Yukon Gold Potato

Prepared curry paste speeds up this nuanced dish.

Start your week off right with this delicious weeknight dinner of pork chops, potatoes, and sauteed pears. This dish will please the entire family - and it makes delicious leftovers, too!

Cutting the vegetables into similarly sized pieces helps them cook at the same rate, so this entire dish—sauce included—can be made in one pan.

A mix of fragrant spices, garlic, and fresh ginger turn this stewed chicken into the most perfectly warming dinner for an October Sunday.

Cooking the potatoes on a wire rack lets hot air circulate around them, so they get extra crisp.

If you think mackerel is too fishy, this is the recipe that will change your mind. The fish's assertive, slightly oily character is tempered by the brightness of lemon juice and creamy richness of yogurt.

The tang of sour cream gives the illusion that this recipe is not as rich as the cream, butter, and milk would imply.

The key to gratins is having all the ingredients—whether they're basic potatoes or the mixed root vegetables below—sliced the same thickness so they cook at the same rate. Make friends with a mandoline: It quickly yields precise, even slices.

Totally elegant, easy, and seasonal, this is just the main to make for your next fall dinner party.

A decadent side that goes with almost everything—even breakfast.

Here, cauliflower lightens traditional mashed potatoes and blends in seamlessly. A touch of butter is all you need to make them rich and sumptuous. Steaming the vegetables instead of boiling them helps preserve their vitamin C.

Finish these spicy, smoky, guacamole-topped tacos with crisp, thinly sliced radishes and bright lime, and get ready to watch them disappear.

Use a metal cake tester or thin paring knife to check the potatoes; they should still hold their shape but offer no resistance when pierced.

Parcooking in vinegar water helps set the starches so the potatoes get crisp, rather than floury, when roasted.

When cooked just right, the potatoes will be tender but should still hold their shape.

Ask for the smallest lamb your butcher has (like those from New Zealand), or buy a 3 1/2-4-pound piece of a leg.

Jarred kimchi delivers flavor and color in this roast chicken dish.

Salting the potatoes ahead of time draws out some of their liquid and guarantees they're well seasoned.

This richly spiced one-pot meal is quick and easy enough for a weeknight.