Celery, lemons, Parmesan, and anchovies are ingredients that I pretty much always have on hand, but I'd never thought of them as the base for a salad until I tried this one for myself. And now that I have, this refreshing dish will certainly be working its way into my weekly rotation. More

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When it comes down to it, my favorite food is pasta. And if you held a gun to my head, I'd probably say that carbonara is my favorite pasta. I love its creaminess-with-no-cream, the chewy, salty bits of bacon, the roundness of Parmesan, the bite of black pepper. So it's not with any flippancy that I say that this recipe reminds me of carbonara, and in the best of possible ways. It's creamy, bacony, and satisfying—yet it's also a lot lighter and more fitting for summer. More

Barbara Kafka never fails. Her recipes may be confusing—combining odd ingredients with peculiar cooking methods—but I've never completed a recipe of hers that didn't ultimately awe me. That's especially true for this recipe from Soup: A Way of Life, where there are so few ingredients, you'll wonder whether it will hold together at all. Yet, after the five minutes it takes to cook, you'll be greeted by a bowl of warming and fragrant soup, perfumed with basil and with surprising amount of depth. More

I'm not sure it gets much simpler than this recipe. You cook some pasta, drain, then toss it in a large bowl with the rest of the ingredients. Honestly. You won't have to sauté loads of ingredients or simmer things for hours. It all comes together during the time it takes to boil the pasta. More

Most of my chicken parmesan experiences have been bad ones. You probably know where this is headed—the oversized portions of heavily breaded chicken topped with boring tomato sauces and layer upon layer of greasy cheese. But this recipe is well-proportioned, light on the grease, and clean in flavor. It's easily the best chicken parmesan I've ever had. More

"This was one of those moments where I couldn't believe something that looked this professional came from my stove." [Photographs: Caroline Russock] A month into Cathy Erway's eating-in experiment she decided to learn how to make her own bread. While... More

[Photograph: Nick Kindelsperger] With the cold weather sinking in and the holiday decor up, all I can think about are stews for dinner. As with week's acorn squash with shrimp and green bean stew, it doesn't have to involve tons... More

[Photograph: Nick Kindelsperger] My wife swears she's sent me this recipe numerous times before, but I never gave it much thought until I personally found it on the The Daily Green and sent it to her excitedly, like it... More

When tomatoes are ripe and tender enough to eat like apples, I love to exploit them in a raw pasta sauce. Leave the mushy, bland ones behind—only the freshest, tastiest ones are good enough. Then all you have to do... More