Fast, controlled cooking is the key for great green beans, full of phytonutrients and antioxidants.
Everyone has had a child turn up their nose at carrots—and truthfully, some adults as well. This may be the answer: sweet, slow roasted until the sugars rise and caramelize for a lovely brown sear and...
Pronounced “ragu”, the ragout is a venerable way to prepare a mix of ingredients to enhance their flavors, and this dish epitomizes that tradition. As each vegetable is prepared in its own way, the...
The name Ratatouille might be familiar from a popular animated movie, but the dish itself could seem uncommon.
Green beans unlike any you’ve had before. Just steamed enough to gain a dazzling green complexion, these beans are then enrobed with a sweet, peppery and nutty sauce that takes its flavor from some...
The combination of earthy turmeric — a spice with great nutritional benefit — and soy sauce heightens the savory nature of tofu and is reminiscent of meat.
Once this corn salsa is in your repertoire, it will find its way into dips, salads and chili, the sweet corn balancing the savory pepper and onion combination and tempering the spicy jalapeño.
Quinoa has become such a salad and side dish staple that we forget the role of this ancient whole grain as a morning meal.
This vegetable soup combines the splendidly chewy, brown rice–like taste of barley with tomatoes, carrots, lima beans (another sadly misjudged food), celery, and peas for a garden of tastes and...
Cauliflower is a much-neglected vegetable, but this quick hit of vital nutrition (the health benefits of brassicas like cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli are well documented) makes a simple side dish...
