Recipes

Tailor-made for a summertime hike, these sandwiches are easy to prepare, satisfying to eat, and easily portable.

Sugar snap peasHow to choose: Called mange-tout in French (eat all), these crisp delightsa cross between flat snow peas

Being a vegetarian has its upsides: Compared with meat eaters, vegetarians have lower mean body mass indexes, lower

Quick-rising yeast is the secret to making terrific pizza in less than an hour

This is the easiest and simply the best brisket recipe I have ever found. The secret is to make it a day before and let it rest overnight in the cooking gravy before reheating and serving.

Poaching is a great cooking method because it locks in moisture without added fat. This salmon is a perfect Yom Kippur dish: Make it ahead and serve it cold or at room temperature after the day of fasting.

This well-known dip is a combination of chickpeas (a staple of Israeli food) and tahini, ground sesame-seed paste available at ethnic and natural foods stores.

RhubarbHow to choose: Resembling long, bright red celery stalks, rhubarb is best when crisp and plump. Discard any

A melange so delectable even the most finicky cat will succumb.