The distinctive quality of ume-shiso—umeboshi (pickled plums) and green shiso—enhances the juicy sweetness and char of grilled shrimp and the crunch of daikon....

It may take years of training to become a sushi master, but Japanese home cooking has an honest simplicity that makes it accessible to novice cooks.

Because the sesame seeds are unhulled, they have a richness that flatters the freshness of spring vegetables—here, cool kohlrabi and sweet pea shoots.

Preserved lemons are perhaps most at home in Moroccan dishes, but we love their complex, bright flavor in all kinds of soups, stews, and salads.

The inner stalks of celery and fennel, plus soft chunks of mozzarella, add up to a clean, cool salad that’s quite striking.

After eating these shrimp, a five-year-old has been known to say, “Wow, Mom, thanks!” And they’ve driven a grown woman to shamelessly lick her plate.

If you want something different this year, look no further than our collection of verdant and decidedly nontraditional St. Patrick’s Day recipes.

Thin green beans add ribbons of color as well as bite to a celeriac rémoulade.