Eating

An incredibly tasty variation of a traditional Fall dish. Three minutes to make a batch of ginger-lemon-maple syrup soda base and brush it on the squash halves before roasting. Turns a mellow, mild dish into one that lights up your mouth.

The squash that's easy to peel, easy to clean, easy to slice and dice. And easy to curry. Cheap and easy to buy right now in Farmers Markets almost everywhere. Sweet and spicy. Mouth- and nose-filling. Tickles every taste bud you have. Yum.

No sauce on this, but the roasted vegetables combine to taste like a great sauce. A sauce you chew. But just a little. Because the red roasted vegetables almost melt in your mouth. They're the stars here. This would be great even without the pizza crust.

How and why to cook the healthiest vegetable of the season - and keep it that way. Keeps its flavor and color, too.

I love beets. Everyone loves these beets. Even the ones who say, oh, I don't eat beets. To those people, you can say, yeah, but these are like the French fries version of beets. Actually, they're better. And much easier to make.

Amazing what a little whipped cream will do for a deviled egg. We're not talking about a garnish here. We're talking about a mayonnaise replacement that makes the yolk unusually light and, yes, creamy.

So many reasons to try these 6-ounce, high-protein, big-flavor vegetarian cheeseburgers that look, feel and taste great. $1 for a big burger on a rich, buttery brioche bun.

A delicious, even luscious, vegetarian snack or hors d'oeuvre. Serve it to vegan friends and they'll think you've converted. Vegan or not, everybody'll be impressed. Including you. Serve it on carrot slices, bread or anything that seems like a good idea. It will be.

You don't have to be in Spain to find perfectly ripe late summer tomatoes. But you can sprinkle a dash of Spain into your soup. 80 cents per bowl of greatness that's got 43% of your day's Vitamin C, 82% of your Vitamin A and a near-zero Glycemic Load.

Summer's back already. And it's in my mouth. In every bite of a tart that's the easiest best-tasting thing I've tasted in months. Sounds simple because it is. But it's so much more flavorful, interesting and satisfying than you'd expect.