Regional Cuisine Recipes

Hollowed tomatillos stuffed with cheddar, cream cheese, corn, and ground red chile. A no-cook Mexican-inspired appetizer you can prep ahead and serve cold.

General Tao's chicken with crispy water chestnut flour coating, Thai chili peppers, ginger, and orange peel in a sweet-sour sesame sauce. Restaurant-style Chinese takeout at home.

Chicken and andouille sausage gumbo with a dark lard roux, okra, the holy trinity, and a seven-spice seasoning mix. Authentic Louisiana gumbo served over rice.

Chinese-style roast pork and mushrooms stir-fried with ginger, scallions, soy sauce, and sherry in a glossy cornstarch sauce. Ready in 30 minutes.

Jamaican chicken wings marinate overnight in jerk seasoning with Scotch bonnet, allspice, dark rum, and warm spices, then bake to a sticky-sweet finish. Authentic Caribbean party wings.

Chinese cashew chicken stir-fry with snow peas, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and toasted cashews in a soy-cornstarch sauce. A classic takeout favorite made from scratch at home.

Straw and Hay pasta combines regular and green fettuccine with mushrooms, peas, ham, and a light Parmesan cream sauce. A classic Italian dish named for its two-toned pasta, made lighter with skim milk.

A traditional Korean clear spinach soup (Malgun Sigumchi Kuk) with ground beef, garlic, scallions, and soy sauce. Simple, nourishing, and on the table in under an hour with just a handful of ingredients.

Kowloon duckling: a whole duck stuffed with scallion and garlic, slow-smoked over hickory and basted with a soy, honey, and lemon glaze until lacquered. Served with plum sauce. A smoky, Chinese-style barbecued duck.

Asian-style turkey salad with cooked turkey breast, snow peas, red bell pepper, carrot and green onion tossed in a creamy soy-ginger mayo dressing. A fast, fridge-cold leftover-turkey solution served on lettuce.

Salat iz yaits: classic Russian egg salad with hard-boiled eggs, sour cream, mayo, garlic, scallions, and a touch of hot mustard. Bright pimento garnish, ready in 20 minutes.

Quick Chinese stir-fried chicken with hoisin sauce, bamboo shoots, ginger, and crushed red pepper. Marinated in sherry and soy for a glossy, savory-sweet glaze that's ready in under an hour.

Thai chicken soup with lemongrass, galangal, fish sauce, fresh chili, cilantro, and mint. A light, aromatic broth inspired by tom yum, served with rice.

Cheese and corn tortilla enchiladas: flour tortillas stuffed with cottage cheese, corn, cheddar, scallions, and cilantro, topped with salsa and more cheese. Vegetarian, 40 minutes, crowd-pleasing.

Feta and scallion omelet seasoned with paprika and fresh dill, folded soft and fluffy. A quick brunch omelet with a Russian-style salty-cheese filling that comes together in minutes.

Fresh Mediterranean tomato salad with cucumber, black olives, mint, parsley, and a simple lemon-olive oil dressing. A crisp, herbaceous no-cook side dish ready in 15 minutes.