Lauren Schaefer
Contributor
Lauren Schaefer is a culinary consultant, chef, recipe developer, and food stylist. She spent her formative years in the kitchens of Bar Tartine Restaurant, Tartine Bakery, and Chez Panisse. She has worked as a recipe developer, food stylist, and tester for numerous cookbooks. Schaefer has served as a recipe contributor, tester, and stylist for Bon Appétit, as well as developing recipes for Rachel Ray Everyday.
Welcome to Our Korean Barbecue Disco Party
Your guide to grilling (and dancing) until sundown with plenty of banchan, grilled pork belly, oysters, and makgeolli.
Scallion Salad With Sesame
Scallion salad, known as pa muchim or pajeori, is one of the mainstays of Korean barbecue.
Grilled Pork Belly and Kimchi
This Korean grilled pork belly is a party waiting to happen, so set it out with the grilled kimchi and kitchen shears and let guests assemble lettuce wraps themselves.
Buldak-Style Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks
Buldak is a chargrilled dish identified by its bright red sauce—sweet, savory, and spicy thanks to the one-two punch of gochugaru and gochujang.
Chopped Salad Supreme With Kimchi Vinaigrette
When you start with good kimchi, all you need is a little neutral oil to make a vinaigrette that will flatter any selection of raw and blanched vegetables.
The Shouldn’t-Be-This-Easy Seafood Boil
A scaled-down seafood boil you can pull off on a weeknight with nearly any quick-cooking vegetables.
Chickpea and Chorizo Tostadas
Mashing some chickpeas into the sizzling chorizo adds heft while keeping this meal light on the meat
Foolproof Fish With Spiced Chickpeas
Just about the most approachable at-home fish cooking method there is.
Crispy Sheet-Pan Meatballs with Salsa Verde
The quickest, most fuss-free and delicious meatball recipe that ever was or will be.
Lemon Pound Cake
Every cook should have at least one good dessert up their sleeve, and this classic, lightly-glazed lemon pound cake should be yours.
Coconut-Curry Braised Chicken Thighs
This simple, big-flavor chicken thigh dish is a great intro to the fundamentals of braising—once you've got the method down, you can braise just about anything.
Crispy Roasted Broccoli With Tahini Sauce
High heat and the simplest sauce ever make for roasted veggies that feel like a dish, not an afterthought.
Smoked Trout-Avocado Dip
If you're not the kind of person who keeps canned fish in your pantry at all times, this is the recipe that will convert you.
Endive Cups With Blue Cheese, Celery, and Croutons
Eating your veggies is a lot easier when there's cheese and fried bread involved.
Quick Kimchi Pancakes
Chewy. Crunchy. Salty. Spicy. These veggie-packed fritters have it all.
Jammy Eggs With Paprika Mayo
Like deviled eggs—but faster, easier, more delicious, and fancier-sounding.
Ricotta and Clementines with Date Vinaigrette
This is actually just a way to serve people a big old pile of seasoned cheese and pretend like it's a salad or something.