We received a lovely gift of two cookbooks by Nigel Slater a few years ago, Ripe and Tender. If you're not familiar, Nigel Slater is a food writer based in London. He's also an avid gardener, and the pictures in the book of his house and garden will make you want to move right in.

These books have become one of our go-to sources for healthy and delicious vegetable dishes, and we've often been surprised by how much we like the dishes that contain vegetables we wouldn't normally use. This creamy pasta with winter greens is a great way to use any type of bitter greens. We used broccolini in this version.