Every week I buy a big loaf of sourdough from my amazing local bakery or this brilliant baker at my farmer’s market, and making breadcrumbs is my favorite way to use up the heels. I store them in plastic bags in my freezer and grab …

…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 …

Romesco Sauce is a traditional sauce from Catalonia that is meant to be served with white fish, but is delicious on pretty much anything – on grilled chicken or steak, as a dip for for veggies and pita bread, or as a sandwich spread. Forgive …

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 first encountered pickled watermelon rind in one of my favorite cookbooks, The Gefilte Manifesto, which is all about Ashkenazi cooking and therefore has a whole chapter of pickles; many of which are really creative and all of which (that I’ve made) are delicious. It …

I eat a very veggie-forward diet (as you can probably tell). However, I have a real problem with vegetables pretending to be pasta: a) They will never be pasta, and b) just like us, vegetables are at their best when they are authentically themselves. So …

The idea to do a potato salad with radishes came about when I literally mistook a bag of radishes for a bag of potatoes on peripheral glance in my CSA box. Hey, they’re the same size and shape, and sometimes the same color. It could …

  Traditionally, a slaw is a dish made from raw, shredded cabbage with some kind of dressing. Since a brussels sprout is just a tiny cabbage, there are lots of recipes out there for Brussels Sprout Slaw. I’ve tried many of them, but I just …

This is my favorite way to eat sprouts. They go into the oven as vegetables and come out as candy. I’m not kidding. It’s magical. While the sprouts get tender and caramelized, the outer leaves that fall off get potato-chip crispy, and the honey balsamic …

Sweet Potato and Chipotle were made for each other, and that relationship is celebrated in this fun and versatile dish. It makes a great Thanksgiving side, a pub-style app for sharing, or a satisfying vegetarian lunch. A note about the measurements in this recipe: You’ll notice …