Slow cooking ensures meltingly tender results in this rich and satisfying pork stew packed with apples, butternut squash and parsnips...it's delish! More

Main dish salads are tricky to pull off, especially around this time of year when you can't just dump a butch of ripe tomatoes into a bowl with lettuce and call it a dinner. With autumn here, a little extra effort is required. But it also means the results can be even more soulful and satisfying. That's especially true for this salad from Bon Appétit, which mixes roasted butternut squash with French green lentils. More

There is a lot of fear and hype surrounding risotto, considering it's basically just a bunch of rice. Most of these risotto fears, though, are unfounded. If you let it cook slowly and add the liquid little by little, the results are usually good and sometimes sublime. More

I made these Moroccan-Style Braised Vegetables from In The Green Kitchen by Alice Waters as something of a detox dinner after an intense week of restaurant meals. I was looking for a dish that wouldn't leave me with the food hangover I had been suffering from after all those great albeit meat-heavy meals. The stew is flavored with Moroccan spices that are warming, spicy, and deeply-flavored—and you won't even miss the meat or dairy. More

[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Shopping List 14 ounces boxed chopped tomatoes: $2.00 1 cup dried chickpeas: $0.75 2 cups squash (pro-rated): $1.50 1 medium zucchini: $0.60 2 cups whole wheat couscous: $2.00 Pantry items: Ginger, cumin, paprika, turmeric, cayenne, olive oil,... More

[Photograph: Nick Kindelsperger] Now this is the kind of salad I love. There is no need for twenty ingredients or a gloppy dressing to get in the way. No, all that's needed in this late-fall dish from Martha Stewart is... More

Editor's note: On Mondays, Kristen Swensson of Cheap, Healthy, Good swings by these parts to share healthy and delicious recipes with us. Take it away, Kristen! [Photograph: Kristen Swensson] You know the bible story about the loaves and fishes? I... More

It's not like I invented butternut soup. There are all kinds of recipes this time of year, but this version is a really tasty one. It's creamy. It's vegan. As its mom would say, it has a lot going for it. More

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