Braised Leeks, Peas, and Lettuce

This side dish is flavorful enough to also serve as a main course.

All the cozy vibes of the classic gooey-cheesy dish, made into a 20-minute meal.

Reliable cabbage is cooked in the punchy sauce and then combined with store-bought baked tofu and roasted cashews for a salad that can also be eaten with rice.

Salmoriglio is a Mediterranean sauce with herbs, garlic, and olive oil. In this version, kelp is used as the base of the sauce.

Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.

With a heap of fresh produce and creamy sauce, this one-pot pasta endures for a reason.

A lofty popover replaces pie crust in this vegetarian pot pie filled with potatoes, carrots, celery, peas, and asparagus.

Oyster mushrooms are a strong all-rounder in the kitchen, seeming to straddle both plant and meat worlds in what they look and taste like when cooked. Here they’re coated in a marinade my mother used to use when cooking Chinese food at home—honey, soy, garlic and ginger—and roasted until golden, crisp, and juicy.