Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Breakfasts -- Corned Beef and Cabbage Hash -- Pear Pancakes -- Mexican-Inspired Sweet Potato Savory Waffles -- Indian Sweet Noodles with Eggs -- Cheese Grits -- Sweet Potato Sausage Breakfast Burritos -- Candied Ginger and Carrot Scones -- Apple Fritters -- Spanish Omelet -- Italian-Style Frittata -- Maple Peanut Butter Apple Power Breakfast Bowl -- Black Pepper Grits with Strawberry Jam -- Zucchini Bread -- Chapter Two: Soups -- Asheh Reshteh -- Chicken Noodle Soup -- Pork Chop Ramen -- Pho Bo -- Irish Stew -- Avgolemono -- Minestrone -- Mexican Noodle Soup (Sopa de Fideo) -- Thai Noodle Soup -- Beet Tarator -- Chapter Three: Salads -- Great Winter Salad -- Anchovy and Escarole Salad -- Shuba -- Greek Salad -- Beet Apple Salad -- Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Salad -- Great Grandma Dorothy's Marinated Salad -- Broccoli Salad -- Carrot Salad -- Pear Cucumber Salad -- Fennel Apple Salad -- Tuna Salad -- Golden Beet with Blood Orange and Miso Salad -- Potato and Green Bean Salad -- Chapter Four: Sides -- Red Pepper Sun-Dried Tomato Dip -- Latkes -- Curly Fries Two Ways -- Spring Rolls -- Tzatziki -- Thai Sweet-Pickled Cucumber Salad -- Cheesy Spaghetti Fritters -- Roasted Spiral Slicer "Leavings" -- Hazelnut Parmesan Carrots -- Sweet Potato Chips -- Fried Onions and Flavored Mayonnaise -- Pickled Beets -- Parsnip Kinpira -- Zucchini Fritters -- Savory Zucchini Bread -- Chapter Five: Casseroles -- Potato Gratin -- Mexican Casserole -- Lasagna -- Pastitsio -- Root Vegetable Rice and Beans -- Tuna Noodle Casserole -- Chapter Six: Mains -- Garlicky Zucchini with Anchovy and Parmesan -- Banh Mi Sandwiches -- Rice Stuffed Peppers -- Pesto Pasta -- Spaghetti Bolognese -- Classic Meatballs -- Crawfish Pasta -- Lobster and Seafood Mélange Pasta -- Shrimp Scampi -- Chicken Lo Mein -- Japchae -- Beef Stroganoff.

Porcini Pancetta Parsnip Risotto -- Paella -- Pork Katsudon -- Mini Greek Turkey Meatballs on Zucchini Noodles -- Veggie Patty -- Potato Noodles with Andouille and Red Beans -- Pad See Ew -- Pad Thai -- Alsatian Potato Bowl -- Bibimbap -- Indian-Style Potatoes and Chickpeas -- Truffle Mac and Cheese -- Greek Mac and Cheese -- Sushi -- Butternut Squash, Browned Butter, and Sage -- Quesadillas -- Chapter Seven: Desserts -- Apple and Oat Crisps -- Tzimmes -- Pear Walnut and Chocolate Salad -- Chestnut Pear Parfaits -- Apple Noodle Kugel -- Parsnip Cake -- Raw Fruit Tart -- Pear Bread PUdding with Bourbon Whipped Cream -- Sticky Rice with Honeyed Mango -- Conclusion -- Conversion Charts -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author.