Cooking & Recipes

Reheating pad thai without drying it out

The reliable way to reheat pad thai without drying it out is to add liquid back before you apply heat: a splash of water for a skillet or wok, a damp paper towel for a microwave, and a foil cover for …

Shrimp pad thai with a tangy tamarind glaze

The mistake is soaking the rice noodles in hot tap water while you make the sauce. It feels efficient, and the noodles come out pliable, so it looks right. Then they hit the wok and collapse into a st…

Making chicken pad thai at home

There are two honest ways to make chicken pad thai at home, and they produce different dishes. The first is the weeknight route: a bottle of jarred tamarind-based sauce, dried rice noodles soaked in w…