Herbs & Spices

Spice-rubbed chicken legs get roasted alongside spaghetti squash and onion for an easy sheet-pan dinner that’s bursting with bright, comforting flavors inspired by Persian cuisine.

Spaghetti squash plays the part of rice noodles in this take on a Vietnamese noodle bowl.

This subtly flavored salad really celebrates the chickpea, which is an excellent source of fiber, protein and iron, and perfect for keeping us going on busy days.

This simple soup can be eaten hot or cold, in winter, or in summer. Many are aware of the healing benefits of carrots, mainly the antioxidant-rich carotenoids that are known to pack anticancer powers. We love them because they're a simple and delicious food. Combine them with a hefty dose of gelatin-rich bone broth, a touch of lemongrass and ginger, and you're left with a bowl of soup that beats any sugar-laden cold-pressed juice on the market.

Cook barley until chewy and tender, then top with an assortment of crisp, golden brown mushrooms that have been pan-seared and basted in a fragrant, thyme-infused butter.

These sugary, salty, fatty almonds are how diners can begin a meal at Jeremy Fox's Rustic Canyon. Thanks to a tactical addition of lavender, your guests will actually talk about them.

Tender Indian-spiced beef meatballs in a creamy tomato curry sauce will warm you from head to toe.

Use these in salads (croutons in every bite!), sprinkle over pastas, dust atop tender braised meats, or just eat them out of hand (naturally).

Think of this as Indian-spiced ketchup, and use it in all the same ways.

Crispy, salty, creamy, and full of protein (really!), these chickpeas should be a staple in your kitchen.

A doubly crunchy topping marks a breakthrough moment for creamy roasted fennel.

This light-bodied broth is a mélange of scraps that you can collect and save as you cook during the week—use whatever you have. For a shrimp and chorizo paella to make with this, follow this link.

Try this tossed with cooked soba noodles or drizzled over seared salmon.

A pinch of salt makes everything taste better, including savory smoothies.

The secret to juicy, tender, delicately steamed white-meat chicken and squash? Going slow.

Add this harissa to your next tomato sauce or try it with our Roast Chicken with Harissa and Schmaltz.

Try this schmeared on toast, tossed with pasta, or dolloped on a baked potato.

Spoon some of this butter over a pork chop during the last minute of cooking.