I spend many days harvesting the wild greens which grow in abundance at the edges of my gardens. Both chickweed and hairy bittercress are common early spring characters: the bittercress is similar in punch to arugula, whereas chickweed is akin to pea shoots, with a tender texture.

This sea-sweet dish is your new favorite ceviche.

With the end of the year comes the gift-giving season. There is nothing better than homemade treats made with love and packaged beautifully, given to dear ones to ooh and ahh over. These glittery hand pies are darling, timeless, perfect little packages filled with a surprise.

When you want a groan-worthy dish but you’re short on time, make this outrageously savory sausage ragù. Ragù is an Italian, meat-based sauce typically served over pasta. Arguably the best-known version is Bolognese sauce, from Bologna in the Emilia-Romagna region, enriched with milk and/or cream.

When cold weather hits, one of my go-tos is to pull out the slow cooker and make chili and stew. With just a couple prep steps, this vegan stew cooks almost entirely passively, freeing you to other cold weather activities and fantasies of steaming bowls-to-come.

Too often, shrimp salad is gloppy with mayonnaise, masking the verve shrimp deserve appreciation for. Their flavor is mild, we can all agree. But with some gentle handling and choice aromatics, shrimp impart a wonderful texture, tender enough to make you swoon. The secret is to let the shrimp steep only long enough for their outsides to become opaque, then transfer them to a shallow bowl to cool—easy-peasy and impossible to overcook.