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Soy-Brined Halibut with Mustard Greens, Sesame, and Lime

Soy-Brined Halibut with Mustard Greens, Sesame, and Lime

Sprinkle with the scallions and sesame seeds and serve with lemon or lime for squeezing.

Scallops with Corn, Hazelnuts, and Brown Butter Chermoula

Scallops with Corn, Hazelnuts, and Brown Butter Chermoula

This dish also works with medium shrimp—head on or off.

Black Bass with Salty, Spicy Celery

Black Bass with Salty, Spicy Celery

This method is not for every type of fish— you should choose one that is mild in flavor, firm, and relatively thin; black bass checks all those boxes

Quick Weeknight Fish Stew with Olives

Quick Weeknight Fish Stew with Olives

The important lesson here is that a good base will give you the flexibility you need to riff.

Spring Seafood Stew with Peas, New Potatoes, and Tarragon

Spring Seafood Stew with Peas, New Potatoes, and Tarragon

Timing will depend on the size of the clams, and when they are submerged in liquid, they tend to take a bit longer to open than if you were steaming them.

Whole Roasted Snapper with Harissa and Sun Gold Tomatoes

Whole Roasted Snapper with Harissa and Sun Gold Tomatoes

The garlicky harissa mixture here not only seasons the snapper but also the supersweet Sun Gold tomatoes that burst alongside the fish as it roasts, creating a kind of spicy tomato sauce to serve with it.

Grilled Branzino with Lemons All of the Ways

Grilled Branzino with Lemons All of the Ways

Good news: If you don’t have a grill, or the weather doesn’t permit, the fish can also be roasted in the oven, served with the relish, and enjoyed all the same.

Littleneck Clams with Green Garlic Butter and Leftover Wine

Littleneck Clams with Green Garlic Butter and Leftover Wine

I would gladly sit down to a bowl of just clams for dinner, dipping hunks of almost too-crusty bread into the leftover juices.

Shrimp in the Shells with Lots of Garlic and Probably Too Much Butter

Shrimp in the Shells with Lots of Garlic and Probably Too Much Butter

This dish is really best eaten with your hands, and the only way to describe it gets pretty graphic.

Cold Soba with Cucumbers, Watercress, and Sesame

Cold Soba with Cucumbers, Watercress, and Sesame

Yuzu kosho is one of those specialty ingredients that you’ll likely have to order on the Internet, but it’s worth the Google search, trust me.

Baked Pasta with Artichokes, Greens, and Too Much Cheese

Baked Pasta with Artichokes, Greens, and Too Much Cheese

Oh, and yes: This is spinach artichoke dip in pasta form. You’re welcome.

Pasta with Crispy Squid, Lemon, and Chile

Pasta with Crispy Squid, Lemon, and Chile

The liquid will evaporate and the squid will brown, and there will be dark, crispy bits on the bottom of the skillet.

From the book that gave you Anchovy Butter Chicken and The Cookies. Published in 2017! Were we ever so young?

From the book that gave you Slow Roasted Chicken with Tomatoes and Brown Buttered Salmon with Red Onion, Capers and Dill, it’s Nothing Fancy. Published in 2019! Imagine!

Something from Nothing

The latest addition to your collection, Something from Nothing is for cooks who love their pantry and crave simple and thrilling in equal measure. Published in 2025! The newest one!

Published in 2023, this is the third book in the collection. Mostly desserts, yes, but also some baking that is quite savory (Tomato Tart with Crispy Capers and Garlic, savory scones, etc).

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Almonds Anchovy Apple Apricot Artichoke Arugula Asparagus Avocado

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Bacon Banana Beans & Legumes Beef Beets Blackberry Blue Cheese Blueberry Bread Brisket Broccoli Broccoli Rabe Buttermilk

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Cabbage Capers Carrot Cauliflower Celery Chicken Chickpeas Chicory Chiles Chocolate Chorizo Cinnamon Citrus Clams Coconut Corn Cornmeal Cranberries Cucumber

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Dates Dill

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Egg Eggplant Endive Escarole

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Farro Fennel Feta

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Grapefruit Green Beans Guanciale

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Harissa Hazelnut Hominy Horseradish

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Kale

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Labne Lamb Leek Lemon Lentils Lettuce Lime

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Maple Syrup Matzo Mushrooms Mussels Mustard

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Olive Onion Orange

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Panko Parmesan Parsley Peach Pear Peas Pecan Pecorino Pepperoncini Persimmon Pickles Pineapple Pistachio Plum Pork Potato Puff Pastry

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Radicchio Radish Red Onion Ricotta Romaine Rutabaga

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Sage Salmon Sardines Sausage Scallions Sesame Shallot Shrimp Squash Steak Strawberry Sweet Potato

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Tahini Tarragon Tofu Tomatillo Tomato Tortilla Trout Tuna Turkey

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Walnuts Watermelon

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Yogurt

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Zucchini