vegan

Vegetarian tamale pie with cheesy cornmeal crust is cold-weather comfort at its coziest. A chili-spiced filling of kidney beans, corn, and tomatoes bakes under a soft, golden cornmeal lid that soaks up just enough sauce. There's nothing quite like a savory pie to...

There are some dishes that are simply perfect, and Spanakopita is one of them. Imagine this: layers of impossibly crisp, golden, buttery filo dough shattering with each bite, revealing a warm, savory filling of tender spinach, salty feta, and fresh dill. It’s a true...

Homemade thin and crispy veggie pizza is a weekend project that pays you back in crackly-edged slices. The dough is half whole wheat, rolled thin, and baked on a cornmeal-dusted pan under a two-cheese blend of mozzarella and Muenster. There's something truly magical...

Quick broccoli and cottage cheese pie with breadcrumb crust is one of my favorite 55-minute dinners. Cottage cheese keeps the filling light while cubes of Monterey Jack or Muenster melt into gooey pockets under the golden crumb topping. There's something incredibly...

Cheesy jalapeño chalupas with avocado purée are 25-minute Mexican comfort: golden fried tortillas topped with molten Monterey Jack and jalapeño, then cooled down with lemony avocado. It is impossible to eat just one. Get ready to fall in love with your new favorite...

This savory buttermilk, herb, and onion tart is what I make when I want dinner to feel a little fancy on a Tuesday. Sweet onions melt into a tangy buttermilk-egg custard scented with basil, thyme, tarragon, and oregano, all nestled in a pre-baked whole wheat crust....

Cheesy bean tostadas are my favorite 30-minute weeknight win: crisp tortillas piled high with garlicky kidney beans and melty Monterey Jack. Everyone builds their own at the table with sour cream and salsa, which turns dinner into a little party. Looking for a...

This zucchini and tomato frittata is late-summer dinner at its simplest — soft coins of zucchini and concentrated tomatoes under a basil-flecked blanket of eggs. It is good warm, better at room temperature, and gone by the second day. Looking for a show-stopping...

This elegant spinach ring with tomato cream sauce is old-school entertaining at its best — a baked ring of spinach custard sliced and fanned over a rosy sauce. It looks like culinary school and is really just spinach, eggs, and cream doing graceful work. Looking for a...

This smoked Gouda and roasted potato frittata is the breakfast I make when guests are staying over — potatoes and onions roast first, then eggs and smoked cheese bake over them into a golden, sliceable round. It feeds four generously and reheats like a dream. Looking...

These noodle timbales with pesto cream sauce look like restaurant plating but are really egg noodles baked in a savory custard, then unmolded. A warm cream sauce spiked with pesto makes them feel downright elegant for the effort. Looking for an elegant vegetarian main...

Vegetarian moo shu is the ultimate takeout-at-home project — rehydrated cloud ears and tiger lily buds in a quick, savory stir-fry, wrapped in thin pancakes with dipping sauce. The soaking is the only slow part; the cooking itself takes fifteen minutes. The Ultimate...