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Noodle Bowl With Soba, Enoki Mushrooms, Sugar Snap Peas and Tofu
Fresh enoki mushrooms are small thin-stemmed mushrooms with a small cap. They are widely available now in supermarkets and very nice in a noodle bowl. A noodle bowl makes for a comforting, filling winter meal and is easily put together. The broth only requires 20 minutes; make it your go-to vegetarian broth because it freezes well. I have found sliced dried shiitake mushrooms in specialty stores, and dried shiitakes in the Asian foods aisle of my local supermarket.
Tuna and Bean Salad
This is a mainstay in my house, something you can always throw together for an easy light meal. The authentic version would call for tuna packed in olive oil, but I actually prefer water-packed tuna. The salad packs a lot of protein, not just from the beans, but also from the tuna, which is also an excellent source of Omega-3 fatty acids.
Chunky Avocado-Papaya Salsa
This is based on a recipe in Kim Sunée’s wonderful new book, “A Mouthful of Stars” (Andrews McMeel). Her recipe is more of a salad, a fusion of Thai and Mexican flavors. I loved the idea of combining avocado and papaya, two subtle, creamy fruits, with crunchy, bright-tasting Asian pears and spicy chiles. The first time I saw the recipe I wanted to test it right away, but I didn’t have Asian pears. So I used an apple, and loved it. It’s the sweet, crunchy fruit that does the trick, and apples and Asian pears both work. There are onions in the original recipe but I’ve made them optional.
3-Bean Good Luck Salad With Cumin Vinaigrette
This is a colorful variation of the black-eyed peas salad I always serve at my New Year’s Day open house. You can cook the black beans and red beans together or separately. The black-eyed peas cook more quickly so should be cooked separately.
Quick Fresh Tomatillo Salsa
Tomatillos, which are closer botanically to the gooseberry than to the tomato, have a wonderful acidic tang. To get the best out of them they should be simmered or grilled for about 10 minutes, until they’re soft and the color has gone from pale green to olive. You can use them for a quick, blended salsa (like the one in this recipe) and also for a cooked salsa, which has a rounder, seared flavor. Use on tacos, or as chip or vegetable dip, or alongside grilled chicken or pork.
Watermelon Granita
A few lazy stirs as this granita sets up in the freezer is really the only tricky thing about this easy and refreshing dessert. It’s also a perfect midafternoon cooler for a vacation house full of children.
Watermelon Popsicles
You don’t need an expert to tell you that watermelon is just about the most refreshing thing you could possibly eat in the middle of summer. Luckily, there are many worthy and refreshing things to do with watermelon that are somewhere between simple slicing and full-blown cooking.
Watermelon Sorbet
There are no bad watermelons, but how can you improve your chances for a ripe, delicious one? The cheater’s answer is to buy them at a farm stand or a farmers’ market, where not only are they likely to be tastier but will also come with a seasoned pro to help. If you’re in the grocery store, you might have to get a little rough: put your ear close and slap the side of the watermelon. If it makes a hollow sound, you’re in business.
Quick Tomato, White Bean and Kale Soup
A hearty bean soup does not always require hours on the stove. Using the canned variety cuts the cook time down drastically for this colorful recipe, which takes no more than an hour start to finish. You can save even more time by tackling some prep while starting to sauté the soup.
Mediterranean Lentil Purée
The spicing here is the same as one used in a popular Egyptian lentil salad. The dish is inspired by a lentil purée that accompanies bread at Terra Bistro in Vail, Colo.
Taking Stock After Thanksgiving
After Thanksgiving, I use the turkey carcass to make a rich-tasting stock that I can pull out of the freezer in the months ahead to use in risottos, soups and stews. The stock is easy to make but requires a long simmer, six hours if possible. So during the long weekend following Thanksgiving, I try to set aside an afternoon at home to simmer a pot of turkey stock on the stove.
Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
This pretty chickpea salad comes together quickly. If you can't find juicy, flavorful tomatoes, leave them out, or use halved grape or cherry tomatoes instead.
Roasted Winter Squash With Seared Cod
Roasting slices of winter squash with nothing more than butter or oil is very effective. It's a preparation that can form the basis of a main dish (as it does here, with cod) or stand alone, especially when sprinkled with a dusting of a good spice mixture.
Stir-Fried Shrimp With Snow Peas and Ginger
In 2005, Julia Moskin wrote an excellent article about woks, the best sort for American kitchens (a 14-inch heavy-gauge carbon-steel wok with a flat bottom) and how to season it. This recipe, adapted from Grace Young's book, "The Breath of a Wok," ran alongside it. It is simple, fresh and fast. It cooks in under 5 minutes, so start your pot of rice as you clean the shrimp and chop the ginger, garlic and scallions.
Cold Spiced Chicken And Zebra-Tomato Salad
Easy Shrimp Pad Thai
Molly O'Neill’s Tomatillo Salsa
Eating Well's Chocolate Cake
Apple Meringue
Grilled Marinated Quail
Polenta
Polenta With Wild Mushrooms and Vegetable Ragout
Apple Tart in Phyllo