Spiced Chicken and Rice, Extremely Nice
Briefly

I will always, in any season, make a chicken-and-rice dish. It's my favorite protein combined with my favorite carb, and I love it in any iteration: Hainanese chicken rice, arroz chaufa, arroz con pollo, iwuk edesi, chicken perloo, chicken cook-up rice, chicken doria, oyakodon...
Boneless chicken thighs brown in olive oil until golden, and then garlic, cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric and allspice are bloomed in the same oil to release their aromas. Then go in the rice, broth, golden raisins and pistachios for a quick, gentle simmer. Top with toasted almonds, and there you have it: some extremely nice chicken and rice...
Another nice thing about Kay's recipe is that it cooks up relatively quickly for a chicken-and-rice dish just 45 minutes from start to finish...
Summer weekends call for casual gatherings, and casual gatherings call for lovely salads. Eric Kim adapted this recipe for lettuces with fresh herbs and cheese...Kay's tahini ramen salad doesn't have cheese, but it does have tahini, which lends plenty of creamy savoriness. It also has instant ramen noodles, which lend their wiggly goodness...
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