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Eleven Madison Park Granola
At the end of every meal at the restaurant Eleven Madison Park, in Manhattan, guests are presented with a small gift: a jar of granola for tomorrow’s breakfast. It is classic Alpine fare, taken straight from the chef Daniel Humm’s childhood in Zurich. The rolled oats are golden with brown sugar and a hint of maple, with salt and a wisp of olive oil for depth. Coconut chips and shelled pistachios provide a hint of whimsy, pumpkin seeds a leathery crunch. Dried sour cherries peek out from here and there, bits of softness to complete the whole. Best of all, the recipe is simple and bulletproof for anyone with a rimmed baking sheet and an oven, at least if you're careful with the kosher salt. Opinions vary greatly over the amount we call for: a whole tablespoon. For some, that is many teaspoons too many. (For many others it is absolutely perfect.) Season to taste.
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.
Chicken Skin Tacos
Nate Gutierrez, the chef and owner of Nate’s Taco Truck and Nate’s Taco Truck Stop in Richmond, Va., could not stop snacking on the skin left over from his roast chickens. So, he decided to make chicken skin crisp on his flattop and offer it in a taco. The chicken-skin tacos sell out whenever they are on the menu. This recipe is adapted from his work: chicken breasts are cooked, the skin crisped and the meat shredded, and the whole thing stuffed into a tortilla. Top at will.
Chicken Salad Sandwiches With Mango Chutney
This delicious and easy chicken salad is a far cry from the standard mayonnaise-based concoction. Here, the few ingredients, including spicy mango chutney, are bound together with Greek yogurt, which lightens it all up and gives it a tang brought out even more by a little lemon juice. It is a grown-up chicken salad that would be welcome in a child’s lunch box.
Sam Sifton’s Vitello Tonnato
This unlikely pairing of veal and tuna is shockingly irresistible, as Sam Sifton discovered in bringing the recipe to The Times in 2011. As with all simple cooking, ingredients are key here. Don’t skimp on the veal, or the tuna, or the mayonnaise. They all mingle together to create something better than the sum of their parts.
Ultimate Clambake
A clambake is one of those absurdly demanding culinary tasks that can still be performed by normal people — that is, nonchefs. I’ve worked through all of that. And if you follow my “recipe” (which includes phrases I don’t often employ, like “find about 30 rocks, each 6 by 4 inches”), you should have a memorable experience. Few meals are more beautiful than a well-executed clambake. And because demanding culinary tasks are in vogue, at least for a certain hard-working segment of the sustainable-food set, it seems like the right moment for a clambake revival.
Morning Oatmeal With Cherries and Pistachios
You can now find steel-cut oats that cook quickly. If you steep them the night before in boiling water (pit the cherries then, too), this breakfast is a quick one to put together.
Crunchy Soft-Shell Crabs
Rice Bowl With Spinach or Pea Tendrils
This easy skillet dish is all about sweet spring vegetables. It easiest to find spinach in the markets, but look too for big bunches of snow pea tips, also called pea tendrils or pea shoots, which have a wonderful, sweet flavor. If you do use pea tips, use the midsection, the part that will be most tender and flavorful — the ends with the curly tendrils are too tough, as are the thick stalks. Use tongs to toss all of the greens in the pan.
Roast Turkey Breast With Fig-Olive Tapenade
Apple-Spice Breakfast Soup
Years ago, when I lived in Austin, Tex., I had a little business selling hot cups of soup to vendors and shoppers on the “Drag” in front of the University of Texas. This soup was always a favorite on a chilly day. It’s sweet and spicy, and although you can serve it at lunch or dinner, I prefer it for breakfast, with more yogurt stirred in. Use whole-grain sandwich bread if you can.
Gnocchi With Spring Vegetables and Basil
This recipe was a happy accident. Justin Smiley, one of the chefs at Barbuto in the West Village of Manhattan, froze a batch of gnocchi. But the chef Jonathan Waxman needed some right away, so he threw the frozen gnocchi into a pan with butter and oil, browned them and tossed them with vegetables.
Broccoli and Red Onion Quesadillas
When you cook the red onions and broccoli, be sure to heat the pan enough to sear their edges.
Rye and Cornmeal Muffins With Caraway
I like to serve these savory muffins, whose flavors are reminiscent of black bread and pumpernickel, with hearty borscht-type soups, smoked fish or cheese.
Beef Braised in Red Wine With Chinese Mushrooms
Carrot Cake Muffins
These spicy whole-grain muffins are just sweet enough, unlike most cloying carrot cakes. And these are packed with carrots.
Chicken Adobo With Coconut Milk
It is the national dish of the Philippines, and the subject of intense and delicious debate across its 7,100 islands whether made with chicken, pork or fish. Whichever, the protein is braised in vinegar until pungent and rich, sweet and sour and salty at once, then sometimes crisped at the edges in high heat, and always served with the remaining sauce. Its excellence derives from the balance of its flavors, in the alchemy of the process. Cooking softens the acidity of the vinegar, which then combines with the flavor of the meat to enhance it. Whether consumed in Manila’s heat or on the edge of a New York winter, adobo holds the power to change moods and alter dining habits. It is a difficult dish to cook just once. The recipe that follows derives from one given to The Times in 2011 by Amy Besa, who runs, with her husband, Romy Dorotan, the excellent Purple Yam restaurant in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.
Broccoli Stir-Fry With Chicken and Mushrooms
Braised Leg of Lamb With Celery Root Purée
A five-hour braise yields a tender, intense and velvety leg of lamb, soft enough to cut with the edge of a spoon. Carrots and parsnips lend sweetness to the pot, while a handful of chopped green olives add a bracing bite. Serve on a bed of garlicky celeriac puréed so smooth it could double as a creamy sauce.
Tomato Soup
This recipe, adapted from Ted's Bulletin, an upscale comfort food diner in Washington, makes a simple yet satisfying soup. A generous swirl of half and half adds richness, and the unexpected addition of honey lends a subtle, earthy sweetness. Just add grilled cheese.
Lentil and Tuna Salad
Lentils and tuna are a wonderful combination. This mixture also makes a great stuffing for tomatoes.
Pumpkin Seed Battered 'Chicken' With Cranberry Cabernet Sauce
This hearty entrée has it all: tantalizing cutlets battered in crunchy, seasoned breadcrumbs, all covered in a robust, rich sauce. This lovely centerpiece dish, created by VegNews contributing chef Tal Ronnen, has been known to leave meat-eating relatives begging for seconds.
Seitan Roulade With Oyster Mushroom Stuffing
This savory entrée by VegNews food columnist Robin Robertson is filled with flavorful stuffing and covered in a zesty marinade, making it a classic, meat-free main course. This homemade wheat meat comes together in less than 10 minutes and makes the perfect plant-based substitute in stews, stir-fries and sandwiches.
Vegan Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms With Lentils
In this satisfying centerpiece dish from Chloe Coscarelli, the vegan chef and cookbook author, portobello mushroom caps are filled with savory lentil cashew stuffing, topped with a slice of tomato and fresh thyme leaves then baked until golden brown and bubbly. It is hearty fare that will surprise and delight everyone at your table.