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Easy chicken tacos. Kristina Felix is here with a recipe that's more taqueria than supermarket taco kit. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (Christopher Testani, The New York Times)

Easy chicken-taco Tuesday and more weeknight dishes

May 29, 2025 at 11:23 a.m.

Tacos reign supreme in this do-it-yourself world, and we have a new recipe for easy chicken tacos; simply set them out and let people have at them.

Miso-chile asparagus with tofu. Melissa Clark's miso-chile asparagus with tofu is the go-to recipe for those springtime spears. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (Christopher Testani/The New York Times)

Five Weeknight Dishes: Meet My House Asparagus

May 22, 2025 at 1:39 p.m.

I鈥檓 pleased to announce that I鈥檝e found my house asparagus recipe for spring 2025: this miso-chile asparagus with tofu from Melissa Clark, my fellow asparagus nut.

Sotol Pepino, left, and Sotol C铆trico. Unlike agave-based spirits, sotol is made from a group of plants in the dasylirion genus, which dot the Chihuahuan Desert and the northern Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila and Durango. Food styled by Hadas Smirnoff. (Joel Goldberg, The New York Times)

It’s high time you added sotol to your bar cart

May 20, 2025 at 5:38 p.m.

Sotol makes for an extremely versatile cocktail ingredient

Sheet-pan chicken and tomatoes with balsamic tahini. Ali Slagle脮s all-in-one dinner comes together in 20 minutes, thanks to clever use of the broiler. Food styled by Cyd Raftus McDowell. (Kerri Brewer/The New York Times)

Five Weeknight Dishes: Meals for Maycember

May 15, 2025 at 12:09 p.m.

I personally love the hustle and bustle of the almost-summer season, but I鈥檇 be lying if I didn鈥檛 admit that the idea of cooking dinner every night on top of...

Crispy chicken with lime butter. Let the chicken cook itself, then turn the drippings into a savory lime butter sauce, Eric Kim writes. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (David Malosh/The New York Times)

The Secret to Restaurant-Style Chicken at Home

May 15, 2025 at 12:09 p.m.

The best-tasting chicken results when you don鈥檛 take it too far from itself, when you let the chicken taste like chicken.

Risotto with greens and peas. A risotto can be a great repository for lightly wilting greens and herbs. Food styled by Yossy Arefi. (Yossy Arefi/The New York Times)

7 Easy Ways to Make Your Basil (and Other Herbs) Last So Much Longer

May 15, 2025 at 12:09 p.m.

Herbs can go from sprightly to swampy before you have time to use them up. The simple tips that follow can help you make sure they never go to waste.

Hangover kimchi soup. Garlicky, gingery and full of bright flavors, this panacea will heal you from within. Food styled by Rebecca Jurkevich. (David Malosh/The New York Times)

The Soup That Cures All My Hangovers

May 8, 2025 at 10:50 a.m.

This hangover kimchi soup will remind you of pho, with echoes of tom yum soup and kimchi guk, all healing and hydrating in their brothy brightness, but abundant in flavors.

Dry vermouth and fino sherry make up the base of this easy-drinking martini. Classically booze-forward martinis may go down easy, but can make for a hard morning. This lower-alcohol version is a great alternative. Food styled by Rebecca Jurkevich. (David Malosh/The New York Times)

Finally, a dirty martini you can enjoy on a school night

May 7, 2025 at 2:16 p.m.

Dry vermouth and fino sherry make up the base of this lower-in-alcohol cocktail, while keeping all the flavor of an original dirty martini.

Turkey-ricotta meatballs. Ali Slagle鈥檚 turkey-ricotta meatballs are so tender that you can easily slice into them with a spoon. (Christopher Testani, The New York Times)

Recipe: The best turkey meatballs I鈥檝e ever made

May 6, 2025 at 6:19 p.m.

The result is a pan of meatballs so tender that you can easily slice into them with a spoon as you scoop up saucy bites from your bowl.

Vegetarian Pad Thai. Leave it to Hetty Lui McKinnon to make a satisfying meatless version of those lovable sweet-sour-salty noodles. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini. (Rachel Vanni, The New York Times)

Recipe: This vegetarian pad thai hits the spot

April 30, 2025 at 4:54 p.m.

We have a new vegetarian (and easy to veganize) version, along with four other great options for the week.

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