Connie Lewis, Recipe Tester

The words “orange chicken” used to make us think of gloppy Chinese takeout—until we tried this orange chicken.

• 40 M
• 2 H, 40 M
• 15

Chicken is coaxed to tenderness in beer in this braised chicken with root vegetables. Simple to make, complex in taste, prepare for kudos.

• 25 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 19

Quick, easy, healthful, spectacular in terms of taste, and exactly what you need these last couple of Fridays before Easter.

• 20 M
• 30 M
• 8

Yoohoo, you who’s trying to eat more healthfully, start cramming carrots in your pieholes with this satisfying little number.

• 10 M
• 10 M
• 2

This is definitely not the roast chicken of our childhood. And with all due respect, we couldn’t be happier about that.

• Quick Glance
• 15 M
• 2 H
• 4

Mast-o-khiar. Sounds more like a medieval torture device than a chic cucumber and yogurt dip. But we assure you, it’s the latter.

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• 10 M
• 20 M
• 4

Stop your scoffing. This may not be conventional chili, but it’s no sissy imposter. It’s just a little subtler, soupier, and smokier.

• 35 M
• 1 H
• 6

Michel Richard lets loose with some fanciful flourishes in fashioning this lovely tart—both the recipe and the artsy rendering.

• Quick Glance
• 1 H
• 1 H, 30 M
• 6

What’s chrain, you ask? It’s a heck of a traditional condiment with a bite to it. And it’s coming to a holiday table near you.

• Quick Glance
• 15 M
• 1 H
• 23