Broccoli and Broccoli Raab

A longtime regular in Italian cuisine, broccoli was barely known in the United States until the 1920s. Now, of course, it's available year-round at every supermarket (there's no reason to buy frozen), and with good reason:It's easy to grow and ship, inexpensive and flavorful, a snap to cook, delicious, and nutritious read more

Shocking Vegetables

With just a little effort, a bowl, and some ice, you can guarantee that many vegetables will be perfectly done and beautifully colored. The technique is called shocking, because after a brief boil (often called parboiling), you "shock" the vegetables by immediately plunging them into a bath of ice water read more

Sea Greens

Sea greens are flavorful, nicely textured, diverse, and incredibly nutritious; they're almost always sold dry, which makes them ultra-convenient as well. For the most part, they're wild, which makes them organic. The supply is huge, and they're not expensive read more

The Legend of St. Valentine

The history of Valentine's Day--and the story of its patron saint--is shrouded in mystery. We do know that February has long been celebrated as a month of romance, and that St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition read more

Cooking Green- Too Cold, or Not Cold Enough?

Let's start with the elephant in the room. When it comes to home energy consumption, refrigerators eat up 11 percent of the entire home's electricity (as much as all the lights combined). So use them as efficiently as possible, even if they're Energy Star-certified. read more

Onions, Leeks and Shallots

There are fresh onions with long green stems ("spring" onions); and scallions (often called green onions) are obviously fresh as well. But most onions are dried before sale and may be white, yellow, or red; pungent, mild, or sweet-the variety is astonishing. read more

• Chocolate Eclair Cake
• Root Vegetable Ragout
• Honey-Roasted Root Vegetables
• Smashed Celeriac
• Socca
• Castelluccio lentils with tomatoes and Gorgonzola
• Spiced red lentils with cucumber yogurt
• Grilled chicken with teriyaki marinade
• Rice with chicken and mushrooms
• Buckwheat noodles
• Raw fish
• Sushi rice II
• Chirashi sushi
• Dry-fried pork curry
• Sri Lanka chicken curry
• Country captain
• Fish molee
• Sri Lanka prawn curry
• Ghee rice
• Sri Lankan style lentils