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Green Bean and Tomato Salad

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...

Author: Pierre Franey

Roasted Asparagus

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...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Glazed Carrots With Orange and Ginger

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...

Author: Mark Bittman

Green Beans With Ginger and Garlic

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...

Author: Julia Moskin

Stir Fried Spicy Asparagus

Holding out for regional produce may seem absurdly romantic, or a little stubborn, but there's no denying the thrill when, after months of apples, potatoes...

Author: David Tanis

French Green Beans and Shallots

These are perfect green beans: simple flavors combined into an elegant dish that goes with almost anything. Mr. Pepin suggests a roast chicken, but they...

Author: Jacques Pepin

Asparagus With Walnuts, Parmesan and Brown Butter

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...

Author: Melissa Clark

Garlic Sauteed Shiitake Mushrooms

Author: Florence Fabricant

Basmati Rice With Coconut Milk And Ginger

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...

Author: Amanda Hesser

Roasted Cauliflower

Cauliflower is an excellent blank canvas. You can steam or blanch it to keep its essential flavors intact, but by roasting or sautéing it, you can bring...

Author: Amanda Hesser

Simple Spicy Asparagus in a Wok

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...

Author: David Tanis

Stir Fried Asparagus

Author: Florence Fabricant

Asparagus With Orange Vinaigrette

Author: Marian Burros

Sautéed Spinach

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

Fried Chickpeas With Chorizo and Spinach

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...

Author: Mark Bittman

Martha Rose Shulman's Roasted Okra

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...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Sauteed Summer Squash With Basil

Author: Moira Hodgson

Spinach With Corn

Author: Robert Farrar Capon

Rice With Zucchini and Red Pepper

Author: Pierre Franey

Creamy Lemon Pasta

This astonishingly delicious pasta dish is surprisingly easy to make. Just combine the zest of two lemons, heavy cream, salt and pepper in a saucepan,...

Author: Barbara Kafka

Cucumber and Cilantro Raita

When the season permits, you can change this dish into a jewel-studded pomegranate raita: simply substitute pomegranate seeds for the cucumber and cilantro....

Author: Nigella Lawson

Couscous With Zucchini

Author: Pierre Franey

Asparagus And Mushrooms With Fresh Coriander

Author: Bryan Miller And Pierre Franey

Mashed Carrots and Potatoes

Author: Pete Wells

Steamed Asparagus

Author: Molly O'Neill

Peas and Mushrooms in Cream

Author: Pierre Franey

Grilled Radicchio

Author: Moira Hodgson

Brussels Sprouts Purée

Author: Julia Reed

Carrots With Mint

Author: Pierre Franey

Asparagus With Shallot Butter

Author: Pierre Franey

Creamed Cabbage

Author: Moira Hodgson

Rice With Eggplant

Author: Pierre Franey

Garlic Shrimp

Author: Bryan Miller

Sauteed Baby Artichokes

Author: Molly O'Neill

Spicy Stir Fried Collard Greens With Red or Green Cabbage

Collard greens don't have the cachet of popular greens like black kale and rainbow chard. This is probably because collards have a stronger flavor and...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman

Brussels Sprout Leaf and Baby Spinach Sauté

This recipe was brought to The Times in 2012 by Sara Forte, a self-taught vegetarian chef and the author of the Sprouted Kitchen, a vegetarian food blog....

Author: Tara Parker-Pope

Crackling Corn Bread

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...

Author: Pete Wells

Asparagus With Fresh Herbs

Author: Moira Hodgson

Corn Off the Cob

Author: Jacques Pepin

Snow Peas With Sesame Seeds

Author: Pierre Franey