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Greek Stuffed Tomatoes

Stuffed tomatoes are ubiquitous in Greece. They're filled with rice and herbs, usually mint and dill, with a little shredded zucchini mixed in with the rice. I'm giving you the choice of bulgur or rice....

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Beet Green, Rice and Ricotta Blinis

The idea for this comes from Deborah Madison's Chard, Ricotta and Saffron Cakes, from her amazing and wonderful new book, "Vegetable Literacy," which explores vegetables from 12 families of the vegetable...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Mediterranean Artichoke and Fresh Fava Stew

Favas, artichokes, spring onions and green garlic are all fleetingly in season at the same time. Here's a way to use them all together. This dish is based on a Greek olive oil recipe, meaning that the...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Black Bass Poached With Ginger and Scallions

When the chef Eric Ripert took over the kitchen of Le Bernardin in the early 1990s, he took some liberties with the traditional French menu and added seafood dishes with Asian influences, like this black...

Author: Florence Fabricant

Polenta With Braised Root Vegetables

Start the polenta before you begin the braised vegetables. By the time the polenta is ready, you'll have a wonderful topping and a comforting winter meal.

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Spicy Grilled Tuna Steaks

Author: Pierre Franey

Bay Scallops Provencal

Author: Florence Fabricant

Brine Cured Pork Chops

Author: Julia Reed

Enfrijoladas

This is one simple dish you can make if you have corn tortillas in the freezer and black beans in the pantry. Enfrijoladas are comforting enchiladas made by drenching corn tortillas in creamy, coarsely...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Spinach Gnocchi

Author: Mark Bittman

Oven Roasted Salmon, Quinoa and Asparagus With Wasabi Oil

Seasoned oils like the wasabi oil I buy at my local specialty grocery can embellish a simply cooked piece of fish, a bowl of grains or steamed vegetables. Here the salmon is cooked in the oven, and the...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Roast Chicken and Vegetables

Author: Mark Bittman

Fish Veracruzana

Author: Marian Burros

Salt Cod In Tomato Sauce

Author: Mark Bittman

Beet Greens Frittata

The New York City Greenmarket Web site has a handy table that shows what's available during each month of the year. It tells me, for example, that fresh beets are available from June through November,...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Spareribs Korean Style

Author: Mark Bittman

Oven Steamed Arctic Char With Piperade

Arctic char, a cold-water pink-fleshed fish, is farmed in a more sustainable way than salmon and has the same good Omega-3s. Simply steamed in a low oven, it is complemented here with a sweet and savory...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Grilled Salmon on Spinach

Author: Marian Burros

Spicy, Lemony Chicken Breasts With Croutons and Greens

A post-marinade is exactly what it sounds like: a flavorful mixture you sink meat or fish into after it cooks. Often used with grilled meats, the technique works great with seared proteins as well, especially...

Author: Dawn Perry

Sake Steamed Chicken With Ginger and Scallions

"Steamed chicken is not the kind of dish that makes my mouth water," Melissa Clark wrote in 2011, when bringing this recipe to The Times. But she made an exception for this dish, inspired by Harris Salat,...

Author: Melissa Clark

Fried Red Thai Jasmine Rice With Shrimp

Thai-style fried rice is an addiction in our household. If you cannot find Alter Eco's ruby red jasmine, you can make this dish with red Bhutanese rice or with regular jasmine rice. This may seem like...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Roast Chicken Legs with Cilantro Gremolata

Here is a fast and flavorful dinner of chicken dusted liberally with cumin and served beneath a shower of lime juice, fresh chopped cilantro and garlic. It goes beautifully with rice and beans, though...

Author: Sam Sifton

Jerk Fish

Author: Molly O'Neill

Eggplant Stuffed With Rice and Tomatoes

Travel anywhere in the Mediterranean region, and you will find stuffed vegetables. In Provence, they tend to be filled with meat (a way to stretch leftover stews), but in the Middle East and Greece rice...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

No Fuss Jerk Chicken

Jerk chicken - spicy and grilled - is a dish for which Jamaica is justly famous, though it is made across the Caribbean basin and has been for more than 400 years. The pungent marinade includes lots of...

Author: David Tanis

Spiced Yellow Lentils with Quinoa

This lentil dish is inspired by Mark Bittman's revelatory article and dal recipes that ran in The New York Times Magazine on Dec. 2, 2012. I didn't have a fresh green chile in the fridge so I used a little...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Jambon Persillé

Author: Florence Fabricant

White or Pink Beans With Beet Greens and Parmesan

If you use white beans for this savory dish, the beet greens will infuse them with a lovely pink hue. Even more standout is the savory/umami flavor that the Parmesan rinds impart. Parmesan rinds will keep...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Red Pepper Dip With Walnuts And Pomegranate

This dish, called muhammara, is a beautiful coarse purée of roasted red peppers, chilies, walnuts, garlic and pomegranate molasses.

Author: Amanda Hesser

Parmesan Chicken With Capers

Author: Marian Burros

Pozole (Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Pierre Franey, who for decades was an integral contributor to The Times's food report, delivered this recipe for pozole in 1983. At the time, he said: "A genuine pozole is a tedious but incredibly simple...

Author: Pierre Franey

Clams In Sherry Sauce

Author: Mark Bittman

Marinated Giant White Beans and Beets

Many Greeks love giant white lima beans. This recipe is an adaptation of a dish prepared by the Greek chef Jim Botsacos for a Clean Monday celebration to benefit the Gennadius Library in Athens. Don't...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Swordfish With Sweet and Hot Peppers

A blissful blend of the reliably sweet (bell peppers, cubanelles, peperoncini) and the reliably fiery (Serranos, chile de arbol, Scotch bonnets) creates blissful balance. Here, the sweet peppers are sautéed...

Author: Melissa Clark

Smoke Roasted Chicken Thighs With Paprika

These chicken thighs are roasted in the heat of a covered grill, smoke commingling with the tint and flavor of paprika to create, thanks to caramelized honey, a sort of crust that makes it very difficult...

Author: Sam Sifton

Tofu With Spinach Sauce

Author: Mark Bittman

Chinese Roast Pork (Char Siu)

Author: Robert Farrar Capon

Chicken With Freekeh

Author: Christine Muhlke

Pork Cutlets With Tomato Sauce

Author: Pierre Franey