[Photograph: Derek Lucci] The influence of Chinese cooking can be found in many Thai dishes, and gai pad king—stir-fried chicken with ginger and wood ear mushrooms*—is a prime example of Thai-Chinese cuisine. This dish starts with a paste made from pounding fresh ginger with white peppercorns and aromatics, which is then stir-fried with chicken, more sliced fresh ginger, wood ear […]

Level:Easy Total: 10 min Prep: 10 min Yield:8 servings Ingredients 4 cups watermelon, seeded and cubed (about 3 pounds) 1/2 cup water 24 mint leaves, divided 8 tablespoons super-fine sugar (adjust if too sweet when using a naturally sweeter watermelon), divided 4 very thin lime slices, halved into half moons, divided Ice cubes Directions Add the watermelon and the water […]

How about a quicker, easier lasagna? Pull pasta and canned tomatoes out of the pantry, frozen spinach from the freezer, pick up some cheese on the way home, and you’re on your way to lasagna in an hour. If the recipes in Hero Dinners: Complete One-Pan Meals that Save The Day could wear capes, they totally would. Such is their […]

Here’s an easy summer salad made with grilled corn, peppers, and zucchini! Serve it with burgers and grilled chicken at your next backyard barbecue. Keeps well, too! Do you like corn salad? If so, you’ll love this grilled corn salad. The only thing better than corn picked during the peak of summer is the same fresh corn-on-the-cob, grilled. You get […]

[Photographs: Vicky Wasik] An ideal warm-weather soup, this bright orange bowl is naturally sweet with the flavor of carrots and is incredibly refreshing, thanks to a subtle whiff of mint. A dollop of aromatic yogurt—flavored with dukkah, the Egyptian seed-and-spice blend—adds richness and complexity. Why It Works Chilling the blended soup base before adding mint ensures the mint retains its […]

Preparation time: 15 minutes, plus pickling Cooking time: 35 minutes Total time: 50 minutes, plus pickling Serves:4 Ingredients ½ essential cucumber, thinly sliced1 tsp fine sea salt ½ tbsp granulated sugar 2 tsp caraway seeds, lightly crushed1 tbsp cider vinegar 400g new potatoes 2 x 150g packs baby topped carrots 2 tbsp olive oil75g vegetarian Greek feta, crumbled 130ml essential […]

Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Total time: 35 minutes Serves:4 Ingredients 20g unsalted peanuts 3 tbsp vegetable oil 200g pack mixed exotic mushrooms, sliced 4 salad onions, roughly chopped 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped ¼ tsp chilli flakes 1 essential Waitrose Savoy Cabbage, core removed and leaves shredded 2 tbsp reduced salt soy sauce 2 tsp Chinese […]

Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 6 minutes Total time: 16 minutes Serves:4 – 6 Ingredients 100g Love Life Giant Wholegrain Couscous 300g asparagus, chopped2 x 90g packs fresh Waitrose Popped Garden Peas (or 200g frozen peas, thawed)1 courgette, shredded50g pistachios, chopped25g pack fresh mint, chopped 28g pack fresh coriander, choppedJuice and grated zest of 1 lemon1 tbsp extra virgin […]