Don't ruin your salad by drowning it in dressing, especially the fat, sodium, and preservative-laden versions found on most salad bars. For the healthiest option, pack your own.
Homemade mayonnaise tastes fresher and brighter than anything you can buy at the store. This quick-and-easy version is flavored with herbs of your choice.
Tired of your kids not eating greens? Try mixing escarole with tender cannellini beans for an enticing side dish. You can substitute kale for the escarole.
Don't be put off by a celery root's appearance; this vegetable, also called celeriac, will win you over with its creamy texture and mild celery flavor.
A poached egg on top of roasted asparagus makes for a creamy finish, while reduced balsamic vinegar mimics an aged vinegar and lends sweetness to this spring dish.
Nothing but fruit: These thin slices will need a couple of hours in the oven to dry out and firm up, but it's mostly hands-off -- you'll just need to flip them halfway through.
Make this your go-to barbecue sauce when you're in a time crunch. With just five ingredients and needing only fifteen minutes to cook, it's a clear winner in the race to a quick chicken dinner.
Sara Foster, of Foster's Market in Durham and Chapel Hill, NC, makes two cranberry relishes: one with citrus for more traditional tastes, and the other with seven-pepper jelly for a spicy flavor.
This Italian lemon zest condiment, best used as soon as possible, is traditionally made with garlic, but here is also flavored with shallots. Use this mixture when making our Lemon Chicken.
The recipe for this cooling yogurt dish, also known as kheere ka raita, is courtesy of Madhur Jaffrey and can be served with all Indian meals, including Jaffrey's Chicken with Roasted Coriander in Coconut-Curry...
Even if you're pressed for time, you can still snack smart. Skip the vending machine fare and opt for something wholesome like creamy avocado and tart lime.
This super-quick riff on an Italian comfort food takes the favorite familiar flavors of the soup pasta e fagioli and turns them into a cheesy pasta with escarole and chickpeas.
Some days call for a meal that soothes as much as it satisfies, and that's when this 20-minute mac-and-cheese swoops in. Pasta and broccoli are cooked in the same pot, then drained and stirred together...