Subscribers Only Grilled Artichokes with Preserved Lemon Yogurt Not necessarily better, just different and most definitely worth doing if you have the time and the warm weather.
Subscribers Only Four-Bean Salad with Green Romesco Come summertime, you’ve got a lot of options: skinny haricots verts, fat Romano beans, or classic, stemmy green beans—and all work here.
Subscribers Only Black Lentils with Crispy Garlic and Labne They appear expensive and complicated, but are actually pretty cheap and can be cooked just like pasta.
Subscribers Only Garlicky Broccoli and Greens with Hazelnut and Coriander If you haven’t had grilled broccoli, dare I say “You haven’t lived”?
Subscribers Only Long-Roasted Eggplant with Garlic, Labne, and Tiny Chile Croutons It browns and caramelizes while the rest of it turns to the texture that reminds me of the inside of a perfectly just set 6-minute egg. A true miracle.
Subscribers Only Beets with Buttermilk and Walnuts Because of their intense sweet, earthy flavor, for me to really love a beet I have to eat it with something very creamy, very tangy, and very herby.
Subscribers Only Creamy Cauliflower and Onion Gratin Once this dish was born, I realized I was essentially using cauliflower as a replacement for pasta in this pasta-less version of what reminds me of macaroni and cheese.
Subscribers Only Roasted Squash with Yogurt and Spiced, Buttered Pistachios Most winter squash works here, but my favorites are the larger, thick-skinned varieties such as Red Kuri, kabocha, and acorn, because you can eat the skin (and the seeds!).
Subscribers Only Just-Cooked Cabbage with Butter, Anchovy, and Lemon This is an excellent opportunity to use any leftover fat from something you may have just cooked in that same skillet (chicken thighs, pork chops, steak) to cook many vegetables.
Subscribers Only Smashed Sweet Potatoes with Maple and Sour Cream Less crispy than its starchy friend, this is more about the creamy interior than the crispy exterior.
Subscribers Only Crushed Baby Potatoes with Scallion, Celery, and Lots of Dill Calling this a “potato-y salad” allows me the freedom to express myself without judgment since defining potato salad really gets people riled up—Mayonnaise? No mayonnaise! Celery? Always!
Subscribers Only Sticky Roasted Carrots with Citrus and Tahini To keep things decidedly savory, the carrots are also roasted with red onion that’s taken a bath in lemon juice, because the only thing better than a roasted onion is a roasted pickled onion.