Staff Favorites Recipes
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Kibbeh with Apples, Walnuts, and Feta
Serves 8-10 / This vegetarian version of a traditional Eastern Mediterranean dish uses coarse cracked wheat; look for it in bulk bins...
Stuffed Acorn Squash with Black Rice, Roasted Carrots, and Dried Cherries
Serves 8 / These can be made one day ahead; cover (so the rice doesn't dry out) and reheat in a 350° oven. If you'd like additional protein, add 8 ounces extra-firm tofu, drained, dried, and cubed, on top of the carrot mixture before roasting...
Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Chicken Sausage and Vegetables
Serves 4 / A satisfying, one-dish meal...
Balsamic Peaches with Crème Fraîche
Serves 6 / A perfect way to enjoy late-summer peaches...
Roasted Squash and Sage Pita Pizzas
Serves 6 / Featuring a great combination of flavors and the easiest pizza “crust” of all time. Prep tip: Because winter squash is rock hard, it can be tricky to cut; if you're skittish about it, many grocers will do it for you....
Grilled Peaches and Cream
Serves 6 / An elegant, supereasy dessert. Accompany with Sauternes wine....
Kale Chips
Serves 8 / These mineral-rich, pop-in-your-mouth crunchies are a low-carb alternative to popcorn, potato chips, or french fries. The winning formula? Salty, sour, and sweet...
Serrano-Lime Chicken Fajitas
Ready in 16 minutes. Serves 4. Serving tip: Set out bowls of salsa, sour cream, guacamole, minced scallions, and diced tomatoes to top these flavorful fajitas....
Lebanese-Style Bulgur Salad
Serves 8-10. Bulgur is precooked cracked wheat, requiring only the addition of water to reconstitute. This twist on traditional tabbouleh includes sun-dried tomatoes, flax oil, and spinach...
Buckwheat and Calamari with Mango and Roasted Peppers
Serves 6. Buckwheat is very light when prepared this way, almost like a warm salad. Ingredient tips: Sriracha is a common, fiery red Thai-food condiment; Mirin is Japanese cooking wine. Look for both in the Asian food aisle...
Broccoli Rabe with Piri Piri
Serves 8 / This quick dish gains a lot of flavor from piri piri, a simple Portuguese condiment that's great on vegetables (or meats)...
Organic Greens and Vegetable Salad with Lime-Ginger Vinaigrette
Serves 8 / Choose a selection of spring greens — rainbow chard, dinosaur kale, salad lettuces. The vinaigrette makes more than you'll need and will keep in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks. Use it as a marinade for grilled tofu, salmon, or chicken....
Zen Stew
This soup delivers live probiotics through miso, plus valuable minerals from nori, a dried seaweed...
Wild Salmon With Wasabi-Avocado Sauce
2 medium cloves garlic, 1 large, very ripe avocado, pitted and peeled ...
Baked Cod in Lemongrass-Coconut Sauce
2 small Thai peppers, seeded and minced, 2 stalks lemongrass, tough outer leaves removed, minced ...
