Dairy-Free

To prevent peeled or cut celery root from browning, submerge it in cold water with the juice of 1 lemon for up to 1 day.

You can store celery root in the fridge, unpeeled, in an unsealed plastic bag, with a dry paper towel to absorb excess moisture, for up to 3 weeks.

Deboning a turkey breast isn’t difficult (just like cutting the rib bones away from a chicken breast, but bigger), but most butchers will do this for you. Ask for a whole breast, skin on, bones removed when you order it at the meat counter. Click here for step-by-step photos and instructions on butterflying the breast.

Pears and walnuts are delicious together; walnuts and bacon make total sense. When you combine them all, it’s magic.

Also known as the one-hour turkey, this spatchcocked bird (ask your butcher) will free up your oven.

This gorgeous bright red paste is so much better than the store-bought stuff. Rub it on chicken, pork, or fish—it's especially delicious for these tacos al pastor.

The lighter, herbier counterpart to porky posole rojo, this brothy stew was made for crisp autumn nights.

You don’t have to use a vegan chocolate to make this decadent tart—any bittersweet baking bar will be great.

If you don’t have both spices, it’s okay to omit one or the other.

This dish of shatteringly crisp chicken skins tossed with peanuts, chiles, and lime is a riff on Chinese salt-and-pepper squid.

Save the extra chicken-infused olive oil for all your roasted vegetable needs or to make this dish a second time.

Highly spiced and a touch sweet, this falafel can be made with other fall squash, such as butternut or delicata.

Be on the lookout for collards with smaller, tender leaves. If using more mature bunches, cut into thin ribbons instead of tearing.

Ask your butcher for a square piece of pork belly: It’ll make for even slices and a good fat-to-meat ratio.

Like it hot? Sub a Fresno chile for the red bell pepper for some extra kick.

Use your newly skinless thighs in a braise.

You can stuff this slawlike salad inside your pita, or eat it on its own.

Turn this iced tea into a cocktail with a little gin.

How to pull off an elegant, effortless date night? Seafood soup. Make the broth for this rich seafood stew recipe the day before, then sear a couple pieces of fish and reheat the stew during the cocktail hour.

Use just one type of bean to ensure even cooking.

The not-new but definitely improved Mickey D's holy trinity is right here, thanks to Dale Talde.

If you want to change up the mix of nuts and seeds in these bars, go for it. Just make sure the total quantity adds up to 3 cups total (you could use sunflower seeds in place of the pumpkin seeds, sesame for flaxseed, peanuts for pecans, etc.).

If you chop up the granola in a food processor, you can sprinkle it on fruit or ice cream or dip ice pops into it.

Schmear this on sandwiches, use it to marinate shrimp or chicken, or spoon a dollop onto eggs.