Mushroom

This savory wild rice dish is the ultimate gluten-free stuffing—basically a holiday-appropriate grain salad with lots of fresh herbs.

Simmer the bones of a rotisserie bird in water with a handful of aromatics and flavor-packed mushroom stems to make the umami-rich broth for this comforting soup.

For mornings when you need to feed a crowd a healthy breakfast, this veggie-packed egg skillet is here for you. Serve with toast on the side for mopping up those runny yolks.

Still stirring your polenta? With this nearly hands-off method, the oven does the hard work while your stovetop does the bare minimum.

Making risotto in an electric pressure cooker means no stirring and no ladling of stock one cup at a time. Just get it going on high pressure, walk away, and make a drink.

Tossed with a miso and tahini dressing, this spring-evoking grain bowl can be topped with whatever seasonal produce looks irresistible at the market.

This super-oishii (“delicious”) spicy ramen bowl is made with basic pantry staples, such as miso paste and tahini, plus Sriracha for spice! I love adding a bit more Sriracha for heat, and topping it all off with a slightly runny soft-boiled egg.

One take on the Ukrainian salad known as shuki, perfect for Easter.

This fortifying Japanese soup starts with a homemade dashi—stock made from seaweed and bonito flakes—which gives the dish a light, savory flavor.

Hemp milk makes the fastest, creamiest alt-milk with very little waste, but any nondairy milk works.

Make a double or triple batch of the dashi and freeze in airtight containers to keep for making savory soups on the fly.

Stirring an egg yolk into each steaming bowl just before eating adds richness and body to this subtly spicy soup.

Kefir—a yogurt-like dairy beverage—adds wonderful tang to this earthy shiitake and kale frittata, but you can sub in plain yogurt instead.

Just another attempt to sneak truffles into this cookbook one more time. The struggle is real.

Like your favorite grain bowl in soup form, this warming, brothy dish is topped off with a bright and slightly sweet parsley-dill sauce.

The real star of this dish is the flavorful ginger- and allspice-scented broth. Comforting anytime, it’s positively liquid gold for anyone feeling the first tingles of cold season.

Fish and meat often figure prominently in the Vietnamese meal-in-a-bowl soup known as pho, but there are traditional and fine vegetarian options, chief among them this broth made from soy sauce and a blend of spices like star anise and cinnamon. All that’s required is a willingness to invest in making the broth and a few additional toppings and you’ll be handsomely rewarded.