Since cheese is a natural with both potatoes and cauliflower, incorporating a little Fontina and parmesan into the purée adds a nutty goodness, without overpowering it with richness....

Take your favorite Thanksgiving side dishes from boring to brilliant with these quick and easy ingredient upgrades

Consider this recipe as a loose template to be altered according to what you’ve got lying around. You can substitute cooked pasta and rice for the potatoes, and cooked greens for the raw. Play around...

This starchy side dish gets a kick of heat from cayenne pepper, fresh chiles, and hot red pepper flakes.

This variation on a traditional crisp potato pancake is enhanced with the addition of carrots, which add a hit of earthy sweetness.

This side dish of silky mashed potatoes sweetened with pumpkin, seasoned with fresh sage, and laced with melty strands of Fontina cheese is full of favorite autumnal flavors. But, surprisingly, it’s the cider vinegar that really makes this dish...

Frying sage leaves is easy and provides a real wow factor. The sage and chestnuts make an ideal foil for these pillowy gnocchi.

Nearly every cuisine seems to have at least one riff on this simple, traditional recipe: Make batter; cook on hot griddle. These 11 savory versions are among our all-time favorites....

These are everything potatoes should be: crisp-skinned yet pillowy, sprinkled with a generous amount of salty parmesan.

Roast chicken may be the epitome of comfort food, but a few little flourishes can make it the stuff of dreams.