Make Ahead

Served with spicy toasted walnuts and smothered in a sweet and silky sauce, this dish is sure to become a family favorite.

Two kinds of melty cheese make this dip extra luxe.

The whole family will love this wonderfully zesty and briny Greek-inspired chicken dinner.

This simple soup can be eaten hot or cold, in winter, or in summer. Many are aware of the healing benefits of carrots, mainly the antioxidant-rich carotenoids that are known to pack anticancer powers. We love them because they're a simple and delicious food. Combine them with a hefty dose of gelatin-rich bone broth, a touch of lemongrass and ginger, and you're left with a bowl of soup that beats any sugar-laden cold-pressed juice on the market.

If you haven't noticed by now, we love braising. This stew wraps itself around your soul and squeezes ever so gently. And while it truly embodies the concept of a one-pot meal, we do like to roast the vegetables separately so they retain their individual flavor, creating even greater depth of flavor.

Cook barley until chewy and tender, then top with an assortment of crisp, golden brown mushrooms that have been pan-seared and basted in a fragrant, thyme-infused butter.

Garlic lovers, this one’s for you.

If you have a stovetop griddle, use it to make a few flatbreads at a time.

Tender Indian-spiced beef meatballs in a creamy tomato curry sauce will warm you from head to toe.

Use these in salads (croutons in every bite!), sprinkle over pastas, dust atop tender braised meats, or just eat them out of hand (naturally).

Think of this as Indian-spiced ketchup, and use it in all the same ways.

Chicken soup with a head-clearing kick and a generous dose of seasonal veggies will sooth all that ails you.

Try these tossed into stir-fries, as a burrito filling, or folded into sautéed greens.

With sweet potato as a binder, quinoa for protein, and meaty mushrooms for depth, this veggie burger beats anything in the frozen foods aisle.

Try this smeared on pork, folded into scrambled eggs, or tossed with rice.

Try these anywhere you'd use pickled onion, such as in grain bowls, on roasted carrots, or on a cheese sandwich.

This light-bodied broth is a mélange of scraps that you can collect and save as you cook during the week—use whatever you have. For a shrimp and chorizo paella to make with this, follow this link.

All the rejuvenating powers of your grandmother's chicken stock, plus a head-clearing kick of chile. Reserve chicken for Spicy Feel-Good Chicken Soup or another use.

Vadouvan is sweeter and more aromatic than the typical curry, but Madras curry powder will work in a pinch.

Salting the radishes keeps them crunchy, and keeps the yogurt dip from turning pink.