Buffalo Chicken Salad * 2 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs (cooked) * 8 oz cream cheese (softened to room temperature) * 1/4 cup Kewpie mayo * 1/4 cup Frank's RedHot sauce * 3 celery stalks * 1 shallot * 4 garlic cloves * 1 cup dill pickle slices (for serving)
Hot Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits Fried Chicken * 6 small boneless skinless chicken thighs (aim for 4oz thighs, trimmed of excess fat) * ½ cup buttermilk* * 1 large egg * 1 tbsp hot sauce (your fav) * 1 tsp + 2 tsp salt * ½ tsp + ½ tsp black pepper * ½ tsp + 1 tsp garlic powder (divided) * 1 ½ cups all
Cheesy Sausage Alla Vodka Baked Spaghetti Squash * 3 medium spaghetti squash * 2 tbsp EVOO * 1.5 lbs Italian sausage * 1/2 cup shallot (minced) * 1 tbsp Calabrian chili paste * 2 tbsp tomato paste * 1 cup vodka * 2 ½ cups tomato puree or marinara (I used Rao’s) * 1 cup heavy cream
The Ultimate Tuna Melt Tuna Salad * 4 5 oz cans tuna (drained well) * ⅔ cup Kewpie mayo * ⅓ cup finely diced celery * ¼ cup chopped celery leaves * ¼ cup minced red onion * ¼ cup finely chopped fresh parsley (flat leaf) * ¼ cup finely chopped banana peppers * 1 tbsp celery seeds * Kosher salt + fresh cracked black pepper
Tomato Chili Butter Mini Manti with Garlicky Yogurt These mini Manti with tomato chili butter and garlicky yogurt are as easy to make as they are delicious. They are some of the cutest little dumplings I ever did see. The folds in the Manti give them amazing chew. The tomato
Miso Chili Crisp Alla Vodka This miso chili crisp alla vodka is a riff off my mom’s famous vodka sauce recipe, but with a fun East Asian twist! The flavor has all the familiarity of the vodka sauces we all know and love, but the addition of white miso
Spicy Garlic Squid Ink Pasta with Steamed Mussels This is the absolute perfect dish to make for Halloween — it gives v spooky, Medusa’s hair-style vibes — or honestly literally any other time, especially if you’re a pasta lover. * 1 lb squid ink linguini or spaghetti * 2 lb mussels