Sunchokes really don’t look like much on first glance. I bet you’re thinking you’ve never seen one before, but I’d wager you’ve probably just not noticed them, or assumed they were ginger and walked on by. They’re the Mr. Cellophane of root vegetables. A little …

…or as I affectionately call them, “Pantry Noodles.” This is a 6-ingredient sauce, all of which I always have. So I know that even if my fridge is empty, I still have the foundation of a quick, satisfying meal. And if my fridge has some …

I used to wait tables at a wonderful Italian restaurant in midtown Manhattan, and I always looked forward to truffle season. Our truffle supplier had long hair and a leather jacket and a briefcase that, from the way he was carrying it, looked like it …

This recipe began with a pear and a jar of olives. I can’t tell you what put the idea in my head, but considering the two ingredients, I just thought….those kids should get together. Like any good matchmaker, I started to think about the how …

If you’re going to make pasta at home, gnocchi is a great choice. You don’t need any special equipment, and you don’t have to end up with perfect uniform shapes. If they’re all slightly different, it gives them a rustic, shabby-chic kind of character. Gnocchi …

I based this recipe on a traditional Afghan pumpkin dish called Kaddo Bourani, which I used to order all the time at a restaurant called Khyber Pass on Saint Mark’s Place in NYC. I don’t remember the first time I had it, but my best …

Does anyone remember the whole roasted watermelon dish that went viral a few years ago? From what I recall, it was the brainchild of chef Will Horowitz at Duck’s Eatery in the East Village (now closed, one of many great neighborhood restaurants lost to the …

How do you describe a fresh, summery* pasta that’s undeniably creamy, but has no cream in it? I asked on Instagram and you answered. This silky, dreamy* sauce owes its creaminess to zucchini and pasta water, and that’s it. I think of this a summer …

The idea behind this dish was to create a Passover Weeknight Meal: something easy to throw together using common pantry ingredients, plus whatever you have leftover from your seder. Naturally, where there’s a seder, there’s matzo ball soup; and in my house, where there’s matzo …

Because fried rice is technically a one pot meal, and because it appears to be churned out a pint a minute by the chefs at your local Chinese take-out joint, it gives us home cooks the illusion that it’s easy. I’ve always found it to …