When spring is slow to arrive, Tom takes matters into his own hands. (Don't miss his 6 tips for growing sprouts at home.)

Make a study of flavors and textures for (meatless) dinner tonight.

Gena makes a cold soba noodle salad that's just what you'll want in your lunchbox this spring -- and shares her tips for wrangling spring's most high-maintenance vegetable.

A spring vegetarian chickpea soup that's lush in all the right places (but won't lull you to sleep).

Gena introduces us to hummus' spunky big sister: a white bean dip laced with fresh herbs. 

The good, the bad, the ugly: the do's and don'ts of Sweet Potato Chana Masala.

Move over, potatoes; there's a new chip in town.

Gena is boldly going where no Food52 column has gone before: she's cooking tempeh. And you are, too.