Kale

Eggs, kale, and a killer sweet potato crust.

The Topanga Living Cafe in Topanga, CA, inspired this gluten-free quiche that uses caramelized sweet potato instead of dough.

This warm, comforting soup is just the thing for a random Tuesday night, and it’s cold outside, and you don’t want to put too much effort into cooking.

Yes, fried rice for breakfast counts if there's an egg (or 3) in it!

Our favorite and best method of making pasta—the same one the pros use in restaurants—is one in which the pasta finishes cooking in a glossy sauce made by emulsifying cheese into the pasta cooking liquid. It’s so easy and good it might change your life (or if not your entire life, then definitely your weeknight pasta game).

Our old friend kale salad pairs up with avocado for a sturdy, not sad, desk lunch.

Berbere, a warming Ethiopian spice blend, punches up these incredibly easy meatballs.

We'll always love a good kale salad—here are some really great ones.

Or any greens, because we know you haaaate kale.

Even sausage can dry out when overcooked; we like browning them over direct heat, then moving them to a cooler spot to finish cooking.

Roasting the eggplants at a high heat will make the flesh very tender while making the skin a little crispy.

For years, chef Courtney Storer sacrificed her health for the sake of fitting in. Now that she's head chef, she's not afraid to eat a bowl of kale.

These dinners are done in 30 minutes or less.

It isn’t often we demolish an entire bowl of something without once suspecting that it was vegan.

If you don’t want or didn’t have time to soak the black-eyed peas overnight, just power-soak them.

If you come across turnips with good-looking greens still attached, use in place of the kale.

Less oil, more leaves that resemble chips.

Yes, we compiled 75 recipes in honor of our favorite color of food.

This will take you back to the flavor of all those canned cream-of-mushroom-soup-based casseroles, but without all the weird ingredients!

This savory gluten-free vegetarian pancake recipe can be made in the same pan as the wilted greens, maximizing efficiency for a healthy weeknight meal.

The components in this recipe sound a little out there, but trust us.

These are the recipes our food director makes at home: That means they're foolproof.

Dinner game-changer: start cooking your greens in coconut milk.

Don’t skimp on the seeds—lots of crunchy bits throughout keep this salad recipe texturally interesting.