Gluten Free
Labne Deviled Eggs with Paprika and Ginger
Deviled eggs get way more exciting when you cover the egg whites in a deeply flavorful spice mix and swap out the filling’s usual mayo for yogurt-y labne instead.
By Lior Lev Sercarz
Boiled Peanuts with Chile Salt
Fresh shell-on peanuts are available only at harvest time and are hard to find, but unroasted shell-on peanuts work just as well and can be found in many supermarkets and online.
By Tailor, Nashville, TN
Spiced Roast Pork with Fennel and Apple Salad
The chile paste for this pork is added in two stages: Initially it acts as a marinade and permeates the interior of the roast. After a second addition is applied, it’s roasted over high heat to create a spicy, toasty bark.
By Tailor, Nashville, TN
Smoky Carrot Dip
Sweet and smoky roasted carrots are blended with chickpeas, almonds, lemon juice, garlic, and herbs—it’s the perfect companion to seeded crackers or good bread.
By Ochre Bakery, Detroit, MI
Rose and Yogurt Panna Cotta
Including yogurt in the base gives tang to this unconventional panna cotta and helps offset the sweetness of the rose syrup.
By Tailor, Nashville, TN
Spiced Eggs with Tzatziki
Here’s your new favorite way to eat scrambled eggs: with turmeric, tzatziki, a big pile of greens, and a very generous serving of good butter. Oh, and a sprinkle of Aleppo-style pepper, too.
By Ochre Bakery, Detroit, MI
Little Gem Salad with Buttermilk Chaas
Chaas is an Indian buttermilk beverage seasoned with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, and dried red chiles. Drizzle it over a mix of greens and you've got yourself a creamy salad dressing.
By Tailor, Nashville, TN
Instant Pot Red Bean and Quinoa Soup with Taco Fixins
When 5:15 p.m. hits and there’s still no dinner plan, Deb Perelman makes this Instant Pot soup. While the beans cook you can prepare the taco fixins, manage life’s last-minute chaos, and take a load off.
By Deb Perelman
Sweet-and-Sour Dal Bhat
This dish is triply aggressive, with sweet, sour, and spicy tastes strung together in an intense interplay. To make it your own, experiment with the balance of those three elements—you might make it more sour, or very, very spicy, depending on your palate and preferences.
By Tailor, Nashville, TN
Sake-Braised Mustard Greens With Sesame
Use less-spicy kale instead of mustard greens if you prefer a milder side dish—or try a mixture of both.
By The Wolf's Tailor, Denver, CO
Chicken Confit With Pickled Tomatoes
This succulent chicken is spiced with ras el hanout, a North African spice mix.
By Tyler Kord
Fearless Sous Vide Poached Eggs
Meet the easiest way to poach eggs—just drop 'em right into a sous vide water bath. The ratio for the outcome is 1:1, meaning that for every egg you put in, you get a cooked one out.
By Tyler Kord
Soft Polenta with Mushrooms and Spinach
Instant polenta, mushrooms, spinach and an egg get you a plate of comfort food for one in only 15 minutes.
By Janneke Vreugdenhil
Baked Sweet Potato with Olives, Feta, and Chile
Baking intensifies the sweetness of sweet potatoes and gives the bright orange flesh a kind of fluffiness—light and soft at the same time.
By Janneke Vreugdenhil
Marinated Beets With Charred Kale and Burrata
A hazelnut vinaigrette pulls this satisfying salad of seasonal root vegetables, massaged, charred kale, and creamy cheese together.
By Paul Kahan
A Vegetarian’s Dream Sweet Potato Dinner
Serve creamy sweet potatoes and crispy-edged mushrooms over a bed of herby feta-tahini sauce for a dinner that’s easy, comforting, and perfect for fall.
By Anna Stockwell
Halva 5 Ways
The best thing about this classic sesame-based confection (aside from the fact that it’s so delicious) is how easy it is to make at home.
By Mindy Fox
Tangy Beet-Cashew Dressing with Chile
In Amy Chaplin's salads, the vegetables are in the dressing. This is just one version of the raw beet dressings from her book Whole Food Cooking Every Day, where she combines sweet beets with cashew butter and red chiles to create a rich, creamy sauce.
By Amy Chaplin
Golden Citrus Zucchini Dressing
When it comes to vibrant whole food meals, dressings are the key to success. This is just one version of Amy Chaplin's raw zucchini dressings from her book Whole Food Cooking Every Day. The multi-flavored sauces are rich and creamy, and offer a fresh new take on standard dressings and vinaigrettes.
By Amy Chaplin
Sweet-and-Saucy Pork Chops
For pork chops that cook in record time, we turn to an unexpected ingredient: sugar. A pinch helps the chops caramelize and develop an exceptional golden-brown crust.
By Chris Morocco