Chicken

This dish is wonderful served with mashed potatoes.

You can prepare the polenta a day ahead. The chicken and vegetables can be made earlier in the day, and both can be reheated before serving. Team this with a radicchio and arugula salad, and uncork a Pinot Grigio.

Make this impressive dish the centerpiece of your buffet table.

Although most of the molasses imported by the Colonies in the seventeenth century was used to make rum, some found its way into the kitchen. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Curry dishes are usually served over rice, but pasta is a delicious change.

This dish comes together in no time, especially if you have leftover chicken on hand and use purchased guacamole.

For a colorful presentation, serve the salad in red cabbage leaves.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

In this recipe, the oven does the frying, eliminating most of the fat, and all of the messy splatter of traditional pan-frying. This quick and easy supper will be a sure family favorite, especially if you serve it with steamed green beans, sliced tomatoes, and biscuits.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

The popular North African chili paste known as harissa is featured in a braised-chicken dish from Laura Dewell, chef-owner of Pirosmani restaurant in Seattle.

These chicken wings need to marinate for at least 8 hours — we recommend putting them in the refrigerator before you go to bed so they'll be ready for roasting the next day. The deep, almost beeflike flavor of these wings comes from the red wine in the marinade; both the wings and the mayonnaise get a boost from the Spanish smoked paprika.