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Basic Braised Turkey
Tuna Steaks With Fennel
Sea bass is the fish I always associate with fennel, as the combination is a classic in Provence. But cross the border into Italy and you’ll find tuna cooked with this anise-flavored vegetable.
Creamy Polenta With Parmesan and Sausage
Polenta is such a natural base for so many savory foods — more flavorful than either pasta or mashed potatoes, but somehow just as forgiving — that it’s hard to pick a favorite topping. Having said that, I know what mine is: sausage. The fatty succulence of a banger combined with the lean graininess of the cornmeal is somehow perfect.
Polenta With Zucchini and Tomatoes
Though I think of this Greek-inspired ragout as a summer topping, zucchini is available year-‘round in the supermarket, so you can make this dish through next winter.
Stir-Fried Shrimp With Black Beans
Linguine With Sautéed Shrimp, Tomatoes and Peppers
Here's a weeknight classic from Pierre Franey’s “60 Minute Gourmet” column that was published in 1991. The recipe may be close to 30 years old, but its flavors and ease of preparation are timeless. First, a quick sauce is made of chopped garlic, red and green bell peppers, canned tomatoes and oregano. As that simmers away, the linguine is dropped into briskly boiling water and cooked for about nine minutes. While the pasta is cooking, the shrimp is sautéed with a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes in a little olive oil until it just turns pink. When the shrimp is cooked through, it's combined with the sauce and a handful of chopped fresh basil or Italian flat-leaf parsley then tossed with the linguine.
Pasta With Pepper and Tomato Sauce
Pasta is a perfect vehicle for showing off late summer vegetables. Pasta dishes also are great way to get more vegetables, as they’re often concentrated in the accompanying sauces and toppings. Between the peppers and the tomatoes, this dish is packed with lycopene, as well as vitamins C, A, B6 and K. If you use a food processor to puree the sauce, be sure to strain it afterward for a smooth, elegant texture.
Orange Beef
This recipe for takeout-style orange beef is a variation on one the Brooklyn chef Dale Talde included in his new cookbook, "Asian-American: Proudly Inauthentic Recipes From the Philippines to Brooklyn," with a slightly more intensely flavored orange-flavored sauce. Mr. Talde's key insight is protected, however: Use very good steak, and cook it fast, so that below the lovely crust of its egg-white-and-cornstarch batter, the meat remains rare and luscious. Serve with steamed broccoli and white rice. And make it a few times. What appears difficult the first time through — the coating of the beef, the making of the sauce, the stir-frying of the aromatics, the stir-frying of the beef — is in fact fast and easy work, and much, much better than takeout.
Orecchiette With Raw and Cooked Tomatoes
Here’s a great destination for the last of your summer tomatoes. The sauce is a great blend of concentrated, sweet cooked tomatoes and vibrant fresh tomatoes with garlic.
Portobello Mushroom Sandwiches With Arugula and Bacon
Pasta With Funghi Trifolati
Lemon and Garlic Chicken With Spiced Spinach
This is a heavenly combination; I’m not sure what I like best, the subtly spiced spinach or the chicken. They make a great combo. When you add the rinsed spinach to the pan after cooking the chicken it will wilt in the liquid left on the leaves after washing, and it will deglaze the pan at the same time.
Chicken With Tomatoes, Capers and Olives
With a little practice and a little added flavor, a humble chicken breast can be anything you want.
Albacore Roasted in a Bed of Lettuce
This is inspired by a traditional Provençal tuna dish. Albacore works just as well. It has a lot going for it as a New Year’s dish, what with all the green leaves and the fish – lots of prosperity. Saffron is optional. I like to serve the lettuce, cut into strips, on the side.
Hunan Beef With Cumin
This fragrant beef stir-fry is an adaptation of one found in Fuchsia Dunlop's “Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook,” whose subject is the food of Sichuan’s less celebrated eastern neighbor, Hunan province. Cumin, a spice rarely used in Chinese cooking, chiles, chile flakes and garlic create a heated yet sophisticated flavor profile.
Polenta With Parmesan and Tomato Sauce
This is my favorite way to serve polenta, and it’s the simplest, too. My son loves it -- maybe your kids will feel the same.
Fennel, Kale and Rice Gratin
Two types of greens provide delicious contrast in this comforting yet light dish, which is perfect for a weeknight dinner or a festive side. It's a flexible recipe, lending itself to all sorts of adaptations. Make it once, and then make it your own.
Provençal Zucchini and Swiss Chard Tart
This is such a pretty mixture of zucchini and greens that I hate to hide it under a top crust. Sometimes I substitute beet greens for the Swiss chard.
Baked Frittata With Yogurt, Chard and Green Garlic
Inspired by the signature Provençal chard omelet called truccha, this beautiful baked frittata incorporates thick Greek yogurt and lots of green garlic. It will puff up in the oven, but then it settles back down. Use a generous bunch of chard for this – green, red or rainbow – and save the stalks to use in the chard stalk and chickpea purée that I’m also posting this week. I like to serve the frittata at room temperature, or I grab a cold slice for lunch. It’s a wonderfully portable dish. The filling can be prepared through Step 4 up to 3 days ahead. The frittata keeps well for 2 or 3 days in the refrigerator.
Baked Beans With Mint, Peppers and Tomatoes
I’m becoming hooked on baked beans. The long, slow, gentle cooking called for in this recipe results in a thick, sweet sauce and very soft beans.
Tomato and Carrot Marinara Sauce
If you’re trying to eat less meat but miss chunky tomato sauce, you’ll appreciate the finely diced carrots in this one.
Red Chard, Potato and White Bean Ragout
This comforting stew is infused with pink from the red chard. It makes a hearty meal, served with a salad and crusty bread.
Quinoa and Beet Pilaf
Use regular pearl white quinoa for this beautiful pink pilaf, which uses both roasted beets and their greens.
