Culinary Guides

Mache, also called lamb's lettuce or corn salad, is a tender, mild green that grows in little rosettes. Its soft leaves are the perfect foil for creamy avocado and sweet-tart oranges, and a bright citrus vinaigrette pulls the whole plate...

This light, bright stew is exactly what you want on a hot summer night, even if a pot of stew sounds wrong in July. It is built on summer zucchini and Swiss chard, with chickpeas for heft and plenty of...

A frittata is the most forgiving thing in the kitchen, so use whatever greens you have. Here it is Swiss chard and sweet leek, bound with good eggs and salty feta. The better the eggs, the more flavor you get,...

Beef carpaccio is a classic Italian starter that barely touches the stove. Since the beef is served raw, buy the best you can, ideally well-hung fillet from a good butcher. A scatter of peppery cress and microgreens and a squeeze...

This is about as simple as a salad gets, and better than most fussy ones. When the produce is good, less really is more. It is the salad to make when you have a fresh bunch of mizuna (or arugula)...

Potato salad is about as German as it gets, and everyone seems to have a family version. This is the lighter southern German style, dressed with warm stock, mustard, and vinegar instead of mayonnaise, then finished with tender mache for...

Bitter greens love a bright dressing, and this simple salad proves it. Peppery rocket and slightly bitter radicchio get tossed in a quick lemon vinaigrette. That is the whole thing, and it works as a starter or a side for...

This is a great weeknight pasta, and the hardest part is chopping the escarole. It comes together fast with pantry staples: tender escarole, creamy cannellini beans, and garlicky tomatoes tossed with penne. Serve it with a loaf of crusty Italian...

Brown bread, wafer-thin ham, and a punchy mustard and horseradish butter: this is the sandwich that quietly steals the show at afternoon tea or a picnic. It is cheap, quick, and easy to scale up, and a handful of peppery...