Creamy Coleslaw

Coleslaw just like Grandma used to make. Sweet and simple, it’s nothing but cabbage, onion, sugar, mayo, cider vinegar, salt, and oil.

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• 15 M
• 35 M
• 4

Whole Roasted Onions

Plonk unpeeled onions on a baking sheet. Shove in oven. Come back later for achingly sweet, tender, oniony goodness. Accept accolades. See how easy that was?

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• 5 M
• 1 H
• 19

Momofuku’s Octo Vinaigrette

An unexpected vinaigrette of sorts with a distinctly Asian-inspired vibe that takes its smooth, smooth heat from ginger and chile. But don’t try this on salads.

Spring Awakening

Wondering what to do with the abundance of late-spring sprigs, shoots, and stalks, oh my? Wonder not. We have solutions both simple and surprising for you.

Pickled Ramps

Make the ephemeral everlasting just by tossing ramps in a jar with vinegar and sugar. Given this quick pickle’s charms, though, your ramps may still disappear too soon.

Pickled Spring Vegetables With Mustard-Seed Vinaigrette

This quick refrigerator pickle melds old-fashioned crunch via new-fangled ease.

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• 20 M
• 8 H
• 2

Sautéed Broccoli Rabe with Potatoes

Rabe. Raab. Rapini. Call it what you will, but this mustardy green veggie of Italian descent is never better than when jumbled with sautéed garlic and crisped potatoes.

Minted Fresh Peas

Clap of hands. Is there anything that screams spring more than these lightly buttered peas with a wee bit of cooling mint on top? We think not.

Asparagus Tart

A simple, sophisticated tart with an eggy cheese filling, a shatteringly crisp phyllo crust, and those much-coveted spring spears.

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• 20 M
• 1 H
• 2

Artichoke Halves Stuffed with Meat | Medias Shawki

These little jewels are stuffed with ground meat, layered into a skillet, and seared. Then artichokes are simmered in a tart tomato sauce until tender. Restraint, please.

Roasted Asparagus with Bay Leaves and Crispy Capers

For this radically simple recipe, stalks of spring-green asparagus, bay leaves, and capers are tossed in olive oil and blasted in the oven. Gotta love it.

Sautéed Bacon, Mushrooms, and Lentils

It may seem criminal to bathe the walloping nutrition of lentils and mushrooms in anything but wholesomeness, but there’s something to be said for quality of life. Hello, bacon!

Root Vegetable Gratin

This gratin is a great way to hide your veggies. Even from the kids. The hero? Cheese, natch. It’ll have your whole family chowing down.

Baked Asparagus with Parmesan and Balsamic Vinegar

Equal parts grassy, nutty, and sweet, these tender spears buried in Parmesan may make converts out of even the most reticent veggie eaters.

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• 20 M
• 30 M
• 21

Old-Fashioned Potato Gratin

This old-timey potato gratin contains everything you crave in a gratin–potatoes, cream, butter, cheese, and comfort. Glass of Gigondas on the side optional.

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• 25 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 9

Pan-Braised Carrots with Orange and Rosemary

Carrots of all colors turn shyly sophisticated when infused with orange, rosemary, olive oil, and butter, to say nothing of their alluring aroma.

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• 5 M
• 25 M
• 6

Crisp Potato Cakes

A kissing cousin to the latke, this whopping plate-size potato cake ensures you’re not standing at the stove all night long turning out one wee pancake after another.

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• 15 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 9

Roasted Applesauce

So long, store-bought applesauce. Tuck into your own fuss-free, artisanal applesauce that’s a little sweet, a little spicy, and as smooth or as chunky as you please.

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• 15 M
• 45 M
• 16

Fork-Mashed Potatoes

A simplified spin on a classic, these fork-mashed spuds are indulgence defined with their easy execution and lack of bowls and beaters to clean.

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• 10 M
• 30 M
• 11

Inside-Out Sweet Potatoes

An inside-out sweet potato is just that: mashed sweet potato wrapped around a marshmallow, coated in corn flakes, and fried. Oh, you know you love it.