Main Dishes
Making Chinese Noodles Shine -- I call bean thread noodles the Pasta with a Thousand Names. In fact, these clear, slippery Chinese noodles are also known as glass, cellophane, shining, silver, slippery, or transparent noodles, Chinese vermicelli, and bean thread noodles. They may also be called mung bean noodles because they are made from ground mung beans -- the same little green beans that grow into bean sprouts.
**Article includes recipe for Spicy Chinese Pork and Noodles.
Make Father's Day Ladies Day at the Grill -- Guys usually operate the grill, although tending the fire has recently become a girl thing, too. This Father’s Day, why not give Dad a rest by taking over the grilling duties while he watches the game or does something active.
**Article includes recipe for Jerk Chicken.
One Dish Summer Salads -- More people seem to be cooking these days, either for the pleasure of making real food or out of economic necessity. But when hot weather settles in, no one wants to spend time in the kitchen. Luckily, people crave salads in summer, particularly those that can be served as a one-dish meal.
**Article includes recipe for Asian Beef and Noodle Salad.
Cajun Catfish Sizzles For Summer -- As a teenager growing up in New York City, I was Yankee to the bone. But once I read To Kill a Mockingbird, everything culinary south of the Mason-Dixon line fascinated me. I especially wanted to try fried catfish.
**Article includes recipe for Cajun Catfish Sandwich.
Make Fresh Tuna Salad, Mediterranean Style -- Today, 95 percent of the tuna we eat is canned, but you can also find glistening, fresh tuna steaks in the fish department at nearly any supermarket. As recently as the 1960s, few Americans knew about fresh tuna. Except for those adventurous souls who tried sushi, it took chefs leading us to the Mediterranean way of eating before we turned on to this satisfying, meaty fish.
**Article includes recipe for Marinated Fresh Tuna Salad.
Currying Flavor In A Stir-Fry -- Many people associate curry with India, but curries are also eaten throughout Asia, Africa, and even the Caribbean. Volumes have been written about curry to explain the origin of the word and describe how this dish varies around the world.
**Article includes recipe for Chinese Shrimp Curry.
Chicken Dinner, Updated -- You may remember a time in the past when a formal family dinner took place on Sunday, with two parents plus offspring sitting down at a carefully set table to share roast chicken, mashed potatoes, and all the trimmings – dishes we now nostalgically call comfort food.
**Article includes recipe for Herbed Chicken With Bulgur.
Salmon: A Canny Choice -- Salmon is now the third most popular seafood in the U.S., with an annual consumption that ranks below only shrimp and canned tuna. Because it is an excellent source of essential omega-3 fatty acids, salmon has developed a reputation as a particularly healthy option. But much of salmon’s popularity is due to other factors -- its appealing, mild flavor, its ease of preparation, and its increasingly reasonable price.
**Article includes recipe for Salmon and Brown Rice Burgers.
The Most Versatile Vegetable? -- Butternut squash is one of the handiest and healthiest vegetables you can serve. It might win the vegetable versatility award, as you can bake or roast it, steam or boil it, use it in stews or a stir-fry. Butternut squash is good in soups, main dishes, as a side dish, and even for dessert, where it can take the place of pumpkin or sweet potato as a pie filling.
**Article includes recipe for Butternut Squash Enchiladas with Salsa Verde.
A Couscous Salad Packed With Vegetables -- A salad based on whole grains can be a perfect meal-in-a-bowl: satisfying, full of flavor, and good for your health. And even if you don’t have whole grains handy, it’s still possible to make a healthy, great-tasting one-pot-meal – just don’t skimp on the veggies.
**Article includes recipe for Couscous Salad.
