This simple tomato and cherry quinoa recipe—a seriously good celebration of high summer—deserves the very best tomatoes you can find. A mix of size, color and flavor works really well, but if you have a bowlful of one excellent variety such as Gardeners’ Delight or Honeycomb, don’t hesitate. The quick-pickled shallots are a wonderful thing: … Read more
Children of the ’90s: Rejoice, for bruschetta is due a revival. If you, too, grew up with parents piling carelessly cut tomatoes on any old piece of toasted bread and dropping it on the table with a flourish, this bruschetta is for you. But instead of the oft-abused balsamic vinegar of our youth (please, a … Read more
These easy vegan tacos from our Feel Good Food Plan are startlingly satisfying, all thanks to one underrated ingredient—soy curls. Elusive in stores but available online (with thousands of glowing reviews), this plant-based protein is made solely from soybeans, just like tofu. But unlike tofu, which is perishable, soy curls are shelf-stable. That means you … Read more
Step 1 Mix 3 cups (267 g) old-fashioned oats, 1 cup (113 g) whole wheat flour, ¾ cup (94 g) all-purpose flour, 5 Tbsp. brewer’s yeast powder, ¼ cup (25 g) ground flaxseed, 3 Tbsp. white chia seeds, 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, ½ tsp. aluminum-free baking powder, ½ tsp. baking soda, and ¼ tsp. fine … Read more
With sweet fruit encased in a chocolate shell, plus all the toppings your heart desires, chocolate-covered bananas are a sweet treat you can prep ahead to please folks of any age. Start with just-ripe bananas, which are pleasingly sweet but able to maintain their structural integrity better than ones covered in brown spots. (Save those … Read more
Chinese home cooking is full of vegetarian fare that requires a quick toss in a hot wok, just like this sweet, savory, and slightly tart cabbage stir-fry. Green cabbage retains its crunch, while earthy black vinegar—a must-get for this recipe and a pantry all-star for those who love Chinese cooking—does the heavy lifting for flavor. … Read more
It’s highly doubtful anyone could tell that these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies weren’t made with wheat-based all-purpose flour. The key is the homemade gluten-free flour blend. Made from finely ground brown rice flour, potato starch, and tapioca flour, it gives the cookies an irresistibly chewy texture, complete with crispy edges and pillowy interiors. The nuts … Read more
Former Gourmet food editor Annalise Roberts developed this gluten-free flour blend after her 12-year-old son was diagnosed with an intolerance to wheat. She discovered there’s a definite art to replacing all-purpose flour in baked goods. “There were pioneers before me who mixed flours,” said Roberts at the time. “But they often recommend a different blend … Read more
This spicy beef noodle soup recipe has a special skill you might not expect: It has the power to cool you down. Similar to iconic dishes like Vietnamese bún bò huế and bún riêu, which are frequently eaten on the hottest days of the year, the soup combines chile heat (in the form of a … Read more
We love quick-cooking, thin-cut boneless pork chops, but they can often skew dry. Not here. When marinated in a simple blend of Dijon mustard, honey, garlic, and ginger beer, the lean cut becomes remarkably tender and bursting with spicy-sweet flavor, all thanks to that latter ingredient. Though ginger beer may seem like an unexpected addition, … Read more