Weeknight
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Spoonbread With Roasted Green Chilies
Broccoli and Red Onion Quesadillas
When you cook the red onions and broccoli, be sure to heat the pan enough to sear their edges.
Coconut Oil Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Here, coconut oil deepens the natural caramelized flavor of roasted sweet potatoes, and it adds a delicate coconut essence. Brown sugar and nutmeg sweeten the dish, and a dash of black pepper makes it for adults. It's just delicious.
Buckwheat and Amaranth Muffins
The muffins available in most coffee shops and cafes are like oversize, unfrosted cupcakes: too sweet and too big. But muffins don’t have to be cloying — a bit of natural sweetener is all that’s required to make them taste like a treat. And they don’t have to be calorie-laden confections. This week, you’ll find it’s possible to make muffins with a number of nutritious ingredients, particularly whole grains. Muffins made with buckwheat or cornmeal offer great taste and nourishment — without the feeling that you’re chewing on rocks. Even if you don’t think of yourself as a baker, take a stab at this week’s recipes. They’re easy and come together quickly. Of all the muffins I make, these have the most distinctive flavor.
Pear, Persimmon and Hazelnut Salad
Chicken Adobo With Coconut Milk
It is the national dish of the Philippines, and the subject of intense and delicious debate across its 7,100 islands whether made with chicken, pork or fish. Whichever, the protein is braised in vinegar until pungent and rich, sweet and sour and salty at once, then sometimes crisped at the edges in high heat, and always served with the remaining sauce. Its excellence derives from the balance of its flavors, in the alchemy of the process. Cooking softens the acidity of the vinegar, which then combines with the flavor of the meat to enhance it. Whether consumed in Manila’s heat or on the edge of a New York winter, adobo holds the power to change moods and alter dining habits. It is a difficult dish to cook just once. The recipe that follows derives from one given to The Times in 2011 by Amy Besa, who runs, with her husband, Romy Dorotan, the excellent Purple Yam restaurant in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.
Sautéed Baby Bok Choy
A perfect side dish for chicken adobo, the national dish of the Philippines, or any other meat dish.
Roasted Cauliflower Salad With Watercress, Walnuts and Gruyère
You can make this kind of salad with almost any vegetable that won’t wilt or burn when subjected to a copious slick of oil and a blast of high heat. Broccoli, brussels sprouts, beets, parsnips, sweet potatoes, winter squash and rutabagas all work well. One of the best vegetables for this salad, though, is cauliflower. The florets turn juicy and tender in the center while crisping and browning around the edges, and cauliflower’s mild flavor is amenable enough to pair nicely with almost anything else you toss in the bowl.
Broccoli Stir-Fry With Chicken and Mushrooms
Potato and Onion Frittata
This dish is based on the classic omelet of Spain, tortilla española. In the authentic dish, the potatoes are fried, and most recipes call for copious amounts of oil. In this version, I steam the potatoes to cut down on oil and use a waxier variety of potato with a lower glycemic index. Waxier potatoes also have a better texture when steamed instead of fried.
Tomato Soup
This recipe, adapted from Ted's Bulletin, an upscale comfort food diner in Washington, makes a simple yet satisfying soup. A generous swirl of half and half adds richness, and the unexpected addition of honey lends a subtle, earthy sweetness. Just add grilled cheese.
Lentil and Tuna Salad
Lentils and tuna are a wonderful combination. This mixture also makes a great stuffing for tomatoes.
Pasta With Spicy Sausages, Tomatoes, Rosemary and Olives
Chicken Meatballs, Italian Style
Grilled Mushrooms in Foil Packets
If you like to grill foods at a picnic, here's a great vegetarian option. Prepare these packets at home, then pack them, ready to grill, in your picnic basket. The recipe is inspired by one in Patricia Wells's cookbook "Vegetable Harvest.” You can make this with cultivated or wild mushrooms.
Creamy Potato Salad With Yogurt Vinaigrette
You may worry about the amount of dressing in this luscious salad, but you'll find that it is largely absorbed by the potatoes. The salad resembles a classic creamy potato salad with lots of crunchy celery, but there's only a smidgen of mayonnaise here. The technique of softening the onions with boiling water comes from the cookbook author Deborah Madison.
Cucumber-Watermelon Salad
Asian (hoisin sauce) and Mexican (jalapeño) combine in this bright summer salad, which takes advantage of a seasonal favorite, watermelon and the ever-reliable cucumber. Flat-leaf parsley adds specks of deep green, and pistachios add crunch.
Grilled Chicken Breasts Stuffed With Herb Butter
Chicken Quesadillas With Avocado-Cucumber Salsa
There is one caveat when using leftover grilled meat. As the meat chills, the flavors recede, becoming quieter and mellower. For these quesadillas that I made out of Sunday’s grilled chicken thighs, shredded and stuffed into a corn tortilla with a little cheese and quickly toasted, I stirred together a lime-zest-imbued cucumber and avocado salsa that added a welcome citrus edge.
Italian Sausage Sandwiches
These tasty sausage and melted provolone sandwiches are a snap to put together and can be made with grilled, roasted or pan-fried sausages. A quick slaw of cabbage, carrots, mayonnaise and pickled peppers adds a moist and spicy crunch.
Stale-Bread Pizza
Simple Pad Thai
Pad Thai is essentially a stir-fry and requires little more than chopping and stirring. It comes together in less than a half-hour. First you'll need rice stick noodles, which are pale, translucent, flat and range from very thin to more than a quarter-inch wide; you soak them in hot water until they’re tender. Meanwhile, make a sauce from tamarind paste, now easily found in larger supermarkets or online. The paste, made from the pulp of the tamarind pod, is very sour, but more complex than citrus. (It can vary widely in its potency, so be sure to taste as you go.) Made from fermented anchovies (and much like the garum of ancient Rome), fish sauce (nam pla) is another important ingredient. Honey and rice vinegar round things out.
Chickpea Tagine With Chicken and Apricots
Tagines, the slow-cooked, deeply aromatic stews of North Africa, are traditionally made and served in distinctive clay pots, often with lamb, and usually over couscous. This isn’t a traditional version: It’s fairly quick, and it relies on a heavy-bottomed saucepan rather than a tagine. With chicken thighs, bulgur, chickpeas and dried apricots, it comes together to produce an Americanized version that is a super one-pot dinner, fast enough for a weeknight despite the long ingredient list, and infinitely variable.
