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Classic Strawberry Shortcake
Sweet cream biscuits split warm and piled with sugared strawberries and every drop of their syrup, finished…
From the garden: Strawberry
Classic Basil Pesto Pasta
Fragrant Genovese-style pesto (a full harvest of basil pounded with garlic, toasted nuts, parmesan, and olive…
From the garden: Basil, Garlic, Walnut
In season
Caprese Chicken Skillet
Seared chicken breasts smothered with garden tomatoes, melted mozzarella, and basil, finished with a balsamic…
From the garden: Tomato, Basil, Garlic
In season
Crispy Zucchini Fritters
Golden pan-fried fritters that turn a zucchini glut into dinner: grated squash, soft herbs, and a lemony…
From the garden: Summer Squash, Green Onion, Fresh soft herbs
In season
Chicken Fajitas
Sizzling strips of spice-rubbed chicken with a skillet full of charred sweet peppers and onions, wrapped in…
From the garden: Pepper, Onion, Cilantro
Broccoli Cheddar Soup
The bistro favorite: broccoli and grated carrot simmered soft in a creamy base, finished with a mountain of…
From the garden: Broccoli, Onion, Carrot
In season
Sweet Corn Chowder
Creamy late-summer chowder built on fresh corn and potatoes, with smoky bacon and a stock enriched by…
From the garden: Sweet Corn, Potato, Onion +2 more
Loaded Baked Potato Night
Big fluffy oven-baked russets split open and piled with bacon, sharp cheddar, sour cream, chives, and steamed…
From the garden: Potato, Chives, Broccoli
Skillet Chicken Thighs with Honey-Glazed Carrots
Crisp-skinned chicken thighs finished in the oven over carrots that braise in the pan drippings with honey…
From the garden: Carrot, Thyme, Garlic
Eggplant Parmesan
The Italian-American classic: crisp breaded eggplant layered with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan…
From the garden: Eggplant, Garlic, Basil
In seasonRoasted Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese
Deeply flavored soup from oven-roasted garden tomatoes, blended silky with a touch of cream, plus crisp…
From the garden: Tomato, Onion, Garlic +1 more
In season
Skillet Chicken with Garlic-Butter Green Beans
Juicy seared chicken thighs and blistered garden green beans in a lemony garlic butter, a fast weeknight…
From the garden: Snap Bean, Garlic
WeeknightUnder 35 minutes, one pan, or the kids will eat it
Biff à la Lindström (Swedish Beet and Beef Patties)
From the garden: Beet, Onion, Potato +1 more
Ginger Turkey and Edamame Rice Bowls
From the garden: Edamame, Ginger, Garlic +2 more
In season
Smoky Turkey and Lima Bean Skillet
From the garden: Lima Bean, Tomato, Onion +3 more
Fresh Pea Matar Pulao
From the garden: Pea, Onion, Garlic +3 more
In season
Roast Chicken over Sunchokes and Garlic
From the garden: Sunchoke, Garlic, Shallot +1 more
In season
Black Bean Tacos with Smashed Avocado
From the garden: Avocado, Onion, Garlic +2 more
Korean Scallion Pancakes
From the garden: Green Onion, Carrot, Pepper +1 more
In season
Peanut Noodles with Fresh Roasted Peanuts
From the garden: Peanut, Garlic, Carrot +1 more
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Biff à la Lindström (Swedish Beet and Beef Patties)
Sweden's answer to the hamburger: ground beef mixed with finely grated fresh beets, capers, and onion…
From the garden: Beet, Onion, Potato +1 more
Ginger Turkey and Edamame Rice Bowls
Ground turkey stir-fried with fresh ginger and garlic, tossed with a heap of shelled edamame and sweet…
From the garden: Edamame, Ginger, Garlic +2 more
Fresh Pea Matar Pulao
The North Indian spring standard: basmati steamed with whole spices, browned onion, and a generous scoop of…
From the garden: Pea, Onion, Garlic +3 more
In seasonRoast Chicken over Sunchokes and Garlic
A whole bird roasted on a bed of sunchokes and unpeeled garlic cloves, so the tubers turn creamy inside and…
From the garden: Sunchoke, Garlic, Shallot +1 more
In seasonSmoky Turkey and Lima Bean Skillet
Fresh shelled limas simmered right in the pan with browned ground turkey, tomatoes, thyme, and smoked paprika…
From the garden: Lima Bean, Tomato, Onion +3 more
In season
Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal
Creamy stovetop oats crowned with apples sautéed in butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon: half stirred in, half…
From the garden: Apple, Oats, Culinary nuts
In seasonBlack Bean Tacos with Smashed Avocado
Weeknight tacos: cumin-spiced black beans and lime-smashed avocado on warm corn tortillas, with shredded…
From the garden: Avocado, Onion, Garlic +2 more
Haluski (Buttered Cabbage and Noodles)
The Central European church-supper classic: cabbage and onions cooked slow in plenty of butter until sweet…
From the garden: Cabbage, Onion, Parsley
Korean Scallion Pancakes
Pajeon, the Korean pancake built around whole scallions rather than batter: a thin, crisp-edged round of…
From the garden: Green Onion, Carrot, Pepper +1 more
Napa Cabbage Okonomiyaki
Osaka's savory cabbage pancake: shredded napa bound in a light batter, griddled under bacon, and finished…
From the garden: Napa Cabbage, Green Onion
In seasonPeanut Noodles with Fresh Roasted Peanuts
Warm noodles in the classic peanut sauce (soy, rice vinegar, ginger, a little brown sugar), piled with…
From the garden: Peanut, Garlic, Carrot +1 more
In season
Pork Chops with Garlicky Braised Chard
Thick bone-in pork chops seared in a skillet, then a whole bunch of chard, stems and all, braised in the same…
From the garden: Swiss Chard, Garlic, Onion
In season
Pumpkin Pancakes
Fluffy spiced pancakes with real pumpkin folded into the batter, the fall-morning answer to a counter full of…
From the garden: Pumpkin
Salted Edamame in the Pod
The izakaya standard: pods rubbed with coarse salt, boiled hard for five minutes, and eaten hot from the…
From the garden: Edamame, Sesame
In seasonSouthern Summer Squash Casserole
The potluck classic: tender yellow squash and sweet onion baked in a rich cheddar and sour cream custard…
From the garden: Summer Squash, Onion
In seasonStuffed Summer Squash in Tomato Sauce
Hollowed zucchini or yellow squash packed with a savory pork-and-rice filling and simmered in a…
From the garden: Summer Squash, Onion, Garlic +1 more
In seasonSummer Succotash Skillet
The Southern classic of sweet corn and lima beans with bacon, peppers, and burst cherry tomatoes, finished…
From the garden: Sweet Corn, Lima Bean, Tomato +4 more
In seasonZucchini and Corn Quesadillas
Browned zucchini and sweet corn folded into crisp, cheesy tortillas: the trick is cooking the squash hard and…
From the garden: Summer Squash, Sweet Corn, Onion +1 more
Atakilt Wat (Ethiopian Cabbage and Potatoes)
The Ethiopian fasting-table standard: cabbage, carrots, and potatoes steamed slowly with onion, garlic…
From the garden: Cabbage, Potato, Carrot +4 more
Bengali Malabar Spinach Chorchori
A Bengali mixed-vegetable chorchori: Malabar spinach, potato, and pumpkin cooked dry in a mustard and…
From the garden: Malabar Spinach, Potato, Winter Squash +4 more
Berry Yogurt Parfait
Layers of just-picked strawberries and blueberries, thick Greek yogurt, crunchy granola, and a ribbon of…
From the garden: Strawberry, Blueberry, Oats +1 more
Braised Collard Greens with Smoked Sausage
Southern-style collards simmered low and slow with browned smoked sausage, vinegar, and a whisper of heat…
From the garden: Collard, Onion, Garlic
In season
Bramble Berry Cobbler
Blackberries and their bramble kin baked bubbling under drop biscuits: the Southern answer to a berry picking…
From the garden: Bramble & wild berries
Broccoli Polonaise with Buttered Crumbs
The Polish garnish put to broccoli: spears boiled just tender, then buried under browned butter, toasted…
From the garden: Broccoli, Parsley
In season
Charred Okra and Shrimp Skillet
Okra seared hard until blistered and crisp-tender (no slime in sight) tossed with garlicky Cajun-spiced…
From the garden: Okra, Tomato, Garlic
Chicken Dopiaza with Small Onions
The Mughlai braise whose name means two onions: half browned down into the masala, half fried whole and…
From the garden: Perennial onions, Garlic, Tomato +1 more
In season
Chicken Milanese with Arugula
The Italian cutlet done properly: chicken pounded thin, breaded in panko and parmesan, fried until deep gold…
From the garden: Arugula, Tomato, Onion
Classic Chicken and Rice Soup
The old-fashioned kettle soup where celery leads the mirepoix: poached-and-shredded chicken, rice cooked…
From the garden: Celery, Carrot, Onion +2 more
In seasonClassic Shakshuka
Eggs poached directly in a skillet of spiced, slow-simmered tomatoes and peppers: the North African classic…
From the garden: Tomato, Pepper, Onion +2 more
In seasonClassic Stuffed Bell Peppers
Garden bell peppers baked around a savory filling of beef, rice, and tomato, topped with melted cheddar: the…
From the garden: Pepper, Onion, Garlic
Crispy Smashed Potatoes with Garlic-Herb Chicken Thighs
Steak-house flavors, garden-first: boiled-then-roasted potatoes that shatter at the edges, seared paprika…
From the garden: Potato, Garlic, Parsley
Edamame Fried Rice
Wok-style fried rice studded with sweet edamame, egg, and green onion: the classic use for day-old rice and a…
From the garden: Edamame, Carrot, Green Onion +1 more
In seasonFresh Tomato Bolognese Ragu
A slow, Bologna-style meat sauce built on four pounds of fresh garden tomatoes instead of a can: ground beef…
From the garden: Tomato, Onion, Carrot +1 more
Fried Cabbage with Kielbasa
A one-skillet standby: browned coins of smoked sausage folded through a whole head of cabbage cooked down…
From the garden: Cabbage, Onion, Garlic
In seasonGarlicky Swiss Chard with White Beans and Fried Eggs
The Italian beans-and-greens supper: chard stems and leaves cooked down with garlic and chile, simmered with…
From the garden: Swiss Chard, Garlic
In season
German Pole Beans with Pears and Bacon
The Lower Saxony harvest pot: pole beans, waxy potatoes, and firm pears simmered over a piece of smoky bacon…
From the garden: Pole Bean, Pear, Potato +2 more
In season
Ghanaian Red Red Bean Stew
Red Red, the West African weeknight staple: black-eyed peas stewed into a deep, slow-browned onion and tomato…
From the garden: Southern Pea, Onion, Tomato +2 more
In seasonGreek-Style Braised Pole Beans with Tomatoes
Fasolakia, the Greek taverna classic: pole beans braised slowly in olive oil, tomatoes, and dill with…
From the garden: Pole Bean, Tomato, Onion +3 more
In seasonHungarian Pepper Lecso
Hungary's answer to a pepper glut: sweet peppers and tomatoes stewed slowly in paprika oil with onions and…
From the garden: Pepper, Tomato, Onion +2 more
In seasonItalian Sausage and Peppers
The Italian-American street-fair classic: browned sausage links simmered with a mountain of sweet peppers and…
From the garden: Pepper, Onion, Garlic
Italian Sausage and Stone Fruit Skillet
Browned Italian sausage and caramelized peaches or plums in one skillet with red onion and a balsamic glaze…
From the garden: Stone fruit, Onion, Hardy herbs
Polish Marjoram Pork Meatballs in Sour Cream Gravy
Klopsiki, the Polish weeknight meatball: ground pork seasoned with a generous handful of fresh marjoram…
From the garden: Marjoram, Onion, Garlic +1 more
Pork Chops with Blackberry-Sage Pan Sauce
Thick seared pork chops with a glossy, deep-purple sauce built in the same skillet from garden blackberries…
From the garden: Blackberry, Sage, Shallot +1 more
Prasorizo (Greek Leeks and Rice)
The Greek Lenten standard: a mountain of sliced leeks softened slowly in olive oil, then simmered with rice…
From the garden: Leek, Onion, Garlic +1 more
In seasonPumpkin and Black Bean Chili
A hearty fall chili where cubes of fresh sugar pumpkin simmer until tender in a smoky tomato-chili broth with…
From the garden: Pumpkin, Onion, Pepper +2 more
In season
Rajasthani Fresh Turmeric Sabzi
Rajasthan's winter sabzi treats fresh turmeric as the vegetable itself, grated and cooked slowly in ghee with…
From the garden: Turmeric, Pea, Ginger +3 more
In season
Sage-Crusted Turkey Cutlets with White Wine Pan Sauce
Thin turkey cutlets with whole sage leaves pressed into the flour crust, pan-fried until golden, then…
From the garden: Sage, Garlic
In season
Salmon with Sorrel Sauce
The classic French pairing: seared salmon under a cream sauce finished off the heat with a handful of sorrel…
From the garden: Sorrel, Shallot
In season
Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas
Corn tortillas rolled around shredded chicken, smothered in a bright roasted-tomatillo salsa verde and melted…
From the garden: Tomatillo, Pepper, Onion +2 more
In season
Sausages with Parsnip Mash
Pub-style comfort with parsnips standing in for potatoes: browned sausages and a deep onion gravy over mash…
From the garden: Parsnip, Onion, Sage
Scallion Champ with Sausages
The Irish supper of buttered mash shot through with scallions steeped in warm milk, served with browned pork…
From the garden: Green Onion, Potato, Onion
In season
Seared Flank Steak with Fresh Horseradish Cream
A hard-seared flank steak sliced thin against the grain and served over peppery arugula with a sauce that…
From the garden: Horseradish, Chives, Arugula
Sheet-Pan Cumin Lamb Chops with Roasted Cauliflower
A whole head of cauliflower and red onion wedges roasted hard with cumin, paprika, and cinnamon, then lamb…
From the garden: Cauliflower, Onion, Garlic +1 more
In seasonSheet-Pan Sausage with Roasted Root Vegetables
Caramelized root vegetables and browned sausage off one sheet pan: the empty-the-crisper dinner that makes…
From the garden: Roasting roots, Onion, Hardy herbs
Skillet Shepherd's Pie
The classic cottage-style pie done in one oven-safe skillet: savory ground beef and vegetables under a…
From the garden: Potato, Onion, Carrot +3 more
In seasonSouthern Skillet Creamed Corn
The supper-table version: kernels cut from the cob and the bare cobs scraped for their starchy milk, simmered…
From the garden: Sweet Corn, Chives
In seasonSweet Corn Griddle Cakes
Tender griddle cakes studded with fresh sweet corn cut straight off the cob: every bite pops, and they're…
From the garden: Sweet Corn, Chives
In season
Tropical Fruit Yogurt Bowls with Toasted Coconut
Thick Greek yogurt piled with cold cubed tropical fruit, a lime and honey drizzle, torn mint, and a crunchy…
From the garden: Tropical fruit, Mint
Turkey and Sweet Potato Chili
A one-pot chili where chunks of garden sweet potato simmer with ground turkey, black beans, and tomatoes…
From the garden: Sweet Potato, Onion, Pepper +2 more
In seasonZucchini Mock Apple Cobbler
The Pennsylvania Dutch answer to the squash that got away: peeled zucchini simmered with lemon and cinnamon…
From the garden: Summer Squash
Andalusian Habas con Jamón
Granada's fast fava supper: young beans stewed briefly with serrano ham, sweet onion, and smoked paprika in…
From the garden: Fava Bean, Onion, Garlic +1 more
In seasonApple Cider Chicken Skillet
Seared chicken thighs braised briefly with caramelized apple wedges, onion, and thyme in a tangy…
From the garden: Apple, Onion, Thyme
In season
Balsamic Pear and Chicken Skillet
A one-pan autumn skillet: golden chicken thighs and caramelized pear wedges brought together in a glossy…
From the garden: Pear, Shallot, Hardy herbs
Black Bean and Sweet Potato Tacos
Cumin-roasted sweet potato cubes and garlicky black beans folded into warm corn tortillas with cilantro and…
From the garden: Sweet Potato, Garlic, Cilantro +1 more
In season
Braised Country Ribs with Chayote
Meaty country-style pork ribs browned hard, then simmered in a chile-tomato broth until they slump off the…
From the garden: Chayote, Tomato, Onion +3 more
In season
Braised Turnips and Greens with Smoked Sausage
A Southern-style one-pot: turnip wedges and their greens simmered with browned smoked sausage in a smoky…
From the garden: Turnip, Onion, Garlic +1 more
In season
Brine-Roasted Sunflower Seeds
The ballpark snack a whole dried head is for: seeds simmered in salt brine so the cure reaches the kernel…
From the garden: Sunflower
Burdock Takikomi Gohan
Japan's everyday seasoned rice, cooked in one pot with shaved burdock, carrot, shiitake and chicken so the…
From the garden: Burdock, Carrot, Chives
Carnitas Tacos with Jicama Slaw
Pork shoulder braised slowly with orange, garlic, and bay until it falls apart, then crisped under the…
From the garden: Jicama, Onion, Cilantro +3 more
Cauliflower Fried Rice
A whole head of cauliflower grated into rice and stir-fried hot with eggs, peas, carrots, and soy sauce: the…
From the garden: Cauliflower, Carrot, Pea +2 more
Chicken Florentine Skillet
Golden pan-seared chicken cutlets nestled back into a creamy white wine, parmesan, and spinach sauce: the…
From the garden: Spinach, Garlic
Chicken Stifado with Whole Shallots
The Greek braise that treats a mountain of small onions as the point: chicken thighs and whole shallots…
From the garden: Shallot, Garlic
Chicken with Loquat Chutney
A skillet of seared chicken finished with loquats cooked down with ginger, chile and cider vinegar into a…
From the garden: Loquat, Onion, Garlic +2 more
In seasonChile-Lime Fruit and Shrimp Tostadas
The Mexican fruit-cart plate of cold cubed fruit with lime, salt and chile, piled onto crisp corn tostadas…
From the garden: Tropical fruit, Pepper, Onion +1 more
Chive-Butter Salmon with Crispy Smashed Potatoes
Roasted salmon and crackly smashed potatoes, both finished with a melting lemon-chive compound butter: simple…
From the garden: Chives, Potato
Classic Carrot Cake
The one dessert every carrot patch earns: a spiced oil-based sheet cake full of finely grated carrot under a…
From the garden: Carrot, Culinary nuts
Classic Cauliflower Cheese
Florets cooked just short of tender, blanketed in a sharp cheddar Mornay with mustard and nutmeg, then baked…
From the garden: Cauliflower, Fresh soft herbs
Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Skillet with Thyme
Pan-seared chicken cutlets in a silky mushroom-thyme cream sauce built on white wine and stock: bistro…
From the garden: Thyme, Shallot, Garlic
Creamy Whole Grain Porridge with Apples and Honey
Whole grain berries simmered until they burst, then finished with milk, cinnamon, and honey into a chewy…
From the garden: Homegrown grains, Apple, Culinary nuts
Crispy Chicken Cutlets with Kohlrabi Slaw
Schnitzel-style panko-breaded chicken cutlets with the Central European counterpoint: a crunchy, creamy-tangy…
From the garden: Kohlrabi, Carrot, Green Onion
In seasonCypriot Black-Eyed Peas with Chard
Louvi me lahana, the Cypriot everyday pot: black-eyed peas simmered soft with chard, then dressed warm at the…
From the garden: Southern Pea, Swiss Chard, Onion +2 more
In seasonDry-Fried Green Beans with Tofu
The Sichuan restaurant classic done at home: green beans blistered in a hot dry pan until wrinkled and sweet…
From the garden: Snap Bean, Pepper, Garlic +1 more
In seasonElote-Style Corn and Chicken Bowls
Charred sweet corn dressed the Mexican street-corn way (creamy, tangy, dusted with chili), piled over rice…
From the garden: Sweet Corn, Cilantro, Garlic
French Lentils with Smoked Sausage
The French bistro pot of shape-holding green lentils simmered with carrot, thyme, and browned smoked sausage…
From the garden: Lentil, Carrot, Onion +3 more
In seasonGarlic Noodles with Stir-Fried Greens
Glossy soy-butter garlic noodles tangled with quick stir-fried garden greens, faster than takeout and…
From the garden: Leafy greens, Garlic, Green Onion
In season
Garlicky Mustard Greens and White Beans
The Italian greens-and-beans standard with a peppery twist: mustard greens wilted into sliced garlic and…
From the garden: Mustard Greens, Garlic
Greek Oregano Chicken with Lemon Potatoes
Bone-in chicken thighs and potato wedges roasted in the classic Greek bath of lemon, olive oil, garlic, and…
From the garden: Oregano, Potato, Garlic
Gujarati Green Soybean Curry
Fresh green soybeans and potatoes simmered in a mustard seed and cumin tomato masala, the Gujarati shaak that…
From the garden: Edamame, Potato, Onion +5 more
In seasonHome-Canned Applesauce
Orchard apples simmered soft, milled smooth or left chunky, and water-bath canned: apples are naturally…
From the garden: Apple
In seasonHoppin' John (Black-Eyed Peas and Rice)
The Lowcountry classic: black-eyed peas simmered with bacon, onion, celery, and green pepper, served over…
From the garden: Southern Pea, Onion, Pepper +3 more
Leek and White Bean Gratin
Silky butter-stewed leeks and creamy white beans baked under a crunchy panko-parmesan crust, a French-style…
From the garden: Leek, Garlic, Thyme
Napa Cabbage Mille-Feuille Nabe
Whole napa leaves and thin pork are stacked, sliced, and packed upright in one pot, then simmered in ginger…
From the garden: Napa Cabbage, Carrot, Green Onion
New England Blueberry Buckle
A single-layer butter cake baked under more blueberries than seems reasonable, with a cinnamon streusel top…
From the garden: Blueberry
In seasonNorth Indian Bhindi Masala
India's everyday okra dish: pods dry-fried hard in a wide pan, then folded through cumin-scented onions and…
From the garden: Okra, Onion, Tomato +3 more
In seasonOrecchiette with Arugula and Potato
A Puglian one-pot: potatoes and orecchiette boiled together, tossed with garlic chili oil and a mountain of…
From the garden: Arugula, Potato, Garlic
Peach French Toast Bake
Baked french toast over a layer of brown-sugar peaches: the fruit slumps into syrup underneath while the…
From the garden: Peach
Peruvian Quinoa Stew (Guiso de Quinua)
The Andean home-cooking way to eat quinoa: the seed simmered from raw in a golden onion, garlic, and chile…
From the garden: Quinoa, Potato, Onion +3 more
Pot Roast with a Heap of Carrots
A Sunday chuck roast braised in red wine and stock until it falls apart, cooked with two and a half pounds of…
From the garden: Carrot, Onion, Garlic +1 more
Punjabi Aloo Methi
The Punjabi weeknight sabzi: potatoes browned hard, then folded through a whole bed of fresh fenugreek greens…
From the garden: Fenugreek, Potato, Garlic +2 more
In season
Roast Turkey Breast with Fresh Cranberry Pan Sauce
A boneless turkey breast roasted in a skillet with thyme and shallots, then a pan sauce built on the…
From the garden: Cranberry, Orange, Shallot +1 more
In season
Seared Flank Steak with Watercress Salad
A hard-seared, thinly sliced flank steak laid over a whole heap of peppery watercress, radishes, and herbs…
From the garden: Watercress, Radish, Shallot +3 more
Sicilian Melon Granita
Sicily's answer to a ripe melon: sweetened puree frozen in a shallow pan and raked with a fork into…
From the garden: Muskmelon, Mint
In seasonSlow-Braised Pork Shoulder with Mustard Greens
Chunks of pork shoulder simmered until spoon-tender in a smoky, vinegar-sharp broth, then a great heap of…
From the garden: Mustard Greens, Onion, Garlic
In seasonSmoked Sausage Skillet with Apples and Cabbage
Browned kielbasa-style smoked sausage with sweet-tart apples and tender cabbage in a mustardy cider-vinegar…
From the garden: Apple, Cabbage, Onion
Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potato coins baked slowly under butter, brown sugar, and warm spice until the syrup reduces to a glaze…
From the garden: Sweet Potato, Orange
Spring Vegetable Paella
The Valencian vegetable paella: asparagus, green beans, and sweet peppers over saffron rice, cooked flat and…
From the garden: Asparagus, Snap Bean, Pepper +5 more
In seasonSweet Corn Risotto
Stripped cobs simmered into the stock and the kernels folded in at the last minute, for a summer risotto that…
From the garden: Sweet Corn, Onion, Basil
Sweet Potato and Sausage Hash with Fried Eggs
A one-skillet supper of browned smoked sausage, crispy sweet potato cubes, peppers, and onions, finished with…
From the garden: Sweet Potato, Onion, Pepper +1 more
Taro and Chicken Nimono
The Japanese home simmer for satoimo: taro parboiled to lose its slipperiness, then cooked slowly with…
From the garden: Taro, Carrot, Green Onion
Three Cup Basil Tofu
The Taiwanese clay pot classic gone vegan: tofu and mushrooms glazed in sesame oil, soy sauce, and rice wine…
From the garden: Basil, Garlic, Green Onion
In seasonTuscan Kale and White Bean Soup
A rustic, garlicky pot of greens and creamy white beans: the soup that makes a cool evening and a bed of kale…
From the garden: Leafy greens, Onion, Carrot +1 more
In season
Tuscan-Style Bean Pot with Fresh Bay
White beans simmered the Tuscan way (good olive oil, garlic, tomato, sage, and fresh bay leaves from your own…
From the garden: Bay Laurel, Garlic, Hardy herbs
In seasonWatercress and Potato Soup
The British classic done in a quarter of an hour: leek and potato simmered in stock, then a whole pile of…
From the garden: Watercress, Leek, Potato
In seasonZucchini Breakfast Bread
The classic cinnamon-scented quick bread that quietly disappears a zucchini glut: moist, lightly sweet, and…
From the garden: Summer Squash, Culinary nuts
In seasonArugula and Red Lentil Dal
A weeknight North Indian pot: red lentils simmered soft with tomato and turmeric, finished with a crackling…
From the garden: Arugula, Onion, Tomato +5 more
In seasonAsh-e Reshteh Herb Noodle Soup
The Persian new-year soup that eats a pound of herbs: parsley, cilantro, dill, and chives simmered down with…
From the garden: Fresh soft herbs, Onion, Garlic +3 more
Baked Salmon with Dill-Yogurt Sauce
Roasted salmon fillets with a cool dill-yogurt sauce and buttery dill-tossed baby potatoes: the classic…
From the garden: Dill, Potato, Garlic
In season
Banana-Oat Breakfast Bake
Baked oatmeal at its simplest: mashed ripe bananas, rolled oats, milk, and honey baked into golden squares…
From the garden: Banana, Oats, Culinary nuts +1 more
Beef Kofta with Mint-Yogurt Sauce
Spiced ground-beef kofta grilled until charred and juicy, served over rice with a cooling mint-yogurt sauce…
From the garden: Mint, Onion, Garlic +1 more
In season
Big Garden Salad with Crispy Chickpeas
A dinner-worthy salad straight from the beds: crunchy greens and whatever vegetables are ready, topped with…
From the garden: Salad greens, Cucumber, Tomato +2 more
Braised Fennel with Parmesan
Fennel wedges browned in butter, braised in stock until they collapse to sweetness, then finished under the…
From the garden: Fennel, Garlic, Thyme
In seasonBraised Lettuce and Peas
Petits pois à la française made with olive oil: lettuce hearts braised with peas, spring onions, and new…
From the garden: Lettuce, Pea, Potato +2 more
In seasonBruschetta Chicken
Golden pan-seared chicken breasts piled with the classic bruschetta topping: juicy chopped tomatoes, basil…
From the garden: Tomato, Basil, Garlic
Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts
The roast-dinner classic: sprouts browned cut side down in butter with shallots and chestnuts, then finished…
From the garden: Brussels Sprouts, Chestnut, Shallot +1 more
In season
Butter-Braised Cucumbers with Dill
The old French answer to a cucumber glut: peeled batons salted and drained, braised in butter until barely…
From the garden: Cucumber, Shallot, Dill
In season
Butter-Braised Radishes with Pan-Seared White Fish
The classic French treatment for radishes (braised in butter and stock until tender and glazed, their peppery…
From the garden: Radish, Chives
Cantaloupe and Arugula Salad with Crispy Bacon
The melon-and-cured-pork classic as a dinner salad: ripe cantaloupe wedges with peppery arugula, crisp bacon…
From the garden: Muskmelon, Arugula, Mint
Caramelized Shallot Genovese
Naples treats a mountain of alliums as the sauce itself: two pounds of shallots melted down slowly with…
From the garden: Shallot, Carrot, Parsley
In seasonChayote Kootu (Coconut Lentil Stew)
The South Indian answer to a chayote glut: mild cubes simmered soft with yellow lentils, then finished with…
From the garden: Chayote, Shallot, Pepper +3 more
Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry
The takeout classic made at home: crisp-tender broccoli and velveted chicken tossed in a glossy ginger-garlic…
From the garden: Broccoli, Garlic, Green Onion
In seasonChicken Lettuce Wraps
The restaurant favorite: a savory-sweet skillet of chopped chicken, mushrooms, and ginger spooned into crisp…
From the garden: Lettuce, Green Onion, Garlic
In seasonChilaquiles Verdes with Black Beans
Freshly fried corn tortillas folded into a charred tomatillo salsa at the last second, piled with black…
From the garden: Tomatillo, Pepper, Onion +3 more
In season
Citrus Olive Oil Cake
A moist one-bowl cake built on fruity olive oil and a heavy hand of zest, soaked warm with a citrus syrup…
From the garden: Citrus
In seasonClassic Ratatouille
The Provençal summer stew: zucchini, eggplant, peppers, and tomatoes each sautéed to keep their character…
From the garden: Summer Squash, Eggplant, Pepper +5 more
In seasonCold Peanut Noodles with Smashed Cucumbers
Chilled noodles in a creamy peanut-sesame sauce with garlicky smashed cucumber salad and crisped tofu: the…
From the garden: Cucumber, Garlic, Green Onion
Crispy Chicken with Shallot Pan Sauce
A French bistro standard: golden seared chicken breasts and a glossy pan sauce of softened shallots, white…
From the garden: Shallot, Thyme, Parsley
In seasonDried Apple Rings
Chewy-sweet apple rings dried low and slow, the classic lunchbox preserve that turns a bumper crop into a jar…
From the garden: Apple
Fava Bean and Shaved Parmesan Salad
The Roman springtime pairing of tender fava beans, mint, lemon, and shaved parmesan over greens, with warm…
From the garden: Fava Bean, Mint, Salad greens
In season
Fig and Goat Cheese Flatbread with Arugula
Blistered flatbread on pizza dough with fresh figs, tangy goat cheese, peppery arugula, and a balsamic-honey…
From the garden: Fig, Arugula
Fines Herbes Omelet Supper
The classic French omelette aux fines herbes (soft-set eggs folded around chervil, parsley, chives, and…
From the garden: Chervil, Tarragon, Fresh soft herbs +1 more
In season
Foraged Spring Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing
The old Pennsylvania Dutch wilted-greens supper: tender foraged greens barely wilted under a hot, sweet-sour…
From the garden: Wild salad greens, Green Onion
In seasonFresh Tomato Marinara with Spaghetti
A from-scratch marinara that tastes like August: ripe garden tomatoes simmered with garlic, onion, and torn…
From the garden: Tomato, Garlic, Onion +1 more
Gai Lan Pad See Ew
Thailand's wide-noodle standard, where gai lan is the whole point: stems and leaves charred with chicken…
From the garden: Gai Lan, Garlic
In seasonGarden Minestrone
The clean-out-the-garden soup: a slow soffritto, white beans, small pasta, and whatever vegetables the week…
From the garden: Summer Squash, Snap Bean, Onion +5 more
Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
Scampi-style spaghetti: sliced garlic bloomed gently in butter and olive oil, shrimp cooked just to pink, and…
From the garden: Garlic, Parsley
Ginger Chicken with Seared Bok Choy
Halved baby bok choy seared until the cut sides char, tossed with silky ginger-soy chicken in a glossy pan…
From the garden: Bok Choy, Garlic, Green Onion
Grilled Chicken with Chimichurri
Char-grilled chicken thighs draped in classic Argentine chimichurri: a punchy, hand-chopped sauce of parsley…
From the garden: Parsley, Garlic
In season
Grilled Fish with Salmoriglio
Firm fish grilled hot and fast, then rested under salmoriglio, the Sicilian sauce of chopped oregano, garlic…
From the garden: Hardy herbs, Potato, Garlic
Italian Anise Biscotti
Crisp, twice-baked Italian dunking cookies perfumed with freshly toasted and crushed anise seed.
From the garden: Anise
Kale Caesar Salad with Chicken
The modern classic dinner salad: massaged kale in a punchy homemade Caesar-style dressing with seared…
From the garden: Kale, Garlic
Karniyarik (Turkish Lamb-Stuffed Eggplant)
Whole eggplants fried until they collapse, split open, and packed with a spiced ground lamb, tomato, and…
From the garden: Eggplant, Onion, Garlic +3 more
Lemon Asparagus Pasta
Spaghetti tossed with crisp-tender asparagus, lemon, garlic, and parmesan in a light pan sauce emulsified…
From the garden: Asparagus, Garlic
Monj Haakh (Kashmiri Kohlrabi and Greens)
The everyday Kashmiri dinner: kohlrabi sliced thin and boiled with its own leaves, green chiles, and mustard…
From the garden: Kohlrabi, Pepper, Garlic
Moroccan Lamb and Chickpea Tagine
Lamb shoulder braised low and slow with dried homegrown chickpeas, onion, ginger, cinnamon, and cumin until…
From the garden: Chickpea, Onion, Garlic +4 more
Mujadara with Crispy Onions
Lentils and rice simmered together under a deep brown drift of slowly fried onions, the Levantine weeknight…
From the garden: Onion, Parsley
Napa Cabbage and Tofu Stir-Fry
A weeknight wok classic: crisp-edged tofu and a whole head of napa cabbage tossed in a glossy garlic-ginger…
From the garden: Napa Cabbage, Garlic, Green Onion
Nasturtium Summer Salad with Chicken
A dinner salad with real bite: peppery nasturtium leaves and flowers tossed with tender greens, cucumber, and…
From the garden: Nasturtium, Cucumber, Salad greens
In season
Neapolitan Friarielli with Sausage
Naples cooks raab this way: blanched hard, then finished in olive oil with garlic and chili beside browned…
From the garden: Broccoli Raab, Garlic
New Zealand Spinach and Chickpeas
The Sevillian tapa scaled up for supper: New Zealand spinach blanched and folded into chickpeas with a fried…
From the garden: New Zealand Spinach, Garlic, Onion +1 more
In season
Nut-Crusted White Fish
Mild white fish under a toasty crust of homegrown pecans, hazelnuts, or walnuts bound with Dijon and baked…
From the garden: Culinary nuts, Fresh soft herbs
Olive Oil Braised Brussels Sprouts
A Turkish zeytinyagli braise: brussels sprouts and carrots cooked gently in plenty of olive oil with lemon…
From the garden: Brussels Sprouts, Onion, Carrot +2 more
Oven-Braised Pork Ribs with Kale and Potatoes
Country-style pork ribs browned and braised with garlic, paprika, and white wine until falling apart, with…
From the garden: Kale, Potato, Onion +1 more
In seasonPalestine Soup with Sunchokes
Sunchokes sweated with leek and thyme, simmered until soft and blended silky, the winter soup that English…
From the garden: Sunchoke, Leek, Thyme +1 more
In seasonPersian Dill and Lima Rice
Baghali polo, the Persian dill rice: basmati steamed in layers with fresh lima beans and an almost…
From the garden: Lima Bean, Dill, Onion +2 more
In seasonPersian Green Bean and Beef Rice
Lubia polo, the Persian green bean rice: beans and spiced beef steamed under parboiled basmati until the…
From the garden: Pole Bean, Onion, Garlic +2 more
In seasonPickled Jalapeño Rings
Bright, taqueria-style jalapeño rings with garlic: a hot-pepper glut turned into a month of nacho and taco…
From the garden: Pepper, Garlic
Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Braised Fennel
Quick-seared pork medallions rested on a bed of fennel wedges simmered until sweet and silky in white wine…
From the garden: Fennel, Garlic, Thyme
Provencal Lamb Chops with Artichokes Barigoule
Fresh artichoke hearts braised the Provencal way in white wine with carrot, onion, thyme, and bay, then…
From the garden: Artichoke, Onion, Carrot +3 more
In seasonQuick-Pickled Radishes
Thin-shaved radishes that pickle in an hour and dye the jar pink: sharp, crunchy relief for a spring radish…
From the garden: Radish
Rahmkohlrabi (German Creamed Kohlrabi)
The standard German vegetable side: kohlrabi batons braised in their own light sauce of butter, flour, and…
From the garden: Kohlrabi, Onion, Parsley
In season
Ramp Butter Pasta
Spring's shortest-season dinner: spaghetti tossed in a silky butter sauce loaded with ramps or wild garlic…
From the garden: Wild alliums
In seasonRefrigerator Dill Pickles
Crunchy garlic-dill pickles with zero canning required: pack a jar, pour over hot brine, and the fridge does…
From the garden: Cucumber, Dill, Garlic
Roman Peas with Prosciutto
Piselli al prosciutto, the Roman contorno: peas braised slowly with onion and cured pork until sweet and…
From the garden: Pea, Onion, Fresh soft herbs
In seasonRosemary Roast Chicken with Potatoes
A whole chicken rubbed with rosemary butter and roasted over potatoes that crisp in the drippings: the…
From the garden: Rosemary, Potato, Onion +1 more
Seared Chicken with Blueberry-Balsamic Pan Sauce
Pan-seared chicken cutlets finished with a glossy blueberry-balsamic pan sauce and served over peppery…
From the garden: Blueberry, Shallot, Thyme +1 more
In seasonSeared Chicken with Warm Berry Pan Sauce
Golden pan-seared chicken finished with a glossy sweet-tart sauce of blackberries or raspberries, balsamic…
From the garden: Bramble & wild berries, Shallot, Hardy herbs
In season
Seared Fish with Kiwi Salsa
Cumin-dusted white fish topped with a sweet-tart kiwi salsa (diced fruit, red onion, jalapeño, cilantro, and…
From the garden: Kiwi, Onion, Pepper +1 more
In seasonSeared Salmon with Cucumber-Dill Salad
Crisp-skinned salmon fillets next to the classic creamy cucumber-dill salad: cool, crunchy, and quick enough…
From the garden: Cucumber, Dill, Shallot
Seared White Fish with Cilantro-Lime Sauce
Golden pan-seared fish fillets under a bright, garlicky cilantro sauce (a chimichurri-style blend of herbs…
From the garden: Cilantro, Garlic
In season
Skillet-Roasted Wild Tubers with Herbs
Groundnuts or arrowhead tubers treated exactly like fingerling potatoes: parboiled, then crisped cut-side…
From the garden: Wild tubers, Garlic, Hardy herbs
In seasonSouth Indian Double Bean Curry
Double beans, as South India calls lima beans, simmered in a mustard seed tempering with onion, tomato, and…
From the garden: Lima Bean, Onion, Tomato +5 more
Spring Pea Soup with Mint
A bright green blended soup of fresh peas and leeks, barely simmered to keep their sweetness, finished with…
From the garden: Pea, Leek, Mint
In season
Squash and Chickpea Tagine
Winter squash simmered with chickpeas, tomato, cumin and ginger until meltingly tender, a North African stew…
From the garden: Winter Squash, Onion, Garlic +1 more
Stir-Fried Celery with Minced Beef
A fast Sichuan-style home dish: celery cut on a sharp bias and tossed over high heat with garlicky minced…
From the garden: Celery, Garlic, Green Onion
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Chicken
The classic strawberry-spinach salad grown up into dinner: sliced seared chicken, ripe berries, and shaved…
From the garden: Strawberry, Spinach, Onion
Stuffed Kohlrabi in Tomato Broth
Levantine mahshi made with kohlrabi: bulbs hollowed and packed with spiced beef and rice, then simmered…
From the garden: Kohlrabi, Onion, Garlic +1 more
In seasonSunflower-Seed Pesto Pasta
The classic nut-free pesto (toasted sunflower seeds standing in for pine nuts) blitzed with basil, garlic…
From the garden: Sunflower, Basil, Garlic
Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash
Crispy-edged sweet potato cubes with peppers and onion, finished with eggs cracked right into the skillet…
From the garden: Sweet Potato, Pepper, Onion +1 more
Sweet Woodruff Pudding (Waldmeister Pudding)
The German nursery classic: a silky cornstarch milk pudding infused with a few wilted sprigs of sweet…
From the garden: Sweet Woodruff, Strawberry
Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Krapow)
The beloved Thai street-food stir-fry: chopped chicken flash-fried with garlic and chiles, sauced with fish…
From the garden: Basil, Garlic, Pepper +1 more
Watermelon-Feta Salad with Grilled Chicken
The classic sweet-salty pairing of cold watermelon, feta, and mint, built into a full dinner salad with…
From the garden: Watermelon, Mint, Cucumber +2 more
In seasonWest African Groundnut Stew
Roasted peanuts ground to paste and simmered with tomato, sweet potato, okra, and greens into the thick…
From the garden: Peanut, Sweet Potato, Tomato +5 more
Aloo Gobi (Cauliflower and Potato Curry)
The North Indian home classic: cauliflower and potatoes browned in oil, then simmered with tomato, ginger…
From the garden: Cauliflower, Potato, Onion +4 more
In season
Alpine Strawberry Eton Mess
Crushed homemade meringue, softly whipped cream, and a cup or two of tiny, perfumed alpine strawberries…
From the garden: Alpine Strawberry
Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce
Spears simmered just until they bend, laid on a warm platter under a spoonful of lemony hollandaise whisked…
From the garden: Asparagus, Fresh soft herbs
Beet Borscht
The Eastern European classic: a ruby soup of beets, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots balanced sweet-and-sour…
From the garden: Beet, Onion, Carrot +4 more
Braised Red Cabbage with Apple
A whole head shredded and cooked down slow with apple, onion, and cider vinegar until sweet, tart, and…
From the garden: Cabbage, Apple, Onion
Brazilian Escondidinho de Mandioca
Brazil's northeastern comfort bake: seasoned beef hidden under a smooth cassava puree and browned under…
From the garden: Cassava, Onion, Garlic +3 more
Butter-Glazed Onions with Thyme
Oignons glacés à brun, the French roast-table side: small onions braised in butter, sugar, and stock until…
From the garden: Onion, Thyme, Fresh soft herbs
In seasonButternut Squash Risotto
The northern-Italian classic: short-grain rice stirred with warm stock until creamy, with butternut squash…
From the garden: Winter Squash, Onion, Sage
In seasonCaprese Sandwich
Thick slabs of ripe tomato, fresh mozzarella, and a fistful of basil on olive-oil-brushed ciabatta with…
From the garden: Tomato, Basil
Castilian Garlic Soup
Sopa de ajo, the Castilian shepherd's supper: sliced garlic browned slowly in olive oil, bloomed with smoked…
From the garden: Garlic
In seasonChicken Chile Verde
Chicken thighs braised until spoon-tender in a roasted green sauce of tomatillos, poblanos, and cilantro: the…
From the garden: Tomatillo, Pepper, Onion +2 more
Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
The Provençal classic: chicken thighs braised with forty whole garlic cloves, white wine, and thyme until the…
From the garden: Garlic, Thyme
Chive Scrambled Eggs
Soft-scrambled eggs cooked low and slow into glossy curds, finished off the heat with a big handful of…
From the garden: Chives
Classic Beef and Bean Chili
A pot of old-fashioned chili built on home-dried beans simmered until creamy with browned beef, tomatoes, and…
From the garden: Dry Bean, Onion, Pepper +1 more
Classic Tarragon Chicken
Poulet à l'estragon, the French bistro standard: browned chicken thighs simmered in a white wine and cream…
From the garden: Tarragon, Shallot
In seasonCreamed Greens with Nutmeg
Sturdy greens blanched, squeezed dry, and folded into a nutmeg-scented cream sauce, the steakhouse side that…
From the garden: Leafy greens, Onion, Garlic
In seasonCreamy Pumpkin-Sage Pasta
Fresh pumpkin simmered soft and mashed into a silky cream-and-parmesan sauce with garlic and sage, tossed…
From the garden: Pumpkin, Garlic, Sage
Crispy Broccoli Manchurian
The Indo-Chinese takeout favorite made at home: broccoli florets fried in a light cornstarch batter, then…
From the garden: Broccoli, Onion, Pepper +2 more
In seasonCurried Parsnip Soup
The British winter standby: parsnips softened with onion and toasted spice, then blended into a thick…
From the garden: Parsnip, Onion, Garlic +2 more
Feijoada with Collards and Orange
The Brazilian bean feast, simplified: dry beans simmered slowly with smoked sausage and bacon, then served…
From the garden: Dry Bean, Onion, Garlic +2 more
In seasonFrankfurt Green Sauce with Potatoes
Hesse's Grüne Soße: a raw green blanket of parsley, chives, and sorrel folded into sour cream and yogurt…
From the garden: Fresh soft herbs, Sorrel, Chervil +2 more
Frijoles Negros with Epazote
The classic Mexican pot of black beans (onion, garlic, and a sprig of epazote simmered until the broth turns…
From the garden: Epazote, Onion, Garlic +2 more
In seasonGarden Tomato Sandwich
The peak-season ritual: thick slabs of a just-picked tomato on good bread with mayonnaise, salt, and pepper.
From the garden: Tomato, Basil
In seasonGarden Veggie Frittata
A skillet frittata that soaks up whatever the garden hands you: sautéed zucchini, tomato, and onion set in…
From the garden: Summer Squash, Tomato, Onion +1 more
In seasonGreek Baked Limas in Tomato
Gigantes plaki, the Greek taverna standard: lima beans baked slowly in a garlicky tomato sauce with olive oil…
From the garden: Lima Bean, Tomato, Onion +3 more
Greek Grain Berry Salad with Cucumber, Tomato, and Feta
Chewy home-grown grain berries tossed warm with a lemon-oregano dressing, then piled with cucumber, tomato…
From the garden: Homegrown grains, Cucumber, Tomato +5 more
In seasonGreek Salad Pita Pockets
Crunchy cucumber, ripe tomato, feta, and olives in an oregano vinaigrette, drained and stuffed into pita…
From the garden: Cucumber, Tomato, Onion +1 more
In seasonGreen Beans Almondine
The French bistro side: beans blanched until just tender, then tossed in browned butter with toasted almonds…
From the garden: Snap Bean, Almond, Shallot +1 more
In seasonGreen Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
The green salad that belongs beside a roast, nothing but well dried leaves and a sharp shallot vinaigrette…
From the garden: Salad greens, Shallot, Fresh soft herbs
In seasonGrilled Pork Tenderloin with Tropical Fruit Salsa
Cumin and smoked paprika rubbed pork tenderloin, grilled and sliced over a big bowl of chopped tropical fruit…
From the garden: Tropical fruit, Onion, Pepper +2 more
Harvest Grain Bowl with Roasted Vegetables
Chewy home-grown grains under a heap of caramelized roasted roots and crisped chickpeas, tied together with a…
From the garden: Homegrown grains, Roasting roots, Leafy greens
In seasonHerbed Egg Salad Lettuce Cups
Deli-style egg salad gone green: big soft-boiled-yolk texture, a full half cup of chopped garden herbs, and…
From the garden: Lettuce, Fresh soft herbs
In seasonJamaican Brown Stew Chicken
Chicken browned in caramelized sugar, then braised with a bundle of thyme, scallions, and one whole scotch…
From the garden: Hardy herbs, Green Onion, Onion +3 more
In season
Kiwiberry Chicken Bulgogi
Korean dak bulgogi with the fruit doing the work: pureed kiwiberries tenderize and sweeten the chicken, and…
From the garden: Hardy Kiwi, Onion, Garlic +1 more
Kuru Fasulye (Turkish Bean Stew)
The Turkish weeknight standard: dried white beans simmered soft in a tomato and pepper sauce under a generous…
From the garden: Dry Bean, Onion, Pepper +2 more
Lovage and Potato Soup
A smooth, old-fashioned potato soup lifted by lovage, the towering cottage-garden herb that tastes like…
From the garden: Lovage, Potato, Onion
Lowcountry Shrimp and Grits
The Carolina Lowcountry standard: coarse home-ground grits cooked slow with butter and cheddar, topped with…
From the garden: Grain Corn & Popcorn, Garlic, Green Onion +1 more
Lumpiang Sariwa with Jicama
The Filipino fresh spring roll, a soft egg crepe folded around crisp singkamas and carrot, with a thick sweet…
From the garden: Jicama, Carrot, Onion +2 more
In seasonNew England Mashed Winter Squash
Halved squash roasted until it collapses, then scooped and mashed with butter, a little brown sugar, and…
From the garden: Winter Squash
Old-Fashioned Beef and Rutabaga Stew
A thrifty farmhouse classic in the hamburger-stew tradition: browned ground beef simmered with chunks of…
From the garden: Rutabaga, Onion, Carrot +1 more
Palak Gosht (Punjabi Lamb and Spinach Curry)
Yogurt-marinated lamb shoulder braised until fork-tender, then folded into a whole pound of spinach blended…
From the garden: Spinach, Onion, Garlic +4 more
In season
Pomegranate-Glazed Chicken Thighs
Crisp-skinned chicken thighs lacquered with a sweet-tart glaze reduced from fresh pomegranate juice, finished…
From the garden: Pomegranate, Garlic, Fresh soft herbs
In seasonPotato Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Sage
Pillowy homemade potato gnocchi tossed in nutty brown butter with crisp-fried sage leaves and parmesan, the…
From the garden: Sage, Potato
Potato-Leek Soup
Silky, buttery potato-leek soup with chive garnish, the quiet classic that turns two humble crops into the…
From the garden: Potato, Leek, Chives +1 more
Quick-Pickled Carrots
Crisp carrot sticks in a garlicky dill brine: banh-mi-ready, lunchbox-ready, and done in twenty minutes of…
From the garden: Carrot, Garlic, Dill
Quick-Pickled Red Onions
The everything-condiment: shocking-pink onion tangles ready in half an hour, for tacos, bowls, burgers, and…
From the garden: Onion
In seasonRoasted Squash Pasta with Sage Brown Butter
Caramelized cubes of roasted winter squash tossed with pasta in nutty brown butter, crisp sage, and plenty of…
From the garden: Winter Squash, Sage
Rutabaga and Lentil Cottage Pie
A winter cottage pie built the northern way, with the mash made from rutabaga: brown lentils and mushrooms…
From the garden: Rutabaga, Potato, Onion +4 more
In seasonSausage-Stuffed Acorn Squash
Roasted acorn squash halves filled with browned Italian sausage, wilted greens, rice, and parmesan, then…
From the garden: Winter Squash, Onion, Garlic +1 more
In season
Sautéed Cattail Shoots with Butter and Lemon
The forager's 'Cossack asparagus': tender white cattail cores sautéed briefly in butter and finished with…
From the garden: Cattail, Fresh soft herbs
Shanghai Scallion Oil Noodles
Cong you ban mian, the Shanghai bowl where two bunches of scallions fry slowly down into dark, sweet oil that…
From the garden: Green Onion, Leafy greens
Sicilian Caponata Pasta
Sicily's sweet-and-sour eggplant stew (fried eggplant, celery, olives, and capers in a tangy tomato…
From the garden: Eggplant, Onion, Tomato +1 more
Silky Celery and Potato Soup
A whole bunch of celery, leaves and all, sweated slowly and blended with potato into a silky, deeply green…
From the garden: Celery, Potato, Onion +1 more
Smothered Onion Chicken
Southern-style smothered chicken: dredged and browned thighs simmered until tender in a deep onion gravy…
From the garden: Onion, Garlic, Thyme
In season
South Indian Curry Leaf Rice
A big cutting of sprigs roasted crisp and ground into karuveppilai podi with dal and chile, then folded…
From the garden: Curry Leaf, Peanut, Pepper
In seasonSpaghetti Squash with Sausage and Kale
Roasted spaghetti squash strands tossed with browned Italian sausage, wilted kale, garlic, and parmesan, then…
From the garden: Winter Squash, Onion, Garlic +1 more
Spinach & Feta Breakfast Burritos
Soft-scrambled eggs, a skilletful of wilted spinach, and salty feta rolled into tortillas: eat one warm and…
From the garden: Spinach, Green Onion
Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Shells
Jumbo shells filled with a creamy three-cheese and spinach filling, tucked into tomato sauce and baked until…
From the garden: Spinach, Garlic, Basil
Spring Pea Risotto
Creamy stirred rice in the Venetian risi e bisi tradition: sweet peas folded in at the end, finished off the…
From the garden: Pea, Onion, Garlic +1 more
In seasonStewed Okra and Tomatoes
Okra simmered slowly with tomatoes, onion, and bacon until the pods turn silky and thicken the pot, the…
From the garden: Okra, Onion, Tomato +2 more
In seasonTomato Basil Breakfast Toast
A dead-ripe tomato on good toasted bread with torn basil, olive oil, and flaky salt: the five-minute…
From the garden: Tomato, Basil, Garlic
In seasonTropical Fruit Coconut Crumble
Ripe tropical fruit baked under a buttery brown sugar and toasted coconut topping, with lime and ginger to…
From the garden: Tropical fruit
In seasonTuna and White Bean Salad with Garden Herbs
The Italian pantry classic (creamy white beans, olive-oil tuna, and sharp red onion) turned herb-forward with…
From the garden: Fresh soft herbs, Onion
In season
Tuscan Grape Harvest Bread
Schiacciata con l'uva, the bread Tuscany bakes at the grape harvest: olive-oil dough pressed thin around…
From the garden: Grape, Rosemary
In season
Venetian Radicchio Risotto
Venice's winter risotto, where shredded radicchio cooks down into the grains and stains them wine red, with…
From the garden: Chicories, Onion
Welsh Cawl with Short Ribs and Leeks
The Welsh national dish: bone-in short ribs simmered slowly into a clear, rich broth with potatoes and roots…
From the garden: Leek, Potato, Carrot +3 more
White Bean and Sausage Soup with Savory
A farmhouse pot of white beans, browned sausage, and mirepoix simmered with savory, the traditional bean herb…
From the garden: Savory & marjoram, Onion, Carrot +2 more
In seasonWhole Roasted Stuffed Pumpkin
A whole sugar pumpkin hollowed out, packed with toasted bread, bacon, cheese, and cream, then baked until the…
From the garden: Pumpkin, Onion, Garlic +1 more
In season
Wild Greens and Potato Soup
A rustic green soup in the old European tradition: potatoes simmered soft in stock, then a big handful of…
From the garden: Wild cooking greens, Potato, Onion +1 more
Basil Pesto Freezer Cubes
A whole basil harvest whirred into pesto and frozen in ice-cube trays: pop out a cube or two all winter for…
From the garden: Basil, Garlic, Walnut
Beef and Mushroom Soup with Whole Grain Berries
The old-fashioned beef and barley pot, made with whatever whole grain you threshed: chunks of chuck simmered…
From the garden: Homegrown grains, Onion, Carrot +4 more
Beef and Rutabaga Pasties
The Cornish miner's hand pie: diced rutabaga, potato, onion, and beef sealed raw into shortcrust pastry…
From the garden: Rutabaga, Potato, Onion
In seasonBig-Batch Freezer Tomato Sauce
A simple simmered tomato sauce made by the potful and frozen flat in bags: no peeling, no canning gear, just…
From the garden: Tomato, Onion, Garlic +1 more
In seasonBlanched Frozen Green Beans
The standard blanch-and-freeze method that locks in the color and snap of a green bean harvest: three minutes…
From the garden: Snap Bean
Blueberry Jam
Deep-purple blueberry jam set with pectin and a squeeze of lemon, water-bath canned for the pantry shelf, the…
From the garden: Blueberry
In seasonBread-and-Butter Pickles
Sweet-tangy cucumber and onion rounds in a mustard-seed brine: the sandwich-and-burger classic, canned for…
From the garden: Cucumber, Onion
Caraway Rye Bread
A deli-style light rye loaf with a tender, close crumb and a crackly crust, seeded inside and out with your…
From the garden: Caraway
Charred Eggplant Baba Ganoush
Whole eggplants charred until the skins blacken and the flesh collapses, then mashed with tahini, lemon, and…
From the garden: Eggplant, Garlic, Parsley
In seasonChicken and Sausage Gumbo with Okra
A Louisiana-style gumbo built on a slow, chocolate-brown roux, the holy trinity, smoked sausage, chicken…
From the garden: Okra, Onion, Pepper +3 more
In season
Chicken Tagine with Quince
Chicken thighs braised slowly with quince until the hard gold fruit turns rosy and tender, sweetened with…
From the garden: Quince, Onion, Garlic +1 more
Chilled Edamame Noodle Soup
The Korean summer classic made with fresh green soybeans: edamame blended into a cold, nutty broth and poured…
From the garden: Edamame, Cucumber, Tomato
Chinese Garlic Eggplant Stir-Fry
Silky eggplant batons glazed in the classic Sichuan-style sweet-savory garlic sauce (soy, rice vinegar, and…
From the garden: Eggplant, Garlic, Green Onion
Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Rice
Juicy chicken thighs in a garlicky lime-cumin marinade, seared and served over rice folded with fresh…
From the garden: Cilantro, Garlic
In seasonCitrus-Herb Roast Chicken
A whole roast chicken perfumed inside and out with homegrown citrus and woody herbs, roasted hot until the…
From the garden: Citrus, Garlic, Onion +1 more
In seasonClassic Dill Pickle Spears
The pantry classic: garlicky dill spears in a full-strength brine, water-bath canned so a summer glut of…
From the garden: Cucumber, Dill, Garlic
Classic Strawberry Jam
The shelf-stable standard: crushed strawberries boiled hard with pectin and sugar, ladled into half-pints…
From the garden: Strawberry
Classic Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Old-world comfort: blanched cabbage leaves rolled around a beef-and-rice filling and braised slowly in a…
From the garden: Cabbage, Onion, Garlic
Collard Wraps with Lemony Chickpea Filling
Big blanched collard leaves rolled burrito-style around a lemony smashed-chickpea filling with grated carrot…
From the garden: Collard, Carrot, Cucumber +1 more
In seasonDilly Beans
Snappy pickled green beans with dill, garlic, and a pinch of heat.
From the garden: Snap Bean, Dill, Garlic
In seasonDouble-Crust Apple Pie
The pie a backyard tree is for: firm apples tossed with sugar and cinnamon, sealed between two all-butter…
From the garden: Apple
Fish Baked in Tahini
The Levantine tray bake known as siniyet samak bi tahini, where white fish sits on sweet cooked onions under…
From the garden: Sesame, Onion, Garlic +2 more
French Onion Soup
The bistro classic: onions caramelized slowly to deep mahogany, simmered in stock with thyme and wine, then…
From the garden: Onion, Thyme
In season
Fresh Tea Herb Lemonade
A pitcher drink, not a plate (filed under sides because there is no drink category): a big handful of fresh…
From the garden: Garden tea herbs, Lemon, Strawberry
In seasonFried Zucchini alla Scapece
Neapolitan summer squash: rounds fried until golden, then layered hot with garlic, mint, and vinegar so they…
From the garden: Summer Squash, Garlic, Mint
In seasonFrozen Cooking Greens
Kale, chard, collards, or spinach blanched and frozen in ready-to-use pucks: winter soups, pastas, and…
From the garden: Leafy greens
In seasonFrozen Shredded Zucchini
Grated zucchini steam-blanched and frozen in measured packs, recipe-ready for winter zucchini bread, muffins…
From the garden: Summer Squash
In seasonFrozen Sweet Corn, Cut Kernel
Peak-season sweet corn blanched on the cob, cut off, and frozen: the closest thing to August corn in a…
From the garden: Sweet Corn
Garden Giardiniera
The Italian mixed-vegetable pickle: cauliflower, carrots, peppers, and celery in an oregano-flecked brine…
From the garden: Cauliflower, Carrot, Pepper +1 more
In seasonGarden Quiche
A butter-crusted, properly custardy quiche built to absorb whatever the garden hands you: wilted greens…
From the garden: Leafy greens, Onion, Fresh soft herbs
In seasonGazpacho
The Andalusian classic: dead-ripe tomatoes blended raw with cucumber, pepper, and good olive oil into a silky…
From the garden: Tomato, Cucumber, Pepper +2 more
In seasonGreek Chicken Bowls with Cucumber-Tomato Salad
Oregano-marinated chicken over rice with a crunchy cucumber-tomato salad, feta, and a lemony yogurt sauce, a…
From the garden: Cucumber, Tomato, Onion +1 more
In seasonGreens and Cheese Strata
The overnight bread-and-egg bake that makes breakfast feel planned: cubes of day-old bread layered with…
From the garden: Leafy greens, Onion
Grilled Peach-Glazed Chicken Thighs
Chicken thighs grilled and lacquered with a fresh peach glaze sharpened with ginger and cider vinegar, plus…
From the garden: Peach, Garlic
In season
Heirloom Ground Cherry Pie
The old husk tomato pie of frontier kitchens: golden ground cherries thickened with lemon and ginger, baked…
From the garden: Ground Cherry
In seasonKung Pao Chicken with Peanuts
The Sichuan classic: cubes of chicken flash-fried with dried chiles, then tossed in a sweet-sour soy glaze…
From the garden: Peanut, Pepper, Garlic +1 more
In seasonMixed Berry Jam
Blackberries, raspberries, and whatever else the bramble row gives, crushed together and set with pectin: one…
From the garden: Bramble & wild berries
In season
Muscadine Jelly
The Southern porch classic: thick-skinned muscadines or bronze scuppernongs simmered and strained into a…
From the garden: Muscadine
In season
Old-Fashioned Persimmon Pudding
The Midwestern classic: a dense, dark, spoonable baked pudding made from dead-ripe persimmon pulp (half cake…
From the garden: Persimmons
Old-Fashioned Rhubarb Pie
The spring pie that gave rhubarb its old name of pie plant: sharp pink stalks thickened just enough to slice…
From the garden: Rhubarb
Orecchiette with Broccoli and Sausage
The Puglian-style weeknight standby: broccoli cooked soft in the pasta pot, browned Italian sausage, garlic…
From the garden: Broccoli, Garlic
Pasta Primavera with Peas
The spring-vegetable classic: sweet peas, carrots, and summer squash tossed with pasta in a light…
From the garden: Pea, Carrot, Summer Squash +2 more
Pasta with Crispy Brussels Sprouts and Bacon
Shredded sprouts seared in bacon fat until browned and sweet, tossed with pasta, garlic, parmesan, and a…
From the garden: Brussels Sprouts, Garlic
In seasonPickled Okra
Whole okra pods with garlic, dill, and a little heat: crisp, not slimy, and water-bath canned for the pantry…
From the garden: Okra, Garlic, Dill
In season
Prickly Pear Sorbet
The Mexican paleteria classic nieve de tuna: magenta cactus fruit strained, sweetened, sharpened with lime…
From the garden: Prickly Pear, Mint
In seasonProvençal Baked Tomatoes
Tomates à la provençale: ripe halves roasted under a garlic and parsley crumb until the crust is deep gold…
From the garden: Tomato, Garlic, Parsley +1 more
Punjabi Chana Masala
The Punjabi weeknight standard: whole chickpeas soaked and simmered soft, then finished in a dark onion and…
From the garden: Chickpea, Onion, Tomato +4 more
Quinoa Tabbouleh with Chickpeas
A parsley-forward tabbouleh-style dinner salad: loads of chopped herbs, tomato, and cucumber tossed with…
From the garden: Parsley, Mint, Tomato +2 more
In season
Red Date Chicken Soup
A gentle Chinese hong zao soup: a whole chicken simmered slowly with dried jujubes, ginger and scallion until…
From the garden: Jujube, Green Onion, Goji Berry
Red Wine Short Ribs over Charred Asparagus
Bone-in beef short ribs braised low in red wine and stock until the meat gives way to a spoon, then served…
From the garden: Asparagus, Onion, Carrot +4 more
Rhubarb Breakfast Crisp
Tart rhubarb baked until jammy under a brown-sugar oat crumble, served warm with a big spoonful of Greek…
From the garden: Rhubarb, Oats
In seasonRice-Stuffed Tomatoes
Roman pomodori al riso: big ripe tomatoes hollowed out and baked until slumped and sweet, filled with rice…
From the garden: Tomato, Garlic, Potato +1 more
Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Salad with Crispy Chickpeas
The bistro pairing done as dinner: sweet foil-roasted beets and creamy goat cheese over greens with crisped…
From the garden: Beet, Shallot, Salad greens
Roasted Carrot and Ginger Soup
Carrots roasted until caramelized, then blended silky with ginger, garlic, and coconut milk and brightened…
From the garden: Carrot, Onion, Garlic +1 more
Roasted Fennel with White Fish
A Mediterranean sheet-pan dinner: fennel wedges roasted until sweet and caramelized, then white fish nestled…
From the garden: Fennel, Garlic, Fresh soft herbs
In seasonRoasted Pepper Freezer Packs
Sweet peppers charred whole, steamed, peeled, and frozen flat in meal-size packs: smoky-sweet roasted peppers…
From the garden: Pepper
In seasonRoasted Spaghetti Squash Marinara
Spaghetti squash roasted until the flesh rakes into tender strands, topped with a garlicky fresh-tomato…
From the garden: Winter Squash, Garlic, Tomato +1 more
In seasonRoasted Veggie Grain Bowls with Lemon-Dijon Dressing
Deeply browned roasted roots and red onion piled over fluffy quinoa with a sharp lemon-Dijon dressing, a…
From the garden: Roasting roots, Onion, Fresh soft herbs
Rustic Stone Fruit Galette
One free-form butter crust pleated over sliced peaches, plums, or apricots: the tart to make when the tree…
From the garden: Stone fruit
In seasonSalmon Niçoise Salad
The composed French classic done with seared salmon: crisp-tender green beans, baby potatoes, jammy eggs…
From the garden: Snap Bean, Potato, Tomato +2 more
Salmon with Buttered Fiddleheads
The New Brunswick spring plate: fiddleheads boiled hard, drained, then turned in brown butter with lemon and…
From the garden: Ostrich Fern, Garlic, Parsley
In seasonSeared Chicken with Romesco Sauce
Juicy seared chicken thighs over romesco, the Catalan sauce of charred red peppers, tomato, toasted almonds…
From the garden: Pepper, Tomato, Garlic +2 more
Seared Chicken with Savory Rhubarb Chutney
Golden chicken thighs with a sweet-tart rhubarb chutney spiked with ginger and onion, the traditional savory…
From the garden: Rhubarb, Onion
In seasonSheet-Pan Chicken and Parsnips
Honey-Dijon chicken thighs roasted over parsnip batons and red onion wedges on one pan: the parsnips…
From the garden: Parsnip, Onion, Garlic +1 more
In seasonSheet-Pan Italian Sausage with Roasted Grapes
The Umbrian classic of sausages roasted with grapes: the fruit blisters into a sweet-savory pan sauce around…
From the garden: Grape, Onion, Rosemary
Sheet-Pan Salmon with Asparagus and Potatoes
A complete spring dinner off one pan: baby potatoes get a roasting head start, then dijon-brushed salmon and…
From the garden: Asparagus, Potato, Garlic
Sheet-Pan Sausage and Brussels Sprouts
A hands-off oven dinner: Italian sausages roasted over halved sprouts, potatoes, and onion wedges until…
From the garden: Brussels Sprouts, Potato, Onion
Shiso and Cucumber Rice Bowls
Japanese-style rice bowls: lightly seasoned rice, quick-salted cucumbers, seared salmon, and a generous…
From the garden: Shiso, Cucumber
Small-Batch Sauerkraut
Two ingredients and time: shredded cabbage ferments in its own 2% salt brine into tangy, living sauerkraut.
From the garden: Cabbage
Sour Cherry Lattice Pie
The definitive cherry dessert: a mountain of pitted tart cherries in a bright, just-set filling under a…
From the garden: Cherry
In seasonSouthern Pecan Pie
The holiday pie of the pecan belt: a whole layer of toasted pecan halves set in a glossy brown sugar, butter…
From the garden: Pecan
Spanish Judiones with Chorizo
Segovia's giant runner beans, soaked overnight and stewed slowly with chorizo, onion and smoked paprika until…
From the garden: Runner Bean, Onion, Garlic +1 more
Steamed Artichokes with Lemon Butter and White Beans
Whole steamed artichokes for leaf-by-leaf dipping in garlicky lemon butter, with warm lemony white beans…
From the garden: Artichoke, Garlic, Fresh soft herbs
Stone-Fruit Jam
Peaches, plums, apricots, or a mix of all three, crushed and set with pectin into a sunny water-bath jam: one…
From the garden: Stone fruit
Strawberry Freezer Jam
The no-canner classic: crushed ripe strawberries set with pectin and stashed in the freezer, with a fresher…
From the garden: Strawberry
In seasonTea Herb Syrup Freezer Cubes
A fresh herb simple syrup that captures the tea patch at its peak, frozen in ice cube trays so one cube…
From the garden: Garden tea herbs
In season
Vietnamese Lemongrass Grilled Pork
Thit nuong, the street-stall pork of Vietnam: thin slices of pork shoulder marinated in a thick paste of…
From the garden: Lemongrass, Garlic, Shallot +3 more
Vignarola (Roman Spring Stew)
The Roman spring braise of fava beans, artichokes, and peas cooked soft together in olive oil with spring…
From the garden: Fava Bean, Artichoke, Pea +2 more
Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon-Yogurt Sauce
A whole head rubbed with smoked paprika and cumin, roasted until deeply bronzed and knife-tender, then carved…
From the garden: Cauliflower, Garlic, Parsley
In season
Wild Berry Jelly
The old-fashioned answer to tart, seedy berries: currants, elderberries, and their kin cooked down, dripped…
From the garden: Tart preserving berries
In season
Yucatan Chicken and Lime Soup (Sopa de Lima)
The signature soup of the Yucatan: a clear, fragrant chicken broth sharpened with the juice of a whole…
From the garden: Lime, Onion, Garlic +3 more
In seasonZucchini Relish
Sweet-tart confetti relish that grinds a zucchini glut into hot-dog and burger gold: the church-cookbook…
From the garden: Summer Squash, Onion, Pepper
Chinese-Style Plum Sauce
A sweet, tangy, gently spiced dipping and glazing sauce made from a glut of ripe plums simmered with onion…
From the garden: Plum, Onion, Garlic
Classic Gratin Dauphinois
The Dauphiné classic: potatoes sliced paper thin and baked slowly in garlicky cream and nutmeg until the top…
From the garden: Potato, Garlic
In seasonCreamy Root Vegetable Gratin
Thinly sliced roots layered with garlic cream and baked until browned on top and tender through, the…
From the garden: Roasting roots, Garlic, Thyme
Crisp Flaxseed Crackers
Thin, nutty crackers from homegrown flaxseed: the seeds' own gel binds them, so it's just flax, seasoning…
From the garden: Flax, Hardy herbs
In seasonDried Garden Herbs
The end-of-season sweep: woody herbs hung in bundles, tender herbs dried gently on low heat, and a winter's…
From the garden: Fresh soft herbs, Hardy herbs
In seasonDried Garden Tea Blend
The tea corner of the herb bed, dried and jarred: mint, lemon balm, chamomile, and friends preserved…
From the garden: Garden tea herbs
In seasonEngadine Caramel Nut Tart
The Swiss keeping tart: chopped nuts bound in a dark cream caramel and sealed between two layers of sweet…
From the garden: Culinary nuts
In seasonFig and Almond Tart
The French classic for a heavy fig year: almond cream baked in a press-in sweet crust under close-packed ripe…
From the garden: Fig, Almond
In season
Fresh Raspberry Cream Tart
The French patisserie classic: a crisp sweet pastry shell, a layer of vanilla pastry cream, and a whole crop…
From the garden: Raspberry
In season
Home-Cured Olives (Brine Method)
Raw olives are inedibly bitter off the tree; a patient salt-water cure (no lye, just time and weekly brine…
From the garden: Olive, Garlic, Hardy herbs
Leeks Vinaigrette with Egg
The French bistro standard: whole leeks simmered until silky, drained well, and dressed warm in a sharp Dijon…
From the garden: Leek, Shallot, Fresh soft herbs
In seasonLemon Verbena Baked Custards
Silky pots de crème style custards where the whole flavor comes from cream steeped with a handful of fresh…
From the garden: Garden tea herbs
In season
Maypop Jelly
America's native passionfruit, cooked and strained into a fragrant tropical-tasting juice and set into jelly…
From the garden: Maypop
In seasonOven-Dried Tomatoes
Halved tomatoes dried low and slow until chewy and intensely sweet: the sun-dried-tomato treatment, no…
From the garden: Tomato
In season
Pawpaw Quick Bread
A tender breakfast loaf in the banana-bread tradition, made with the custardy, tropical-tasting pulp of…
From the garden: Pawpaw, Culinary nuts
Pickled Beets
Deep-crimson beets in a lightly sweet, spiced vinegar brine, an old farmhouse standard that turns a beet row…
From the garden: Beet, Onion
In season
Pickled Ginger
Sushi-counter gari from your own pot-grown rhizomes: paper-thin ginger slices in a sweet rice-vinegar brine…
From the garden: Ginger
Pickled Nasturtium Pods (Poor Man's Capers)
The cottage-garden secret: green nasturtium seed pods brined and pickled into peppery little 'capers' that do…
From the garden: Nasturtium
In season
Piedmont Hazelnut Torte
Torta di nocciole, the rustic cake of the Italian hazelnut country: toasted, skinned hazelnuts ground fine…
From the garden: Hazelnut
In seasonPrepared Horseradish
Fresh-dug horseradish root grated and locked into vinegar at its peak of fire: the jarred stuff never comes…
From the garden: Horseradish
In seasonPreserved Lemons
The Moroccan pantry classic: whole lemons packed in salt and their own juice until the rinds turn silky and…
From the garden: Lemon
In seasonPrickly Pear Jelly
Magenta desert fruit turned into a jewel-toned Southwestern jelly: singe the spines, press the juice, and set…
From the garden: Prickly Pear
In seasonPumpkin Pie From Scratch
A whole sugar pumpkin roasted, drained, and baked into a deeply spiced custard in an all-butter shell, the…
From the garden: Pumpkin
Southern Sweet Potato Pie
Baked sweet potatoes whipped hot with butter, sugar, and nutmeg, poured into an all-butter shell and set into…
From the garden: Sweet Potato
In seasonStewed Berry Fool
The English gooseberry fool, opened up to every tart bush fruit: sharp berries stewed soft, sieved, chilled…
From the garden: Tart preserving berries
In seasonSummer Rolls with Garden Herbs and Peanut Sauce
Cool Vietnamese-style rice-paper rolls packed with crisp cucumber, carrot, lettuce, and whole mint and basil…
From the garden: Cucumber, Carrot, Lettuce +2 more
Sweet Watermelon Rind Pickle
The Southern thrift classic that turns the rind headed for the compost into spiced sweet-sour pickles, canned…
From the garden: Watermelon
In seasonWater-Bath Crushed Tomatoes
The workhorse of the tomato pantry: peeled, crushed garden tomatoes acidified and processed in a…
From the garden: Tomato
In seasonWhite Wine Poached Pears
Firm whole pears simmered in sweetened white wine with lemon and ginger, cooled in their syrup until…
From the garden: Pear
Backyard Maple Syrup
The late-winter ritual: gallons of clear maple sap boiled down forty-to-one into amber syrup, filtered, and…
From the garden: Sugar Maple
In seasonCitrus Marmalade
Bittersweet, glowing marmalade from homegrown citrus: thin-sliced fruit and peel cooked to the gel stage the…
From the garden: Citrus