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Classic Potato Latkes
This recipe is for a classic, unadorned latke; no kohlrabi or cumin here. Serve them hot and make more than you think you need. They go fast.
Spaghetti Carbonara
This dish is a deli bacon-egg-and-cheese-on-a-roll that has been pasta-fied, fancified, fetishized and turned into an Italian tradition that, like many inviolate Italian traditions, is actually far less old than the Mayflower. Because America may have contributed to its creation, carbonara is Exhibit A in the back-and-forth between Italy and the United States when it comes to food. Remember: the main goal is creaminess.
Split Roast Turkey
Quiche With Herbs and Goat Cheese
This green quiche laden with herbs and with thin slices of fresh goat cheese baked on top has a Gallic rusticity. A proper quiche (also known as a tarte salée, or savory open pie) should have really good pastry and contain a soft, tender eggy custard. It should be light enough to serve as a first course, or in larger portions for a simple main course. It should be something to sing about.
Pasta Salad With Roasted Eggplant, Chile and Mint
This is a pasta salad, but it is not the mayonnaise-slicked, droopy-noodle kind found on salad bars. To bring out the soft meatiness of the eggplant, roast cubes of it until they collapse into a caramelized heap, and toss them with chopped raw tomatoes and a handful of salty capers. Then dress the vegetables and pasta in the pungent, spicy oil, which is rich with anchovies, browned garlic and chiles, a strong contrast to the sweetness of the tomatoes and eggplant.
Stir-Fried Chinese Broccoli and Chicken With Hoisin
The extra step to “velvet” the chicken is worth it for such tender, succulent chicken. I always look for sustainably raised chicken.
Lentil Stew
Cheesy Bacon Pasta
Fried Rice With Bacon and Ginger
Frijoles Negros (Cuban Black Beans)
This delicious recipe comes from Ana Sofia Peláez of Brooklyn, who dug up a handful of faded index cards that her grandparents had left behind, with treasured recipes written in neat script.
Pasta With Pesto
Pesto Pasta
Toasted walnuts (or pine nuts), a fistful of fresh basil, Parmesan, garlic and olive oil is all you need for a simple and practically perfect pesto that tastes like the best of summer.
White Bean, Summer Squash and Tomato Ragout
Serve this hearty ragout on its own or with pasta or whole grains.
Kerala Beef
A marinade of garlic, ginger and chili powder meet the strong flavors of tamarind concentrate, garam masala, coriander and turmeric in this spicy beef dish. Once the spices are toasted, the beef is quickly seared over high heat in a second skillet, then transferred to cook among them. Serve it topped with cilantro for bright bite to contrast the beef's earthiness and heat.
Egg Batter Pan-Fried Flounder With Green Garlic
For savory, moist, delicate flounder, it is difficult to beat this fast, easy method. Lightly coat the fillets in flour, then dip them in a mixture of beaten egg and milk. Slide them into a hot skillet filled with oil to a 1/4-inch depth and let them fry until golden, a mere two minutes or so per side, without jostling them around too much. Serve with a sauce of green garlic cooked in butter, with the juice of half a lemon providing a jaunty, bright finish. A sprinkling of chopped parsley makes for an elegant presentation, lifting an already elevated weeknight dish. Use fluke or sole in place of the flounder if you’d like, or scallions for the green garlic.
Mooli Chaat
This recipe is quite possibly the easiest way to polish off radish at its freshest. Mooli chaat is street food from New Delhi with radish and masala.
Frank de Carlo's Black Chickpea Soup
Splayed Roast Chicken With Caramelized Ramps
It may not seem possible to improve on roast chicken cooked in a very hot cast-iron skillet, an easy method that yields a moist, evenly cooked bird. (The thighs, which needs more cooking time, are pressed against the pan, which allows them to cook as quickly as the breast meat.) But here’s a recipe with a clever tweak on that method, one that’s easier than spatchcocking (or butterflying) the chicken, and that makes for a even faster-cooked, juicier bird. Preheat the skillet in a 500-degree oven for about 45 minutes, letting it get blisteringly hot. Meanwhile, take the chicken and snip the skin that connects the legs to the body, splaying the legs open until you feel the joints pop on both sides. Very carefully transfer the chicken to the pan, pressing the legs down into the surface. Ramps, garlic and capers tossed into the pan juices toward the end of the roasting time make for a bright, sweet and salty sauce. A cast-iron skillet is a must here, and if you don’t have one, it’s a worthwhile, and inexpensive, investment. (Watch the video of Melissa Clark making splayed roast chicken here.)
Celery Root Salad With Arugula and Pecans
Tsak Sha Momos
Momos are shaped like half-moons or like plump round purses. And although they can be made with store-bought wrappers, most Tibetan households have a small wooden dowel reserved for rolling out the thin rounds of dough. Back in Tibet, wheat was even scarcer than meat, so momos were treats for special occasions like Losar, the Tibetan New Year celebration.
Orange and Olive Salad
Temple oranges are shiny, spongy to the touch and deeply rutted with pores, like a cartoonist’s idea of an orange. The temple orange, which arrives at stores in the winter, is worth seeking out. Start with the peel, which is thin and tight to the pulp yet zippers off as cleanly as that of the tangerine. The segments have little pith, and though their skin is delicate, they separate neatly, sparing your shirt. Pop a sector, fat and pulpy, into your mouth, and the thing just bursts. Temples are far juicier than most oranges, with a tarter, more complex taste. This is a recipe, adapted from “Jane Grigson’s Fruit Book” (Atheneum, 1982), that showcases their sweetness, set off by bitter greens, salty olives and black pepper.
Italian Tomato Sauce
Ginger-Glazed Short Ribs
Mixed Bean and Winter Squash Stew with Fresh Basil
I usually use a combination of white and red or borlotti beans for this stew. The fresh or frozen limas add a pale green, fresh bean to the mix. Soaking the beans is not absolutely necessary, but I find that they cook more evenly and have a more uniform, pillowy texture if I do.