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Scallion Salad With Sesame

Scallion salad, known as pa muchim or pajeori, is one of the mainstays of Korean barbecue.
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Grilled Pork Belly and Kimchi

This Korean grilled pork belly is a party waiting to happen, so set it out with the grilled kimchi and kitchen shears and let guests assemble lettuce wraps themselves.
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Buldak-Style Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks

Buldak is a chargrilled dish identified by its bright red sauce—sweet, savory, and spicy thanks to the one-two punch of gochugaru and gochujang.
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This Dessert Dip Is Dunkaroos For Adults

Turn summer fruit into a proper treat.
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Chopped Salad Supreme With Kimchi Vinaigrette

When you start with good kimchi, all you need is a little neutral oil to make a vinaigrette that will flatter any selection of raw and blanched vegetables.
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The Shouldn’t-Be-This-Easy Seafood Boil

A scaled-down seafood boil you can pull off on a weeknight with nearly any quick-cooking vegetables.
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Chickpea and Chorizo Tostadas

Mashing some chickpeas into the sizzling chorizo adds heft while keeping this meal light on the meat
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Stupid-Simple Grilled Ribs

Call us crazy, but we think these three-ingredient crispy, charred ribs are just as delicious (if not more so!) than the low-and-slow, fall-off-the-bone-tender kind.
Lifestyle

30-Something Dinner Parties Are the Best Dinner Parties

By this point in your life, you know that all the cooking you're doing isn't for your friends. It's for you.
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Crispy Tofu with Coconut Quinoa and Broccolini

Crispy, craggy, and thoroughly coated in an addictive, peanut-y sauce, this tofu is so good that even the most stubborn carnivores won’t complain.
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Foolproof Fish With Spiced Chickpeas

Just about the most approachable at-home fish cooking method there is.
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Butternut Squash Parmesan

This twist on traditional eggplant Parmesan has fewer steps (no need to fry!) but no less satisfaction.
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Cauliflower Rice Pilaf with Spiced Almonds and Scallions

This cauliflower rice recipe is very adaptable; just use what you find in your cabinets.
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Crispy-Skin Salmon With Miso-Honey Sauce

Quick cooking, not-too-expensive, and super satisfying, salmon fillets are a weeknight dinner slam dunk—and our go-to method for making them is pretty much un-mess-up-able.
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Every Night Salad with Yogurt Ranch

This crunchy romaine number, drizzled with a creamy, craveable yogurt-based homemade ranch dressing, is the kind of salad that goes with just about anything, from delivery pizza to pan-seared pork chops.
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Crispy Sheet-Pan Meatballs with Salsa Verde

The quickest, most fuss-free and delicious meatball recipe that ever was or will be.
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Basically Black Bean Soup

Few ingredients have such a stellar deliciousness-to-affordability ratio, and the best part about starting a soup with dried beans is that they create their own incredibly savory broth as they cook.
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Lemon Pound Cake

Every cook should have at least one good dessert up their sleeve, and this classic, lightly-glazed lemon pound cake should be yours.
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Coconut-Curry Braised Chicken Thighs

This simple, big-flavor chicken thigh dish is a great intro to the fundamentals of braising—once you've got the method down, you can braise just about anything.
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Crispy Roasted Broccoli With Tahini Sauce

High heat and the simplest sauce ever make for roasted veggies that feel like a dish, not an afterthought.