This simple summer salad pairs beautifully with practically any grilled meat or fish, and it's quite easy to make. Just blanch the green beans until crisp tender, then toss with wedges of ripe tomato and...
Author: Pierre Franey
When carrots are cooked, it's often a sad affair. They are boiled to death and presented almost as an apology. Yet when they're treated with the respect they deserve, even ordinary supermarket carrots...
Author: Mark Bittman
Here is a recipe for fresh green beans, boiled just until barely tender and bright green, then tossed in a pan with minced garlic and ginger. The beans can be cooked a day ahead, leaving nothing more to...
Author: Julia Moskin
Roast asparagus this way and it becomes positively juicy. You'd think one pound would be enough for four people, but in my experience the thick stalks - the best kind to use - are really irresistible....
Author: Martha Rose Shulman
My friend Marian Schwartz gave me the idea to roast okra. It's an ingenious strategy: No need to marinate the okra in salt and vinegar beforehand -- it develops a wonderful seared flavor in the hot oven,...
Author: Martha Rose Shulman
A perfectly cooked pot of plain white rice is a beautiful thing indeed. But basmati rice that's been cooked in a mixture of chicken broth and coconut milk then seasoned with a little chopped fresh ginger...
Author: Amanda Hesser
Here's a sophisticated yet simple way to prepare spring's trademark vegetable. Steam the asparagus. Brown a knob of butter in a sauté pan and toss in a handful of chopped walnuts, garlic and fresh thyme...
Author: Melissa Clark
This is a wonderfully simple, snappy side dish, and it welcomes variations. Try a little lemon zest, sauteed onion or white wine mixed in.
Author: Pierre Franey
Chickpeas are often cooked with spinach, from India to the New World. But in southern Spain, they are mostly made with chorizo. Combine these ideas, and you have a rich, deep, full-flavored stew perfect...
Author: Mark Bittman
Asparagus doesn't have to be treated as a delicate, fragile thing, napped only with butter or creamy sauces, or served plain with olive oil and salt. That's fine for the first week or two of the season,...
Author: David Tanis
For delicious brussels sprouts, cook them in very hot oil. The cut side will sear, as will some of the leaves, resulting in a toasty, charred flavor that is irresistible, especially to children. Don't...
Author: Martha Rose Shulman
This recipe came to The Times in 2010, part of a Pete Wells's Cooking With Dexter column about Laura Ingalls Wilder. "She also described cooking and eating as attentively and movingly as any author I know,"...
Author: Pete Wells
When the season permits, you can change this dish into a jewel-studded pomegranate raita: simply substitute pomegranate seeds for the cucumber and cilantro. In either case remember to add a good pinch...
Author: Nigella Lawson
Cut into thick slices, pattypan squash, which look sort of like small flying saucers, can make a juicy sort of "steak" that could be topped by a pungent sauce. Grill or roast the "steaks" and serve them...
Author: Martha Rose Shulman
Not only is this recipe very easy, it results in the kind of deep flavor associated with the crunchy street corn of Mexico. In many parts of Mexico, though, that crunchiness is highlighted with a creamy...
Author: Mark Bittman
Here is an incredibly simple, incredibly fast side dish that makes the most of great ingredients. The flavors are summery, but go equally well in a fall repast.
Author: Pierre Franey
I have a weakness for any kind of coleslaw, which I'm happy to eat for lunch every day. This one is especially nice with a little feta sprinkled on top.
Author: Martha Rose Shulman
I enjoy wild mushrooms, but I happen to like ordinary white button mushrooms, too; the cultivated kind, the ones that are also called champignons de Paris (especially by the French). I suppose they are...
Author: David Tanis
This simple dish from Pierre Franey is light and delicious. It takes only 15 minutes and would be a great side dish for grilled beef or chicken or for any type of seafood. The bread crumbs added at the...
Author: Pierre Franey
This salsa makes a great dip for spicy chicken wings, is a tasty garnish for grilled meat or fish and, spooned on a plate, can be used as a bed for cold sliced pork, chicken or duck.
Author: Molly O'Neill
