Vegan
Creole Seasoning
By Michelle McRaney
Spicy Tomato Sauce
This recipe is used to prepare Cod Cannelloni with Swiss Chard and Roasted Peppers .
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Mango-Lime Salad
This recipe is an accompaniment for Vanilla-Bean Cheesecake with Guava Topping .
By David Guas
Cranberry Sauce with Cherries, Marsala and Rosemary
Jeanne Thiel Kelley, a contributing editor at Bon Appétit, says, "As far back as I can remember, my father has been glazing the holiday ham with Marsala (we always have ham and turkey on Thanksgiving). When I started making the cranberry sauce, I decided to mix in a little Marsala, figuring that the combination would complement the ham nicely. I was right, and the sauce is terrific with turkey, too. Rosemary might seem like an unusual seasoning in this sauce, but for me it's a natural addition. I live in Southern California, and fresh rosemary is just everywhere."
By Jeanne Thiel Kelley
Wilted Asian Greens
Tatsoi, mizuna, and pea shoots are available at Asian markets as well as at some specialty foods shops and farmers markets. If you have trouble finding any of these greens, packaged organic baby Asian salad mix (such as Earthbound Farm brand) is an excellent substitute and can be found at most supermarkets. (Buy three 5-ounce packages.)
Goreng Bawang: Crisp-Fried Onions
Most Southeast Asian soups, salads, or fried rice dishes call for a sprinkling of Crisp-Fried Onions. To make them at home, I suggest you use Asian red onions or shallots. They become crisp more quickly than ordinary onions and do not need to be floured before frying. If you do not want to make your own, you can buy them at Asian supermarkets.
By Sri Owen
Homemade Pizza Dough
Chris Bianco, the owner of Pizzeria Bianco, in Phoenix, makes our favorite pizza dough. He showed us his technique for our October 1999 issue, and we've been building on it ever since. Here, we've adapted his recipe slightly to make it work on the grill.
This recipe is an accompaniment for Grilled Pizza Margherita .
Zingerman's Ann Arbor Mushroom and Barley Soup
When I first heard about Ari Weinzweig's delicatessen in Ann Arbor, Michigan, I couldn't believe it. A deli in the home of my alma mater. It's not really a deli but more of an international food emporium like New York's Zabar's with a definite Jewish touch. Mr. Weinzweig, a drop-out Ph.D. candidate, has taken an academic and appetizing interest in updating Jewish recipes like mushroom and barley soup, going back in history to the nineteenth-century Eastern European version similar to that served at New York's Second Avenue Deli.
By Joan Nathan
Massimo's "Farinella"
(Grain and Tomato Salad)
One summer my husband, Massimo, and I vacationed with our son, Max, near Lucca, about an hour from Florence. There we discovered a local specialty, farro, an ancient grain (emmer, often called spelt, in English) similar to barley, traditionally used in bean soup there. We bought lots of it, and Massimo then made a salad based on panzanella but substituting the boiled farro, for soaked and squeezed bread — a terrific idea that has become a warm-weather favorite.
By Faith Willinger
Vegan Chili
By Jesse Szewczyk
Spiced Lentil and Carrot Salad
A make-ahead pantry salad that's friendly on the wallet too.
By Rebecca Firkser
Chocolate Chip Cookies With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Olive oil gives these cookies robust, sophisticated flavor (and makes them secretly vegan).
By Jesse Szewczyk