Triple Green Pasta
The peas add little bursts of sweetness that really make this delicious. In keeping with our green theme, we used spinach pasta here — but you can use whole-grain pasta, if you prefer. Make only half the box of pasta,…
Topic Vegetarian
Parsley Pesto
Do you think of parsley as a garnish? Think again! Sure, classic Italian pesto is made with basil, but you might be surprised by how good this version is. You might even like it better! (We won’t tell anybody’s Italian…
Green Gazpacho
We’ve decided to give this Spanish dish a green twist! Typical gazpacho is a cold soup made from tomatoes, but we’ve swapped in some of our other favorite fruits and vegetables along with tangy yogurt or buttermilk. Make it on…
Roasted Smashed Potatoes
These potatoes are as much fun to make as they are to eat! After you boil them, you get to smash them before roasting. Although they sound a little like mashed potatoes, they really taste most like roasted potatoes, just…
Roasted Cauliflower
If you’ve only eaten boiled or steamed cauliflower, then you’re going to be really surprised — and thrilled — to try it roasted. Instead of being white, soft, and cabbage-y tasting, it gets brown, crispy and super sweet in the…
Spinach Pesto
Classic Italian pesto is made with basil, Parmesan cheese, and pine nuts, but there are a lot of other herbs, leafy greens, cheeses, and nuts that work as well. Here, we’re using spinach, feta, and walnuts — but you can…
Roasted Peppers
The idea here is to preserve the peppers using a three-pronged approach — salt, vinegar, and oil — that a) makes them taste great and b) allows them to keep for a long time. (They can stay out of the…
Crispy Carrot Fries
Carrots are usually orange, but have you ever seen them in other colors? There are purple, white, red, and yellow varieties too. You can use any color in this recipe, where the natural sugar in the carrots caramelizes to turn…
Zesty Potato Salad
Mayonnaise-based potato salad is great — but we like this one even more! The vinaigrette dressing (a fancy way to say oil-and-vinegar) makes it tangy and delicious. If you like, you can prepare the other ingredients — including the dressing…
Hearty Three-Bean Soup
This tasty, filling soup is a great reason to try cooking your own dried beans from scratch! But canned beans are just fine too. For 6 cups of beans you’ll need 1 pound of dried beans, cooked, or three 15-ounce cans of…