Vegetarian

Pick firm, bright-green celery stalks with lots of leaves.

When the raw slices are baked, they will shrink considerably, so use large beets.

You'd think grown-ups wouldn't have to share this beautiful side dish, but the onions' crispy sweetness makes them pretty irresistible to kids.

This dish is simple, unforgettable, and bound to please hot-sauce addicts.

Thanks to frozen puff pastry, making this savory hors d'oeuvre is a snap.

Sandwich this burger between English muffin halves or serve with lots of arugula.

The carrots are shocked in ice water after shaving to give them a wavy shape and slightly soften their crunch.

Lamb's-quarters is a common weed that is being rediscovered as the super-food it was reputed to be centuries ago. It goes by many names, but the most descriptive is wild spinach because that's exactly what it tastes like: Spinach, only way better! If you like creamed spinach, you'll love creamy lamb's-quarters, baked under a cheesy crumb crust.

Just about any fruit will work under this delicious lattice crust, but the sweet-tart trio of nectarines, plums, and raspberries is hard to beat.

Keep the husk on for perfectly steamed kernels. Grill it naked for sweeter nuggets.

These potatoes are typically roasted in a blazing wood-fired oven, but you can still get crispy, craggy edges in a home oven.

Any combination of flame-kissed veggies brushed and tossed with this easy vinaigrette makes a deliciously smoky side.

Use this multipurpose seasoning salt for all your summer grilling

Between the rich chestnuts and the buttery rice, this dish has the chops to be a main.

Butter beans are among the late-summer treasures in Charleston. For this simple, satisfying side, use the small green kind (or frozen baby lima beans in the off-season).

Light, crunchy, and downright pretty, this fresh spring slaw will brighten any spread.

Briefly baking the cornbread before adding the jam prevents the preserves from sinking to the bottom of the batter.

This simple tangy-style potato salad is inspired by dill pickle-flavored potato chips.

Grilling radicchio and fennel tames their intense flavors, bringing out their natural sweetness.

At Black Seed Bagels' shop in NYC, their wood-fire oven is critical to the bagel's shape, texture, and taste. Don't have one at home? No problem, we talked to head baker Dianna Daoheung about how to make the bagels in a conventional oven.