Melissa Maedgen

Pastrami. We consider it the other corned beef. We also consider it darn easy to make it yourself.

Potatoes. Cream. Cheese. And a French lineage. We really don't think comfort food gets any more comfort-y than this.

This healthy, low-carb side dish of grilled zucchini topped with punchy mint salsa verde makes excellent use of an abundance of summer zucchini.

For this easy weeknight meal, angel hair pasta is tossed in a no-cook sauce of sun-dried tomatoes, fresh mint, oil, vinegar, and garlic.

A perfect little snack made from deep-fried potatoes with a lemony, spicy finish. Serve with drinks and other little plates for a superb cocktail hour.

A brightly herbal, spicy, garlicky condiment that brings spice to anything you might want to dip in it. Seriously, it goes on nearly everything.

With this recipe, you can assure anyone who asks "Parlez-vous poulet?" that yes, in fact, you do. Quite fluently.

There's something about a big old pot of beans--comforting, richly flavored, and filling. Tomatoes and rosemary add a little something special.

A quick, healthy, vegan, fruit and nut-filled snack. Not too sweet but still good when you're craving something less granola and more like dessert.

A simple, rustic, and flavorful vegetarian dinner that only takes a handful of ingredients and 45 minutes. Also, it tastes really fantastic. What's not to love?

Loads of rich spices yet not overly spicy, this little curry number is a spectacular way to dress up cauliflower. And it just happens to be healthy and vegan.

French onion soup meets veggie ramen in this inspired hybrid from Meera Sodha. Flavored with sake, miso, chiles, and piles of caramelized onions, it's revelatory.

Tender eggplant covered in a deeply flavored Hakka sauce that's ready in a snap. Eating your veggies has never been so rewarding.

An umami-rich roasted vegetable stock that’s also vegan from British phenom Nigel Slater. And it’s just begging to be used any way you please.

This sophisticated chocolate fix draws on just three ingredients, comes together in minutes, and is satiating beyond belief.

Store-bought chili powder doesn't touch this homemade rendition made in minutes from just four ingredients.

So many meatball recipes, so little time—though we strongly suggest you make the time for these intoxicatingly spiced little lovelies.

Easy, authentic, and awesome any time of day, whether accompanied by steaming hot coffee in the morning or cold cerveza any (other) time of day. One of our recipes folks rave about most.

Can't wait for your boxes of Girl Scout Thin Mints to arrive? No worries. We got you with this trusty gluten free recipe.

Maybe what the world needs is a single currency. Like jars of this sweet, rich, intense bacon jam that makes everything better.