Pork dumpling bowls
All the flavour of pork dumplings, ground pork, shrimp, cabbage, and green onions, tossed with chewy wheat noodles instead of wrapped. Weeknight-friendly.
Prep20m
Cook25m
Serves4–6
Weeknight
30 recipes · page 2 of 2The recipes we actually cook.
Velveting (pork)
This technique is surprisingly effective for the effort, producing soft, savoury bites.
Prep5m
Serves2–3
Garlic broccoli
Classic takeout garlic broccoli is very simple, and delicious.
Prep5m
Cook10m
Serves2–3
Weeknight ginger beef
This is a quick version of ginger beef, great in rice bowls.
Prep10m
Cook15m
Serves4
Weeknight mapo tofu
I make this for lunch more than dinner, and it’s a tasty and quick meal.
Prep10m
Cook20m
Serves3–4
Tuna rice bowl
This is a simple way to use frozen tuna, cooking quickly, served with easy sides.
Prep15m
Cook10m
Serves2
Cottage pie
A comforting and simple meal, based on the classic 1950s Americanized version. Easy to make from pantry and freezer items.
Prep20m
Cook40m
Serves4
Roast poultry
A roasted chicken or turkey is a comforting base for a family meal, or for food prep.
Prep10m
Cook75–95m
Servesscales to bird size
McDouble
A very cravable burger. This is the closest I’ve gotten to perfecting it, along with its little sibling, the single drive-thru hamburger.
Prep10m
Cook5m
Serves1
Sichuan quick noodles
A one-pan work-from-home lunch built on a precooked protein base. Twenty minutes, cleanup included.
Prep5m
Cook15m
Serves1
Chicken patties
I love chicken sandwiches. The ground chicken patties bread nicely, but are also great on their own.
Prep20m
Cook15m
Serves4
Red Thai curry
This is our classic Thai curry, based on a restaurant that closed many years ago.
Prep20m
Cook30m
Serves4
Coconut lentils
A comforting, lovely lentil stew. Or is it curry?
Prep10m
Cook25m
Serves4
Tomato soup
Who doesn’t love a warm bowl of tomato soup? Pair with simple grilled cheese!
Prep10m
Cook25m
Serves2–4