Pork-shiitake niku dango. With beer and noodles, Japanese meatballs are the perfect food.

Feijoadas – Brazil’s take on cassoulet – is even more satisfying when using homegrown Scarlet Runner beans.

Moroccan chickpea and carrot stew with ginger, cardamom and cumin to warm up your winter weeknight.

Pork tenderloin medallions with warm corn, bacon and heirloom tomato succotash.

This little piggy did not go “wee wee wee” all the way home.

You’ve seen poutine. You’ve seen sweet potato poutine. Finally, here’s Poutine Galvaude – now, with more confit!

Sweet black sesame butter – Taiwan’s answer to Nutella?

Barbecue pulled chicken sandwich with apple slaw and sweet corn on the cob. Summer’s a comin’!

Grilled eggplant panini with the season’s first heirloom tomatoes, chevre and kalamata tapenade. Summer!

A cold, wet May begs for tortellini-sausage soup with cannelini beans.

Halibut with cherry tomato-curry cream – an updated version of the Indian classic Machhli Tamatar.

Strawberry shortstack. Great way to use some of those strawberries you can’t stop buying.

This, my northern friends, is Frito pie.

Nässelsoppa – Scandinavian nettle soup with dill and chive crème fraîche. Spring is nettle season!

Why so serious? Have fun with your Easter candy!

Gratin Dauphinois is a basic thing.

Cardamom-scented Dover sole with heirloom navel orange and braised fennel.

Green tomato and watermelon pickles -a taste of summer in the late winter, and a great way to use under-ripe produce.

Classic English toad-in-the-hole, with a twist: grilled cheese and bacon.

Fideos in saffron-pimentón broth with linguiça and mussels. Perfect accompaniment to your dusty old tango records.

Meatball sandwich with sauteed veggies and melted provolone. That’s amore.

Spicy kabocha squash taquitos, oven-baked and healthy. Stay away from those crappy frozen taquitos!