Featured recipe from Marilu's table * Soba noodles with shredded veggies in peanut sauce

Make this satisfying vegan meal and take advantage of fresh produce, too. (It's not as hard as it looks.)

Use a different nut or seed butter if you have to avoid peanuts – almond butter and sunflower seed butter work just as well (not to mention other varieties).

When you buy fresh ginger, peel and finely grate the whole root. (We try to buy a piece that's finger-sized rather than hand-sized, so we don't have too much extra.) The best grater for ginger is a microplane, or you can use a...