Leafy Greens

The most popular person at any Japanese street festival is the yakisoba guy. Standing at a small cart with a hot griddle, he wears a twisted hair band and holds two giant spatulas, one in each hand. With great energy and fanfare he stir-fries a heap of vegetables and pork with chukasoba noodles—the yellow, springy Chinese-style wheat noodles more commonly known as ramen. He finishes with a glug of the special bottled sauce that tastes like a spicier version of tonkatsu sauce, and customers walk toward him like zombies. At home, however, the dish is best cooked one portion at a time.

It's all about the contrast in flavors, textures, and colors in this hearty winter side.

Mustard-rubbed chicken legs get super-tender when braised in apple cider and white wine for this cozy fall dinner.

This turkey roulade recipe is perfect for a crowd, but is easily halved to feed a smaller crew.

For this recipe, the greens taste best if sautéed just before serving, but you can cook the bacon and stems ahead; leave the pan on an unlit burner 'til go time.

This comforting savory pie is packed with kale and pan-roasted butternut squash.

Don’t skip on the fresh herb garnishes for this recipe; they will serve as a good contrast to the curry.

Toss leftover stuffing into a big pan with sautéed rice, eggs, mushrooms, and kale for a glorious carb-on-carb send-off to the rest of your post-Thanksgiving stash.

A sheet-pan salsa and quick-cooking tostadas make this multi-component meal easy to pull off.

After a day of power-eating, all we want is this palate cleanser. It has tons of spice, zing, freshness—and vegetables that still have some crunch.

This zesty spin on the old party classic matches hot-smoked salmon with beet horseradish, two kinds of soft cheese, and crunchy veg and herbs. Serve it with bagels or pumpernickel bread.

Stuffing salad still counts as salad, right?

This pasta is a complete revelation. The sauce is magically made from the pasta water and tomatoes as the pasta cooks—all in one pan.