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Kasha Or Buckwheat Groats

Braised Celery Hearts With Tomato And Olives

Corn On The Cob With Cumin Butter

Beets, Corn and Tomatoes In Red Wine Vinaigrette

Curried Corn With Red and Green Peppers

Kasha Pilaf With Carrots

Corn on the Cob

Fresh Corn and Tomatoes With Curry

Smoked Corn Relish

Kasha Pilaf With Almonds

Curried Corn With Red Pepper

Basic Corn on the Cob

Slow-Roasted Corn On the Cob

Pimentón Potted Shrimp

Roasted Asparagus With Crunchy Parmesan Topping
This comforting gratin is ready in less than 30 minutes. Feel free to use the thin asparagus, as noted in the recipe, or use thick asparagus, trimmed and peeled, as in the video. Or, just use the Parmesan breadcrumb topping on another favorite vegetable. It’s a welcome and perfectly crisp addition to just about any meat or vegetable.

Roasted Squash and Red Onion Gratin With Quinoa
I have given you several winter squash gratins over the years; this is my favorite to date, because of the sweet layer of flavor of the roasted squash and the texture of the black quinoa.

Grilled Polenta
Grilled polenta makes a great side dish if you’re grilling meat or fish; it’s also a perfect solution for vegetarians at your barbecue. Squares of polenta are best if they’re thick, so the basic polenta recipe is increased by half and the polenta is cooked for a longer time.

Basic Steamed Long-Grain Rice
Rice can be cooked many ways, but here’s the technique that I find to be most reliable. Combine the rice with water, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover tightly and simmer over very low heat for 15 minutes. Once the water has evaporated from the pot, place a towel between the lid of the pot and the rice, and let it sit for ten minutes to absorb more moisture and steam. The amount of liquid you choose to use will affect the texture of your rice. A 2-to-1 ratio, liquid to rice, produces soft, tender rice. Chewier rice will result from using a 1-to-1 ratio, or from adding a bit more water. I usually go with a 2-to-1 ratio for cooking a long-grain rice like basmati. Traditionally, basmati rice first is soaked for 30 minutes to as long as two hours. The grains are brittle, but if they absorb a little water they are less likely to break while cooking. Still, I have to admit that there are many times that I don’t soak my basmati rice — and I can’t really tell the difference.

Rice Pilaf With Pistachios and Almonds
This dish is inspired by a number of Persian rice pilafs, but it’s simpler, and calls for much less butter than an authentic Persian pilaf. There are sweet and tart flavors at play here, especially if you use barberries, but apricots also have a tart edge to them. Rose water makes the pilaf wonderfully fragrant.

Sweet Potatoes With Mustard Sauce
Perfumed with fresh thyme sprigs and served with a piquant mustard-sour cream dressing, these baked sweet potatoes hit all the right notes – sweet and velvet fleshed, pleasantly tangy, and herbal. You can stir the sauce together several hours or even the day before, and leftovers will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. Other herbs – rosemary, tarragon, sage – can fill in for thyme. (To make this recipe vegan, try substituting coconut yogurt or 1/4 cup olive oil for the sour cream.)

Garden Vegetable Gratin
A layered potato casserole, a gratin is a French dish named for both the technique and the dish it’s baked in: a fairly shallow, oval, oven-safe baking dish. Nonetheless, you can make it in a standard 9-by-13-inch baking dish, more in keeping with standard American cookware. Here's a vegetable-rich version, from cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, made with potatoes, carrots, zucchini and peas.

Quinoa and Squash Gratin
I’m drawing in this recipe on the Provençal tradition of combining rice with vegetables in a savory gratin, but I’m substituting quinoa for the rice. You can serve this comforting gratin as a main dish or a side.

Lentil and Carrot Salad With Middle Eastern Spices
I combined two of my favorite Mediterranean salads to stretch the cup of lentils I had in my pantry. Take care not to overcook the lentils; they should be slightly al dente. They go quickly from al dente to mushy, so make sure to check after 25 minutes.
