Herbs & Spices

Smoked paprika gives an almost bacon-like flavor to meatless meals like this vegan chili.

Canned chickpeas up the convenience factor in these naan wraps, which have a lovely balance of sweet and spicy flavors and creamy and crunchy textures.

Lindeborg serves this chicken dish at her Washington, DC, inn with stewed tomatoes and sauteed greens (a mixture of Swiss chard, mustard greens, and spinach) as well as cheddar garlic grits.

When Beatrice Ojakangas published The Great Scandinavian Baking Book in 1988, she won a lot of fans—including Julia Child—who asked Ojakangas to be on her television show. There Ojakangas demonstrated how to make this simplified version of traditional cardamom-scented Danish pastry.

Remember those pink salt blocks everyone was searing steaks on for a minute? A bit of kosher salt performs a similar function: transmitting heat.

Granted, this is a bit of work for a salad, but that’s how to transform vegetables into brag-worthy ingredients. To simplify, you could char the beets and greens in a dry cast-iron skillet.

This Filipino-style chicken stew is bright with vinegar, rich with coconut milk, and redolent with the aromas of turmeric, ginger, and bay leaves.

Let the last of this season’s fresh corn shine in this zesty grilled salad from acclaimed chef Yotam Ottolenghi.

We’ll be spreading membrillo (quince paste) inside bread for grilled cheese from now on. This recipe is from Morcilla, one of Bon Appétit's Hot 10, America's Best New Restaurants 2016.

Sprouting and frying the sunflower seeds completely transforms their flavor. But just using salted, roasted sunflower seeds would also work fine.

This fried chicken from chef Suzanne Goin of LA’s A.O.C. gets a spicy boost in both the marinade and the breading.

Frying ukoy the Bad Saint way is a very active process­—the fritter will blow apart in the oil before you tease it back together. Use a tall pot with plenty of extra room since the oil will bubble vigorously when the mix hits it.

The egg-enriched buttermilk mixture makes for an especially crunchy and craggy coating. This recipe is from Buxton Hall, one of Bon Appétit's Hot 10, America's Best New Restaurants 2016.

Here’s a healthful nondairy version of creamy Alfredo sauce; it’s just a bit more sophisticated than vegan mac and cheese and every bit as comforting. Young eaters might like this just as is, but do try to nudge them toward the veggie toppings or the stroganoff variations.

This chicken-and-rice dish, made in the Instant Pot, is inspired by mulligatawny soup, with fragrant spices, creamy coconut milk, bright ginger, and fresh lime juice.

These buttery, flaky twists have a crispy, warmly spiced glaze.