Ellie Krieger
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Bold and colorful, this shrimp sheet pan dinner is ready in 30 minutes
Serve it with a side of rice if you'd like — personally, I've become a fan of frozen brown rice, which cooks up fluffy and fresh-tasting in a flash, for...

This creamy pumpkin spoon bread flirts with sweet and savory
I'm not quite sure why pumpkin has been mostly relegated to the sweets category in the United States, but like its winter squash cousins, it happily goes savory, too. Pumpkin...

Bold, tangy peanut sauce and crisp vegetables upgrade a chicken sandwich
If you tend to think of peanut butter primarily as an ingredient to slather onto soft bread with jelly, or for eating by the spoonful out of the jar (guilty...

Roasting fall fruit deepens their flavor and nourishes the senses
A medley of fresh fall fruit -- pears, grapes and figs — looks splendid on the table and is lovely served as a fruit salad. But roasted together, married with...

A barely cooked tomato sauce and oats give these turkey meatballs a fresh twist
One of the best things you can do with big in-season tomatoes, aside from simply slicing them and eating them with extra-virgin olive oil and sea salt, is to grate...

To deal with that glut of zucchini, a big, skillet pancake to the rescue
I originally came up with this savory skillet pancake as a way to make a dent in the many pounds of zucchini a friend gifted me from her garden, but...

A quick and flavorful chickpea stew for all your busy nights ahead
For many, the words "pasta e fagioli" conjure the image of a particular dish with a tomato-laden broth, but pasta and beans don't stop at that. The duo is the...

Bring the beach vibes home with a frosty smoothie that tastes like a milkshake
If you are looking for me in the summertime, chances are you'll find me, at some point, on the beach in Montauk, Long Island, as close to the crashing waves...

This silky and smoky grilled eggplant salad makes a sumptuous side
Cooking eggplant in this primal way - putting the uncut vegetable directly on the grill grates - always excites me. It's not just the fun of the cooking itself --...

Give your barbecue sauce a summer upgrade with addition of fresh blueberries
Blueberries give this lip-smacking barbecue sauce multiple levels of fresh appeal. One hits you at first glance upon seeing its unexpected indigo color. Another - its flavor - is fresher...