Nut Free

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.

Will make you pause before making a sour cream–based onion dip ever again.

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.

When your beans are tender, take them off the heat and focus on the cooking liquid, doctoring it with good olive oil, salt, and pepper, tasting and seasoning it until the liquid itself is straight-up delicious.

Try this tossed with cooked soba noodles or drizzled over seared salmon.

Chicken, seafood, glass noodles, and vegetables get briefly poached in dashi-based broth. Cutting the ingredients into uniform pieces ensures they cook in the same amount of time.

The secret to juicy, tender, delicately steamed white-meat chicken and squash? Going slow.

The stems from Swiss chard shouldn't be trashed; they add texture and a layer of flavor to any sauté.

Buy good grains and always soak them. They'll cook more quickly and evenly when hydrated, and the soaking liquid can be used in finished dishes.

The real magic here is in the pool of schmaltz, AKA rendered chicken fat, sizzling in the pan.

Add this harissa to your next tomato sauce or try it with our Roast Chicken with Harissa and Schmaltz.

Try this schmeared on toast, tossed with pasta, or dolloped on a baked potato.

Spoon some of this butter over a pork chop during the last minute of cooking.

Try this as a dip, on crackers with smoked fish, or over hard-boiled eggs.

Try this in a frittata, folded into a grain salad, or in a hash with bacon.

This deep savory dressing makes simply cooked vegetables come to life.