Connie Lewis, Recipe Tester

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

Mast-o-khiar is a chic, Persian cucumber and yogurt dip. Sort of like tzatziki but seriously pretty with the addition of golden raisins and dried rose petals.

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.

Chicken thighs are coaxed to incredible taste and tenderness in this stew that sneaks in root vegetables bathed in beer. Simple to make. Complex in taste. Unforgettable all around.

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

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

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

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