IT WAS RATATOUILLE, the southern-French compote of eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, onions and peppers, that taught me the meaning of “umami.” I didn’t know the word as a 10-year-old first encountering ...

Ratatouille is a classic French dish that capitalizes on fresh summer produce, such as eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes. Sometimes served as a stew, the vegetables are soft (not mushy) and basking in a ...

The author of the 8Greens Cookbook offers her spin on the French comfort food dish. Getting dinner on the table—let alone a nutritious one—is a challenge Dawn Russell knows all too well. The American ...

I was busily filling my basket with eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes at the farmers market when a woman tapped me on the shoulder. “Looks like you’re going to make a big batch of ratatouille. Do you ...

One of my favorite things about summer is seeing the farmer's market pop up in town again. The stands are teeming with bushels of in-season produce. Everything is so colorful! I'm like a kid in a ...

Classic homemade ratatouille turns humble zucchini, eggplant, and tomatoes into something that tastes like pure sunshine in a bowl. It has an incredible depth of flavor that makes every bite ...

"Ratatouille" is a funny word. It sounds staccato and dull when pronounced in English — rat-a-too-ee. It takes on quite a different sound when pronounced in French — ra-ta-tooo-yuh, more melodic and ...

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