Spoon this dip into a baking dish up to a day ahead, but top with panko and chives just before baking. If it's chilled, leave the dish out at room temperature while the oven preheats. Scoop into multiple bowls that you can set at different grazing stations.
Adapted from Martin Yan's Chinese Cooking for Dummies. This is my favorite stir-fry sauce. It makes enough for two meals. Having extra on hand makes for a quick meal. My son will actually eat vegetables he can dip in the sauce! WARNING about the amount of soy sauce. When I used Kikkoman soy sauce, I found this sauce far too salty. I now use Angostura, which is much lower in salt. When adding soy sauce, start with less than half the amount and slowly add more to taste. Using vegetable broth makes this vegetarian. Yield: 1 3/4 cups (couldn't get that amount entered)
This Buffalo Chicken Burgers have all the spicy, festive flavor of Buffalo wings – and it only takes one napkin to eat. A healthy burger for grilling season
These days, it's not enough to offer vegetarian dishes at Thanksgiving -- some of your guests may adhere to a vegan diet. Here are two main-course vegan dishes for your holiday table.
I always wondered how the Chinese take out places had your food ready to go in 15 minutes... if they are all as easy as this Szechuan shrimp recipe I may convert to a full-time Chinese diet.