A multicolored mix that can be vegan, or not.

There may be one true love, but there is no one true way to do dinner on Valentine’s Day. Passionate cooks might shun going out, confecting tête-à-tête meals in their own homes instead.

There’s more than one way to skin a potato. Here, a dozen of the best.

Latkes made with vegetables like carrots, cabbage, kale and apples instead of starchy potatoes are a little less crispy, but no less delicious.

With a yogurt vinaigrette, this dish is a healthier and more piquant version of a French takeout staple known as salade Russe.

An easy version of salade niçoise whose signature is a bold vinaigrette, fragrant with garlic and anchovy.

In the realm of homemade pasta-making, gnocchi are relatively easy to produce and require no special equipment — or even eggs.

A recipe for leek and potato soufflé with ham and Fontina.

A recipe for cabbage, potato and leek soup.

Unfairly tainted by their association with various snack foods, potatoes — fresh, unprocessed ones, anyway — are good for you.