Main Dishes

Czech meatballs are a taste of Central Europe: ground pork kneaded with caraway seeds, paprika, grainy mustard, and fresh parsley, then baked until golden. The caraway is the…

Egg foo yong is the Chinese-American classic with a deliciously confused identity — not quite an omelet, almost a pancake, somewhere beyond a fritter. Diced grilled chicken…

Rogan josh is a Kashmiri curry of lamb cubes seared hard and braised in coconut milk with a fragrant blend of cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, and toasted cumin. Rich and creamy with…

Maki rolls reinvent sushi without the rice: creamy avocado spread across nori and rolled around mango-shrimp or avocado-salmon fillings with crisp cucumber and jicama. Cool,…

Ginger-lime grilled shrimp are ridiculously fast and packed with a one-two punch of garlic and fresh ginger, finished with lime that tingles the tongue. A quick 20-minute…

Chocolate chili is the sweetly savory pot that converts skeptics — rich, mellow, and deep like a good mole, with unsweetened cocoa stirred right into the spice blend. Ground…

Moroccan meatballs roll ground lamb with paprika and cumin, then simmer in a tomato sauce that tastes of mystery and adventure. The meatballs braise low and slow until tender…

The best chicken you will ever eat starts with two secrets: a quick salty brine and a fragrant spice blend rubbed over the meat before grilling. Cumin, curry powder, chili…

Cinnamon beef stew with orange gremolata is sophisticated comfort food: beef seared hard, then slow-simmered with cinnamon sticks, rosemary, thyme, and sage until it falls apart…

Pad Thai reinvented for the paleo table: roasted spaghetti squash standing in for rice noodles, tossed with snap peas, chicken, and ribbons of golden egg. Sunshine sauce brings…

Garlic-browned ground meat is the kitchen basic that turns into a dozen dinners: onion sautéed in coconut oil, then ground meat crumbled in and seasoned with salt, pepper, and…

Grilled chicken thighs are the no-fuss staple worth perfecting: seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and a dusting of paprika, then grilled until the skin side toasts…