When a warm late-winter weekend had me pretending summer had arrived, I made Ina Garten’s Middle Eastern Vegetable Salad. Chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, chickpeas, herbs, and feta are tossed in a bright lemon vinaigrette for an easy no-cook dinner. Even with less-than-perfect produce, it’s fresh, satisfying, and a great reminder of warmer days.
Wishbone Kitchen’s Boyfriend Roast Chicken delivers everything you want from a great roast: crisp skin, tender meat, and a bright pan sauce that pulls it all together. Served with crushed Yukon gold potatoes tossed in shallot-champagne vinegar sauce, it’s the kind of comforting, slightly fancy dinner that makes any night feel special.
Grey winter days call for something bright, and no one uses citrus like Ina Garten. From lemony roast chicken to vibrant desserts and orange-spiked vegetables, these recipes wake up winter cooking. Here are my favorite Ina lemon, orange, and grapefruit dishes to help you power through the last stretch of cold weather.
This Spicy Miso Tonkotsu Ramen with Ginger Pork starts with a rich pork bone broth made from simmered pig bones and feet until intensely gelatinous. The broth is paired with a bold spicy miso tare, springy noodles, savory ginger pork, scallions, and soft-boiled eggs for a deeply comforting bowl of ramen at home.
Ina Garten’s Roasted Butternut Squash Salad proves salads can feel right in winter. Maple-roasted squash, jammy cranberries, peppery arugula, toasted walnuts, and Parmesan get tossed with a warm cider vinaigrette that’s tangy, sweet, and glossy. It’s cozy, bright, and the perfect balance of comforting and fresh for cooler months.
Every time we’re in Massachusetts, I stock up on harder-to-find ingredients at Hmart. On a recent trip, I grabbed what I needed to make Eric Kim’s Naengmyeon Kimchi: salted Korean radish tossed with garlic, apple, vinegar, plum syrup, and a probiotic yogurt drink. Crunchy, sweet, tangy, and endlessly snackable.
Calvin Eng’s FFLT (Fried Fish, Lettuce, Tomato) Sandwich is a fried fish sandwich turned all the way up. Pillowy milk bread buns, ginger-scallion tartar with Kewpie mayo and pickled mustard greens, and a shatteringly crisp beer-battered fillet make this a bold, homemade upgrade to the drive-thru classic.
This Weeknight Pozole-Style Green Chili blends the bright, herbaceous flavors of pozole verde with the hearty texture of white bean chili. Roasted tomatillos, hominy, and tender shredded chicken simmer into a thick, cozy stew, finished with lime and piled high with crunchy, creamy toppings.
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