Course: Mains

Chicken, Sausage, and Red Pepper Paella

  Paella to me is the ultimate one pot meal. It also is the time of year where I am not ready for a stew but want something more substantial than the usual summer fare. Paella is a great answer. Although paella is considered Spanish I think this one is more Mediterranean. I use Italian […]

Baked Sesame Chicken

This baked sesame chicken recipe yields deliciously crispy, juicy, and flavorful chicken—without the need for deep-frying! We toss it in a slightly sweet, savory sauce that tastes just like restaurant-style sesame chicken.

Mexican Stewed Beans with Salsa Fresca

  In Mexico City, we learned to prepare traditional stewed beans, as well as a version enriched with pork. Sofrito—a sauté of aromatics cooked separately from the dish’s central ingredient(s)—is a key flavoring for the beans. Our sofrito consists of onion, garlic, tomatoes and jalapeños cooked down to concentrate their essences and is added only […]

Oven-Roasted Barbecue Chicken

Many recipes for oven-barbecued chicken disappoint with soggy skin and little flavor, so our goals were clear. To fix the issue with the skin, we tried a handful of methods including air-drying and broiling, but in the end the best solution was simply to remove it before cooking. This left the meat exposed, making it […]

Ginger Sweet Potato Coconut Milk Stew with Lentils & Kale

This sweet potato and coconut milk stew is a glowing shade of orange with vibrant pops of green from kale and cilantro. We use lots of chili and ginger in this stew, along with a bunch of other spices. The flavour profile, spice combination, and recipe itself is inspired by Indian cuisine as well as […]

Asian Noodle Bowl with Spicy Almond Sauce

  Whole wheat noodles, crisp snow peas, broccoli and red bell pepper are accented by garnishes of scallion and crunchy sliced almonds. But the showstopper to this dish is the spicy almond sauce that packs a wallop of heat.

Pollo a la Brasa (Peruvian Grill-Roasted Chicken)

  In Peru, maestros polleros, or poultry masters, make the wildly popular chickens known as pollo a la brasa by grill-roasting chickens on rotisseries that spin lazily over crackling wood fires to produce meat that's encased in tawny, paper-thin skin and dripping with juices. Our version calls for marinating the bird in a beer-based marinade […]

Creamy Tomato White Bean Stew

The comforting flavors of this Creamy Tomato White Bean Stew make the perfect easy lunch or dinner. This plant-based recipe is packed with wholesome ingredients, like protein-packed white beans, cherry tomatoes, and nutrient-dense greens

Easy Roasted Garlic Soup

Roasted Garlic Soup is a perfect creamy soup made with caramelised, roasted garlic, potatoes and shallots. It’s blended until smooth with chicken or vegetable broth and heavy cream. It pairs really well with several toppings and sides, like crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, herbs and fresh baguette or grilled cheese. It’s ridiculously easy to make – […]

Grilled Chicken Satay

Malaysian chicken satay (satay ayam) features pieces of chicken coated in a deeply fragrant paste, skewered, and charred on the grill. This grilled chicken dish is deeply aromatic, gorgeously charred, fast to cook, and paired with a peanut sauce you’ll want to eat by the spoonful.

Cheddar Potato Soup

  I LOVE soup. In my mind, there are few things that make my day better than a bowl of warm soup with fresh baked bread. Of course, all my favorite soups are usually laden with cream, but that’s what makes them good right? This cheddar potato soup is the stick to your bones, kind […]

Tortilla Soup

This sopa de tortilla is a simple, homestyle tortilla soup like we had in Mexico. It is pureed for smoothness; contrasting colors, flavors and textures are added with garnishes. For the best results, ripe tomatoes are key—in non-summer months, we find Campari tomatoes to be a good option, as well as cherry or grape tomatoes. […]

Cabbage, Apples, and Kielbasa

  Cabbage, apples and sausage are a classic combination. We use kielbasa, a smoked sausage, but feel free to use whatever you have on hand, such as andouille or bratwurst. The sausages are sliced and combined with the other ingredients in the skillet, allowing their meaty flavor to permeate the dish. Any variety of apple […]

Persian Barley-Lentil Soup with Spinach

  This hearty vegetarian soup was inspired by a recipe in “Bottom of the Pot” by Naz Deravian, who explains that she created the dish by combining two classic Persian soups: lentil and barley. She uses dried limes common in Persian cuisine to infuse the broth with unique citrus notes. We opted for easier-to-find fresh […]

Stir-Fried Beef and Broccoli with Oyster Sauce

For our beef and broccoli recipe, we wanted to make sure our beef was tender and our sauce deeply flavored and silky. Before we stir-fried the beef, we marinated thin slices in soy sauce for an hour, drained them, and cooked the beef at a very high heat. We then sautéed and steamed the broccoli […]