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When late-season and bruised tomatoes show up at the market, stock up.

Mature spinach has a stronger flavor than baby spinach and holds up better to this creamy dressing. 

This kimchi stir-fry is instant comfort in a grain bowl.

This foolproof dinner requires just enough "real" cooking that you can call it homemade.

Turn a can of beans into a hearty, healthy dinner in minutes.

A dinner-friendly riff on a bagel with lox and cream cheese. If you’re not feeling the smoked salmon, simply omit it. 

Feel free to use any of the leafy greens listed here, but dandelion is ideal for its spicy, sturdy leaves.

Skirt steak is one of our favorite cuts of beef—it’s flavorful, affordable, and quick-cooking. That said, it’s imperative to slice it thinly against the grain for the best texture.

Oh, the inherent stress in choosing the perfect avocado. The “ready to eat” ones can go from ripe to rotten quickly, so buy uniformly firm Hass avocados instead. Let them sit at room temperature until they have a slight give, usually a day or two (plan ahead!). This goes great with quesadillas, grilled snapper, and pork.

You can substitute any crisp vegetables and small pieces of protein, just make sure not to overstuff or the wrappers will split.

If you have a really ripe, gorgeous watermelon, you may not need any sugar at all.

Make sure to cut the onions and peppers into big pieces so that they don’t fall through the grill grates.

If you’re using a charcoal grill, you’ll want to actively monitor the heat in different spots and shift the pan this way and that as needed.

A perfect cube is not essential, but try to get the lamb into roughly the same size pieces so they cook at the same rate.

Cerignola and Castelvetrano olives are big, briny, meaty, and sweet. If unavailable, use other types, or simplify with just one.

How to choose corn: Look for tight, squeaky, green husks and rows of kernels that feel taut and full when you run your hands over the cobs.

Not to break your heart or anything, but good luck finding Toma, a cow’s-milk cheese. We didn’t just go rogue: Chef Cámara okayed the cheddar substitute.

Be patient with these; they need to stay over indirect heat the whole time to minimize flare-ups. If you try to rush them, they’ll burn to a crisp.

This is weeknight cooking at its best.

Let the tempeh marinate all morning, then put the dish together for lunch. This recipe is part of our lunch for a week series. Check out the rest for the remaining days.

This dressing is also great as a dip, and most of the vegetables listed here can be left in bigger pieces and treated as crudités instead.

These will be sweet and chewy when done and are the perfect decorations for BA's Best Carrot Cake Recipe.

A cooling and crunchy green version of the typical tomato-based salsa.

Honey can be slow to dissolve, so be sure to shake this one plenty.