Connie Lewis, Recipe Tester

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

• (2)
• 10 M
• 10 M
• 4

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

• (1)
• 15 M
• 2 H
• 4

Chicken is coaxed to incredible taste and tenderness in this stew of sorts made healthful with root vegetables. Simple to make. Complex in taste. Unforgettable all around.

• (6)
• 25 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 27

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

• (3)
• 35 M
• 1 H
• 8

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

• (3)
• 40 M
• 2 H, 40 M
• 17

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

• (2)
• 20 M
• 30 M
• 10

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.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 20 M
• 4

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.

• (4)
• 15 M
• 1 H
• 25