Spicy Korean Chicken Stew (Dak Dori Tang)

There’s a dish like this in every culture: chicken curries, coq au vin, chicken paprikas, tagine chicken, red-braised chicken, chicken mole. The list is endless. You braise some chicken with tasty stuff. Scoop it ’til the last drop. Feel better. Sleep better. Be a better person. You know the deal. Now that it’s been chilly […]
Chinese Mix Food

PREP THE FILLING Chop or shred leftover roasted vegetables or meat scraps (turkey, steak dinner, chili, pulled pork, or carnitas would all work).
Kung Pao Chicken and Butternut Squash

It’s the end of October, and squashes, gourds, and pumpkins are everywhere — on people’s doorsteps, dining tables, and planted like portly pebbles on city park displays. But it doesn’t take witchcraft to turn winter squash into a hearty meal. It doesn’t even take a long time to cook! Here, some butternut squash slices are […]
Chicken Roasted Meat

My family always ate a very traditional meal on Thanksgiving: mashed potatoes with gravy, green been casserole, roasted sweet potatoes studded with marshmallows. So like the good little rebel I was, for one of my first holiday meals outside the family, I decided to forgo the classics.