Gluten Free

Truly a one-pot wonder, this dish is homey, comforting, and weeknight-friendly (thanks to the minimal cleanup). Rinse your rice until the water runs clear before adding to keep the grains from going clumpy or gummy in the pot.

Spiced tomato sauce with bits of creamy paneer fills delicious stuffed peppers here, but it can also be served with flatbread, over quinoa, or in a quesadilla.

Starring crispy fried thigh meat dressed in a savory, citrus glaze, orange chicken is a Chinese American take-out staple well worth making at home.

Mild, flaky cod gets an ideal counterpart in this silky-creamy miso–butternut squash sauce. The sauce delivers plenty of flavor thanks to miso and ginger, topped with lemon, cilantro, and chili crisp. The cooking time will vary depending on the fish’s thickness, so keep an eye on it as it cooks; you will know it is done when the fish flakes easily at the push of a fork. 

This simple soup packs a lot of flavor thanks to miso and ginger in the base, plus punchy finishers like lemon juice, cilantro, and chili crisp.

This easy chunky guacamole recipe gets warmth from a dash of cumin and heat from fresh or pickled jalapeño.

This dressed eggplant is wonderful as an appetizer or a full meal on its own.

Braise tofu in an aromatic and spice-filled broth that’s used not just once but over and over again.

This delicious vegetable soup, called sayur lodeh in Indonesian, is popular in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Rendang is a slow-cooked dish that requires hours of stovetop nursing. It was only when I bought an Instant Pot that I even entertained the idea of making it myself.

Menudo is typically served on weekends (whether that means family reunions, dressed in your Sunday best—or as an ideal hangover cure). The earthiness of the hominy and smoky chiles makes this dish one you’ll crave for weekends to come. Dried snow mushrooms are easy to find online and at many East Asian grocery stores. Their frilly, honeycomb-like texture provides a similar look and bite to the pancita—a.k.a. beef stomach—used in traditional menudo, making this dish accessible to almost anyone. W.…

Enchiladas are my comfort food: warm corn tortillas bathed in a slightly sweet, spicy, and bright sauce of chiles and tomato, wrapped around either a quick sauté of whatever veggies I have hanging out in the fridge or the creamy potato mash used here.

Rich, hearty black-eyed peas simmered in coconut milk get a boost of spice from habanero pepper and curry powder.

Editor’s Note: To make this kimchi fried rice recipe vegan- or vegetarian-friendly, use a brand of kimchi made without seafood, such as Mother In Law’s or Sinto Gourmet. Like any fried rice this recipe is adaptable—you can use any vegetables you have on hand.

If you love the taste of ginger, this simple dessert is for you. It requires no baking or steaming and has only three ingredients: milk, sugar and ginger juice.

These classic pignoli cookies gets their chewy texture from almond paste and egg whites and crunch from the pine nuts embedded in their crispy surface. 

Simple, quick, and bursting with flavor, these beans are perfect on their own, with a slice of toast, or tossed into a salad.

A popular sweet in Turkey, candied pumpkin requires few ingredients and a little time.