Herbs & Spices

The baby artichokes are cooked in advance, so they only need to be grilled for a short time.

If baby beets are not available, use large beets cut into 1-inch chunks.

This main dish is delicious served with boiled potatoes or rice.

You can serve this dish hot, cold, or at room temperature. Cook the fish in batches if your oven is small. Dried beans work best, but you can substitute 6 cups of drained, rinsed canned beans; begin with step 3.

This dish is also delicious with mussels. Decrease the amount of chiles if you like it less spicy.

This recipe, without the shrimp (and with vegetable stock), makes a nice vegetarian main dish; serve it with grated Parmesan cheese.

You can substitute 1 pound large shrimp with shells for the prawns.