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Hearty Lima Bean & Fennel Stew (Avgolemono)
Hearty lima bean stew with lemon-egg sauce — this is avgolemono's older, heartier cousin. Beans and vegetables simmer with anise-flavored fennel, then the pot gets the Greek treatment: eggs whisked with lemon juice into a silky golden sauce. It tastes rich, and...
Hearty Winter Squash Stew with Fluffy Dumplings
This hearty winter squash stew with dumplings is the one-pot answer to a cold, gray week. Cumin and cinnamon warm a tomatoey base with a kick of green chili, simmered around golden squash and zucchini. The dumplings steam on top and turn the whole pot into dinner....
Savory Eggplant & Tomato Bake with Toasted Sesame
This layered eggplant casserole with tomato and spinach is humble food, cooked properly. Golden, olive-oil-brushed eggplant alternates with herbed tomatoes and spinach, then bakes until the layers melt together. Chives and celery leaves make it taste like...
Hearty Root Vegetable & Mushroom Stew
A Cozy Bowl of Comfort: My Ultimate Winter Vegetable StewThere's nothing quite like a simmering pot of stew to make a house feel like a home, especially on a chilly evening. This isn't just any vegetable stew; it's a deeply flavorful, rich, and rustic dish that will...
Hearty Mushroom Bourguignon (Vegetarian Stew)
This cozy mushroom bourguignon is beef bourguignon's vegetarian cousin — the same depth, none of the beef. A pound and a half of mushrooms braises in a thick tomato-and-broth sauce with thyme, bay, and sweet pearl onions. It's dark, savory, and exactly what...
Herbed Omelet Pinwheel Salad Recipe
This herbed omelet pinwheel salad is the vintage trick that still wins lunch. A flat, herb-packed omelet rolls up around a thin layer of mayonnaise, chills until firm, and gets sliced into pinwheels over lettuce and tomato. It looks like a tea-room secret and needs...
Refreshing Cantaloupe Boats with Strawberry Avocado Salad
These stunning cantaloupe boats with fruit salad are the centerpiece that costs almost nothing. Melon shells become the serving dish for strawberries, avocado, and cucumber tossed in a lemony sugar dressing. It's a first course, a brunch dish, and a conversation,...
Vibrant Beet and Pineapple Salad Recipe
Ready to fall in love with beets all over again? Forget the boring, canned stuff! This Vibrant Beet and Pineapple Salad is a game-changer. It’s a stunning jewel-toned dish where earthy, sweet beets dance with tangy pineapple and crisp celery. It's the perfect,...
Elegant Vegetarian Broccoli Mousse Appetizer
This broccoli mousse, a retro-chic appetizer reimagined, is proof the old dinner-party dishes deserve a comeback. Cooked broccoli and minced mushrooms fold into a savory cream base with a surprising kick of horseradish. It sets in the fridge and slices like a dream. A...
Creamy Asparagus Mousse: A Retro Veggie Delight
This creamy asparagus mousse is the make-ahead dinner-party starter nobody expects you to have made yourself. Tender asparagus purée folds into a lemony mayonnaise-and-sour-cream base, set just enough to slice. It's cool, faintly sweet, and very spring. Step back...
Creamy Avocado Stuffed Zucchini Boats
These creamy avocado stuffed zucchini boats are the freshest thing on a hot-weather table. Zucchini shells get filled with a lemony avocado-and-cilantro mash, finished with a dusting of paprika. Fifteen minutes of work, and they look far fancier than they are. Hello,...
Classic German Potato Salad (Vegan & Delicious!)
This classic German potato salad skips the mayo entirely and is better for it. Warm waxy potatoes drink up a bright caraway-and-vinegar dressing with sweet minced onion. That warm-dressing trick is exactly why this is the potato salad that survives picnics. Tired of...