Brown butter and sage add savory, nutty and rich notes to roast pumpkin purée, the perfect filling for a hand-shaped dumpling drizzled with a sweet-tart Apple cider butter sauce. Pierogi, like all dumplings, take a bit of handwork and are best made with friends. They freeze well and can be cooked right out of the freezer, so make extra!

The spiced notes of Asian pear with the balanced warm, bright flavors of cinnamon, star anise and cloves make this applesauce an exotic, yet still comforting, treat.

This bold, complex, hearty, vegan vegetable soup builds layer upon layer of flavor - earthy mushrooms, rich tomato paste, sweet paprika and salty, funky miso. You’ll never miss the meat!

Sweet, fresh, crisp and piping hot - these corn and zucchini-filled, savory, summer vegetable “donuts” are made memorable with a pinch of curry powder. Are they an indulgence or eating your veggies? Who cares? They are a perfect small bite for a cookout or enjoy them as a meal with a large summer salad.

Your Mom said no pie for breakfast? Problem solved! The vanilla and lemon balm-infused milk gives a wonderful extra layer of flavor to these pancakes, but you can make the batter with milk straight out of the bottle if you want to save some time.

Rich, caramelized sirloin steak and earthy Portobello mushrooms are the perfect foil for crisp, sweet, spring asparagus. A rich yet light-tasting Béarnaise sauce flavored with tarragon would be perfect over any of these ingredients and is particularly magical over all three!

Does egg salad seem to heavy and fatty? These finely-chopped, hard-boiled eggs are lightened with lots of fresh, earthy, sweet spinach and come together in a sharp vinaigrette. Served atop a rich bed of warm, creamy, olive oil and rosemary-tossed fingerling potatoes this salad is hearty enough for meal while tasting light like spring.

Sweet and tart, fresh and bright, this recipe takes advantage of the sugar in peak season pineapple eschewing corn syrup, food coloring and citric acid for the complex tartness of white balsamic vinegar and less caramelly and rich Temari soy sauce.

Here then is my Thanksgiving gift to you, a quick and simple guide to a straight forward turkey, no special ingredients, no crazy techniques, but it will put a delicious and respectable bird on the table so you can relax and share a special day with those you love. 

Rich, full-flavored turkey stock is the flavor base for the best gravy, stuffing and leftover turkey soup you’ve every tasted. This simple recipe starts with roasting inexpensive turkey parts which fills the house with the smell of Thanksgiving. Just the thing to get you - and everyone else in your home - in the holiday mood.

From summer through fall, my Mom’s arrival at our home is accompanied by food, harvested fresh from her garden and put up in her freezer. It always includes rich caponata, a classic Italian blend of eggplants and peppers, tomatoes, basil and capers. This dish captures those flavors in a quick, fresh, one-dish vegan homage to the end of summer.

This dish is a celebration of the freshest summer corn and tomatoes you can lay your hands on! Honey brings out the sweet notes of raw corn, while cumin and coriander give it depth.

Tangy, spicy and warmly flavored Tunisian Harissa paste flavors a sweet, complex marinade paired perfectly with bright summer tomatoes and rich sirloin that get a smoky hit from the grill.

What do you buy for the cook in your life this holiday? Here are six rules for giving great gifts for cooks.

Silky Peanut pumpkin purée delivers a delicately textured soup made hearty with pork sausage, balanced with a garnish of lightly earthy Shitake mushrooms. Simmering the pumpkin seed mass in your stock builds layers of additional flavor and satisfyingly lets you use almost the entire Galeux d’Eysines squash but time can be saved by starting with already-made purée.

Peanut butter, soy sauce and rice vinegar come together to dress these noodles in a rich savory sauce. A hit of heat from the Sriracha cuts through the fat and starch while cucumber, cilantro and scallions keep it bright and fresh.

Floral peaches and sweet, acidic blueberries marry beautifully with the warm flavor cardamom. Thai basil finely chopped with basil and whisked in to fresh whipped cream takes this simple dessert over the top.

Fresh mint, a sharp bright vinaigrette, and the bold, sweet garlicy flavor of the scapes make this the perfect light, fresh-tasting potato salad. Perfect with roast lamb or grilled chicken!

Sweet asparagus, spicy radishes and rich, grated, hard-boiled eggs is dressed with a sharp Champagne vinaigrette. An elegant celebration of spring produce. The name of this salad refers to the similarity in appearance between the grated egg and the foamy yellow/white flowers of the Mimosa tree.

Need something fresh and bright for your winter table? The grassy, chlorophyll notes of kale lose their bitterness to the balance of sweet fruit and rich balsamic vinegar. Bonus! This delicious and colorful dish comes together in just 5-7 minutes on the stove.