Our light, summery take on classic eggplant parmesan skips the breading and relies on the grill to do all the cooking. Flame-kissed tomatoes and shallots are turned into a quick sauce, then spooned over...
Homemade mayonnaise tastes fresher and brighter than anything you can buy at the store. This quick-and-easy version is flavored with herbs of your choice.
Don't ruin your salad by drowning it in dressing, especially the fat, sodium, and preservative-laden versions found on most salad bars. For the healthiest option, pack your own.
The recipe for this cooling yogurt dish, also known as kheere ka raita, is courtesy of Madhur Jaffrey and can be served with all Indian meals, including Jaffrey's Chicken with Roasted Coriander in Coconut-Curry...
Cooking carrots in a bit of water, butter, and sugar brings out their delicate flavor and coats them with a thin glaze. Instead of baby carrots, you can substitute medium carrots, cut into thin slices....
Nothing but fruit: These thin slices will need a couple of hours in the oven to dry out and firm up, but it's mostly hands-off -- you'll just need to flip them halfway through.
Use this recipe for macerated strawberries to finish off our Almond Biscuits with Sweetened Ricotta. The strawberries are also delicious served over ice cream or yogurt.
This Italian lemon zest condiment, best used as soon as possible, is traditionally made with garlic, but here is also flavored with shallots. Use this mixture when making our Lemon Chicken.
In this recipe, cauliflower's mild but distinct flavor is enhanced with a sauce comprising brown butter and roasted hazelnuts. Be sure to monitor the butter carefully: You'll want it to brown, but not...
Creamed Swiss chard is a simple variation on classic creamed spinach. Don't forget the nutmeg: a dash of the stuff adds a dimension of flavor to the creamy sauce that pulls this entire dish together.
Use this basic bechamel sauce to make our Rich Chicken and Squash Lasagna, Rich Beef and Eggplant Lasagna, Rich Artichoke and Mushroom Lasagna, or our Rich Spinach and Leek Lasagna.
Tuscan kale, also known as cavolo nero, dinosaur kale, and lacinato kale, is sweeter and more tender than regular kale, which can be used instead but may require more cooking time.
Any small round white or red potato, or any of the fingerling varieties, works well for this dish. If you use large potatoes, cut them into bite-size pieces.
Jazz up a store-bought Chinese condiment with vinegar and chili sauce to create a tart and spicy sauce fit for dipping. (Try it with our Summer Rolls.)
A classic French sauce starring hard-boiled eggs, gribiche gets its briny kick from cornichons and capers. It's great over steamed new potatoes or poached leeks or asparagus, and on bagels with lox.
Spinach takes center stage here: it serves as the base for the super-green pesto, along with basil and peas, and leaves are crisped in the oven for the topping. Coins of roasted Italian turkey sausage...