Slow-Cooked Winter Squash With Sage and Thyme

This sauce is slightly magical. The texture cloaks pasta much like a traditional meat sauce does, and the flavors are deep and rich, but it’s actually vegan!

This fragrant salad uses bulgur wheat as its base, an endlessly versatile, slightly chewy grain that’s very popular throughout the eastern Mediterranean.

Semolina flour and turmeric give this simple cake a sunny hue and nutty flavor.

A little shrimp paste goes a long, long, long way in this delicious vegetable dish.

This side dish is flavorful enough to also serve as a main course.

Among the top tier of sauces is Indonesian satay sauce, because it is the embodiment of joy and life. In fact, this sauce is also trustworthy and highly respectful of whatever it comes into contact with—perhaps it is, in fact, the perfect friend?

A pinch of sugar in the spice rub ensures picture-perfect grill marks with layers of flavor.

In this lasagna, soft layers of pasta and béchamel are interspersed with a rich tomato sauce laden with hearty Mediterranean vegetables.