Cooking & Food

Delicate and flavorful, freshly grown carrots are full of nutritional surprises — and are quite different from their supermarket cousins.

When cooking from scratch seems out of reach, do the next best thing. Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl explains how.

Long regarded as a ho-hum herb, parsley has finally arrived.

Rich and meaty, mushrooms are an easy way to add earthy flavor and nutrition to your meals.

TV shows like Iron Chef make cooking a simple meal an action-packed, adrenaline-pumping adventure. They’ve also made many viewers too intimidated to cook at home.

As exotic appetizers for a celebratory repast, or the centerpiece for an aphrodisiac feast, oysters offer a bonanza of unexpected health benefits.

Don’t let this understated vegetable fool you. It’s bursting with culinary potential and nutritional oomph.

Packed with flavor and phytonutrients, sweet potatoes are a holiday treat that deserve to be served more often.

Homemade stocks are not a vestige of a bygone era or the exclusive territory of professional chefs. They’re a healthy, thrifty, practical tradition — and a great way to make the most of stuff that might otherwise go bad in your fridge.

There’s real beauty in choosing a free-range heritage turkey. You’ll get richer flavor, better nutrition — and the satisfaction of supporting a rare breed of poultry farmer, too.

For centuries it’s been worshiped for its protective powers and its culinary potential. To fully appreciate garlic’s appeal, make it a part of your everyday cooking.

Vine-ripened, oddly shaped, and packed with flavor: There’s nothing like an heirloom tomato. We asked farmer Gary Ibsen, who’s been growing and selling these beauties for almost 40 years, for a personal introduction.

Celebrate summer with spicy jalapeño peppers. These versatile chilies wake up your taste buds — and fight inflammation, too.

Healthier than tofu, tempeh is a great source of plant-based protein. Try these tasty soybean cakes as a meat alternative or as a nutritious addition to dishes of all kinds.

There’s a lot more culinary life in celery than the diet crowd lets on. And research shows it can help prevent memory loss, lower blood pressure and may even inhibit cancer.

One of the world’s healthiest foods, these fiber-rich legumes add hearty flavor to everything from salads to veggie burgers.

High in antioxidants, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, meat from pasture-fed cattle is a nourishing delicacy.

These splendid little seeds are rich in protein, vitamins and minerals — and they’re versatile, too.

You know it’s good for you. Now it’s time to discover some of olive oil’s subtler nuances.