Pasta doesn't need meat to make it a satisfying meal. Instead, these ten recipes rely on ingredients like pumpkin and ricotta, rapini and creamy white beans, and even an ingenious béchamel sauce enriched with roasted butternut squash instead of cheese. Whether you're looking for a big baked pasta dish to serve guests or a cozy one-bowl meal of pasta e fagioli, these hearty vegetarian pasta recipes will satisfy your cravings. More

Trying to reproduce a beloved relative's signature dish is often futile, especially when recipes are unrecorded and our dear ones are no longer with us. In this case, I was inspired by my father-in-law's kalguksu, or Korean "knife noodles," despite the fact that I sadly never got to meet him nor taste the noodles that my partner remembers so fondly. While my version could never match the original, I think I can safely say these noodles are a fabulous comfort food. More

I tried to make kale chips a few years ago when a friend told me how much she swears by this simple, healthy snack. A bad oven and an impatient cook (guilty!) burned them just a little bit. And you know what? They were terrible! But, after tasting some incredibly flavored dehydrated kale chips, I made it my mission to try again and to make them successfully at home — but without a dehydrator. And you know what? It worked! Here's your ticket to healthy-style Doritos. Seriously. More

We had two encounters with mascarpone cheese in pasta recently. One was seeing this Tagliatelle with Spinach, Mascarpone, and Parmesan over on Jamie Oliver's website. The other was catching the tail end of a British cooking show where the host was making mascarpone-lemon spaghetti. (We're sensing an English theme.) This is our version, which borrows a bit from both but has the bright flavor of Meyer lemon plus toasted hazelnuts, which turned out to be the best ingredient of all... More

Here's a simple little fall-time pasta dish with sweet roasted butternut squash and nutty brown butter. It's one of those dishes that makes even a weeknight meal feel special, especially if you splurge for fresh fettuccine noodles and a nice bottle of wine. Serve it with a salad of bitter greens, apples, and walnuts on the side, and dinner is ready. More

The dish I'm about to share is really two recipes in one – heavenly together but also good building blocks for many other meals this fall and winter. First up is a creamy, yet dairy-free, soup with roasted fall vegetables like butternut squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, and parsnips. Then come the dumplings. More

Have you made your first hot soup of the season yet? If not, perhaps one of these filling, flavorful recipes will inspire you. And they're all vegetarian! From meatless split pea to sweet and sour mushroom cabbage, from pumpkin tortilla to sweet potato chili, this is fall in a pot, my friends. More

Q: I'm a vegetarian and have a few basic cookbooks, but I'm looking to build my collection, especially with cookbooks for baking, making my own jams, etc. The cookbooks can definitely include meat recipes, because I do cook that for friends on occasion!

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Now that the weather has cooled off and it's possible for me to turn on the oven in my apartment without feeling like I'm detoxing in a sauna, I'm ready to get back to a favorite weekly ritual: Friday night pizza. Pizza is by far my favorite food, but I'm a surprisingly simple girl when it comes to how I make it. I don't do a lot of toppings, and I rarely stray from a few key ingredients. (You may say it's boring; I say it's consistent.) And the one main constant for me is kale. Super, super garlicky kale. More

I've shared how much more likely I am to eat breakfast when it's a meze style – I just love being able to sample from a spread of olives, cheese, fresh vegetables, bread. Pita is nice, but when I have a little extra time, I make up a batch of manakish zaatar to eat over a few days. Topped with a fragrant, zingy blend of spices, these Lebanese flatbreads make lovely snacks and appetizers, too. More