European

This cassoulet is filled to the brim with white beans, lamb, garlic sausage, and smoked sausage (and breadcrumbs), but you can make yours with pork or ham, goat, or duck. Whatever you use, keep the proportions similar to those listed below, and you can’t lose.

This recipe is a classic case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts, especially when prepared and eaten outdoors, in warm weather, with bread and unconscionable quantities of Italian or Spanish rosé, ideally in Sardinia or at least with Sardinians. Female lobsters, with their delicious red roe, are a must. Ask your fishmonger, or look for animals with broad tails and soft, translucent feelers that cross at the tips.

Adding ground pistachios creates a substantial dough that complements the leeks for these galettes.

All your efforts will be rewarded the moment you pull this custardy eggplant slathered in tangy sauce, and a crispy, cheesy top from the oven.

What's in your pantry? Chickpeas? White beans? Either will work in this easy, filling pasta.

Seek out romanesco (a bright green, conical cousin to cauliflower that’s in season right now) for this nutty, savory pasta dinner. Can’t find it? Broccoli or cauliflower will work well too.

Getting the consistency of the creamy mushroom sauce right is key for this pasta recipe—you want to reduce it just until it clings to the pasta.

Cook breadcrumbs—mixed with bright lemon zest and garlic—until toasted and crunchy and then try not to inhale them before garnishing this spicy anchovy pasta.

Turn any extra hardy greens or herbs you can find in your fridge into dinner tonight with this pesto pasta.

Blanched almonds go into a blender with water and oil and come out as a luscious aioli. Because the nuts aren't toasted, the sauce doesn't actually taste very nutty. It's more decadent than yogurt, more subtle than mayo.

Think gnocchi are too time-consuming to make during the week? Think again!

Medrich's version of these golden orange yam and coconut cookies from Spain is delicate and flavorful.

A long-standing tradition in Upper Michigan, meat hand pies are the ultimate portable comfort food.