Side Dish
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Cumin-Scented Summer Squash Salad
In the summer, squash of all kinds is in abundance. This recipe uses zucchini, or any other summer variety you have on hand or pick up at the farmers’ market. The squash in this North African salad is lightly steamed.
Steamed Eggplant With Spicy Peanut Sauce
Cake-Flour Biscuits
Cake flour, a low-protein flour that is available in supermarkets from Boston to Chicago, north to Seattle and down to Los Angeles, makes a fine biscuit with a delicate, silken texture that does well with syrups and runny fried eggs.
New Potatoes Baked in Parchment
For an herb-infused delight, try cooking new potatoes in parchment. It's easier than it sounds. You pile a couple of pounds of potatoes onto a large round of baking parchment along with garlic, herbs and olive oil. Fold the parchment into a parcel and consign it to the oven for 45 minutes. When you open the package, steam-roasted new potatoes beckon. Indulge.
Asparagus With Gremolata, Lemon and Olive Oil
This healthy, easy dish is a classic way to serve asparagus in the Italian region of Lombardy — and it only takes a few minutes to put together.
Asparagus With Anchovies and Capers
This is a common springtime dish in Italy and in a neighboring region of Croatia, Istria, where it’s made with wild asparagus that is thinner than a pencil. If you can find thin spears at your farmers’ market, use them. The recipe is inspired by a dish in Carol Field’s "Italy in Small Bites."
Gluten-Free Apricot-Walnut Muffins
English Scones
Spoonbread With Roasted Green Chilies
Pork Rillettes
There’s nothing like a dip to please a crowd, as Mark Bittman wrote in 2011. There are the classics, of course: your French onion dips and potted shrimp. And then there’s rillettes. “Rillettes are incredible: smooth, fatty and intensely flavored,” he wrote. It’s not a fast recipe, with the pork shoulder cooking down for almost 3 hours, but with some patience, you’ll have something Mr. Bittman described as a “showstopper.”
Perfect Corn Muffin Mix
Way back in 1996, when the Magnolia Bakery opened on Bleecker Street, before cupcake-mad crowds packed every inch of the place, it actually served breakfast. At tables. These muffins, no longer served at the bakery, are relics from that time, incomparable in flavor and butteriness. Most mixes include lard, which I don't mind in principle, but don't want to eat in its shelf-stable form.
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.
Coconut Oil Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Here, coconut oil deepens the natural caramelized flavor of roasted sweet potatoes, and it adds a delicate coconut essence. Brown sugar and nutmeg sweeten the dish, and a dash of black pepper makes it for adults. It's just delicious.
Savory Cornbread Muffins With Jalapeños and Corn
Cornbread bakes nicely in a muffin tin. I’ve added corn, chilies and cheese to this cornbread. With soup and a salad, it makes a great lunchtime muffin.
Carrot Cake Muffins
These spicy whole-grain muffins are just sweet enough, unlike most cloying carrot cakes. And these are packed with carrots.
Sautéed Baby Bok Choy
A perfect side dish for chicken adobo, the national dish of the Philippines, or any other meat dish.
Potato and Onion Frittata
This dish is based on the classic omelet of Spain, tortilla española. In the authentic dish, the potatoes are fried, and most recipes call for copious amounts of oil. In this version, I steam the potatoes to cut down on oil and use a waxier variety of potato with a lower glycemic index. Waxier potatoes also have a better texture when steamed instead of fried.
Roasted Carrots
This dish is inspired by a roasted carrot antipasto served at the now Oliveto Cafe in Oakland, Calif. The oven-roasted carrots are tossed with lots of parsley and thyme, which offset the sweetness of the carrots. This recipe makes a soft and tender carrot in about 30 minutes in the oven, but if you like browned and caramelized edges, roast uncovered for all, or part, of the cooking time.
Roasted Vegetable Galette With Olives
The natural sugar in the vegetables caramelizes during roasting, giving this tart from Eating Well magazine an incredible sweet-savory flavor. Roasted garlic adds a mellow note and moistens the filling. This is a very adaptable recipe: experiment with different vegetables – eggplant, bell peppers, zucchini – and cheeses like fontina or Jarlsberg, just be sure to cut the vegetables uniformly (about 3/4-inch pieces).
Thanksgiving Roasted Root Veggies
This simple recipe for roasted vegetables came to The Times from Dr. Andrew Weil, the popular alternative health physician. It's ridiculously easy, and so versatile. Choose a single vegetable or a combination of potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips, rutabagas, beets or sweet potatoes. Cut, then toss with olive oil and paprika or chili powder. Roast until tender and brown. Twenty minutes before they're done, toss several garlic cloves into the pan. The garlic will infuse the surrounding vegetables with flavor, and you can spread the softened cloves on bread.
Parsnip Ecrasse
This easy mashed side dish from Daniel Humm, the chef of Eleven Madison Park and NoMad in New York, substitutes the delicately sweet parsnip for the traditional potato. "I think sometimes with the parsnip, people are maybe a little afraid and don't use it as often,'' Mr. Humm says. "That’s why we wanted to include this recipe and show how simple it is. And it's really flavorful.''
Chestnuts, Onions and Prunes (Marrons aux Oignons et Quetsches)
This recipe was brought to The Times by Joan Nathan and was featured in her cookbook "Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France." It's delicious on its own or as an accompaniment to meats, like roast chicken or pork.
Maple-Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Toasted Hazelnuts
In this dead simple recipe from Chloe Coscarelli, the vegan chef and cookbook author, brussels sprouts are roasted at a high heat to bring out the natural sugars and caramelize the edges, then tossed with toasty hazelnuts and a glug of maple syrup.
Cassolita (Winter Squash With Caramelized Onions)
This recipe was brought to The Times by Joan Nathan and was featured in her cookbook "Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France." Here, caramelized onions, cinnamon, raisins and toasted almonds are tossed with mashed winter squash (butternut, calabaza or kabocha work well) for a sophisticated and lightly-sweet cold weather side dish.