Asian
3-Ingredient Homemade Fortune Cookies
These personalized cookies are fresher and more fun than the average takeout treat.
By Molly Baz
Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup (Tom Yum Kung)
Tom Yum is made so many different ways that no two batches are really ever alike. Simultaneously spicy, tart, and sweet, this soup grows on you the more you eat it. Try it along with rice to cut some of the heat, or eat it throughout a meal for a welcome contrast.
Spaghetti Squash “Noodle” Bowls with Skirt Steak
Spaghetti squash plays the part of rice noodles in this take on a Vietnamese noodle bowl.
By Anna Stockwell
2 New Cookbooks You Need to Read Now
One will take you to the night markets of Asia without leaving your kitchen, the other will put a little bit of Spring in your cooking.
By Paula Forbes
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10 Things to Wrap In a Lettuce Cup
The carb-free and refreshing way to hold your food.
By The Epicurious Editors
Your New Go-To Cucumber Dish
You know that cold cucumber dish you've marveled at in Chinese restaurants? It's shockingly easy to make at home.
By Matt Duckor
Sweet-and-Sour Tomato Chutney
Think of this as Indian-spiced ketchup, and use it in all the same ways.
By Rebecca Collerton
Ramen Noodle Bowl with Escarole
Spicy tofu crumbles, pickled scallions, and roasted garlic chili sauce all come together in this noodle bowl. (Save leftovers to add to grain bowls all week long.)
By Claire Saffitz
Anything Goes Donabe
Chicken, seafood, glass noodles, and vegetables get briefly poached in dashi-based broth. Cutting the ingredients into uniform pieces ensures they cook in the same amount of time.
By Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat
Sake-Steamed Chicken and Kabocha Squash
The secret to juicy, tender, delicately steamed white-meat chicken and squash? Going slow.
By Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat
Spinach Ohitashi
This deep savory dressing makes simply cooked vegetables come to life.
By Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat
Salmon Teriyaki
Luscious salmon glazed in a mixture of sake, mirin, and soy sauce.
By Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat
Steamed Japanese Rice
An easy stovetop method that is quicker than a rice cooker and yields tender, distinct grains that cling gently to each other? Read on.
By Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat
Dashi
The base for countless dishes in Japanese cooking. This method requires just 30 minutes to soak the kombu, unlike some that call for overnight soaking.
By Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat
American Food Today With the Mission Chinese and Lucky Peach Cookbooks
How we cook at home and how we cook in restaurants.
By Paula Forbes
Thai Coconut, Broccoli and Coriander Soup
Feel-good greens and creamy comforting coconut come together in less than half an hour for a weeknight dinner you can really get behind.
By Donna Hay