While it may only take four everyday ingredients, the idea of making fresh pasta dough like this can intimidate even experienced cooks. Here's a way to make it not only easier but faster too.
Serve with cooked rice or even better, warmed naan or other flatbread for scooping. This Indian vegetarian eggplant recipe doubles easily if you're serving a crowd or just love leftovers.
Pave, the French word for "paving stones," is a term chef Thomas Keller uses to describe any such rectangular or square food preparation. Try his recipe -- a slightly more refined version of scalloped...
A combination of puréed corn and whole corn kernels make up this creamy side dish recipe. If you don't want this dish too spicy, use only the flesh of the jalapeños and discard the seeds, which hold...
Serve this quick-cook sauce over your favorite pasta with a dusting of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.From the book "Lucinda's Rustic Italian Kitchen," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Wiley).
Italian sausage, pickled cherry peppers, and umami-rich shiitake mushrooms take this pan pizza into bold territory. The pie is made with a fast-rising dough so it's almost as fast-and twice as delicious-as...
The base for these stuffings is the same, making it easy to serve both vegetarian and meat versions (for a full batch of meat stuffing, use an additional 1 1/2 pounds of sausage). This can accompany our...
We mixed leeks with equal amounts of red and white pearl onions and cipollini (flat little Italian onions), but you can use any combination of small, sweet onions.
Puffy Yorkshire pudding is a classic English accompaniment to roasted meats. This version comes from author Molly Stevens's cookbook "All About Roasting."
These potatoes taste just like French fries -- but they're not deep-fried.This recipe is one of our Better Basics: 10 New Takes on Family Favorites, see the others.
Tangy orange-butter sauce gives Brussels sprouts a wake-up call in this recipe from "Fast, Fresh & Green," by Susie Middleton.Also try:Vanilla and Cardamom-Glazed Acorn Squash Rings, Roasted Turnips and...
You can often use herbs as one would salad greens: whole leaves tossed together with traditional salad ingredients. Here, the classic pairing of peas and mint gets reinterpreted by leaving the mint leaves...
John Barricelli prepared this recipe on "The Martha Stewart Show" using local kale from Whole Foods. Try it with spice-rubbed pork loin and acorn squash.
The dumplings turn out even better if the potatoes are cooked, riced, and refrigerated, uncovered, a day ahead. If you have the space, since you are already making the sauerbraten a day ahead, cook and...
Cornbread, toasted pecans, and sauteed wild mushrooms give this stuffing its character. Even after baking inside the turkey, the cornbread and pecans retain their crunch, while the mushrooms add a chewy...
Loosely translated from Italian, osso buco means "bone with a hole." The meat that circles the bone is sweet and tender; the marrow inside the bone is creamy and rich.
Boiled asparagus is a simple, delicious side dish that goes with just about any main, especially during the spring. Try it with your favorite steak or chicken recipe.
Topped with herb-laden honey butter, earthy turnips and seasonal pears make a memorable side dish. This recipe comes from Susie Middleton's "Fast, Fresh & Green" cookbook.Also try:Vanilla and Cardamom-Glazed...