. Or four, if you like precision, but you know what I say? I...

Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. And when fresh favas show up in your CSA box for the fourth week in a row, any patient fo...

I think that sometime in the last few months I may have suggested, somewhere between one and fifty-six times, that there is nothing better t...

This recipe involves...are you sitting down? It involves white, processed, supermarket variety pasta. You can go ahead and kick me out of th...

If I were a swanky recipe book, I would note that the combination of mushroom and shallot in this recipe provides a rich undertone to the in...