Lauren Schaefer

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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.

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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.

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Scallion Salad With Sesame

Scallion salad, known as pa muchim or pajeori, is one of the mainstays of Korean barbecue.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Chickpea and Chorizo Tostadas

Mashing some chickpeas into the sizzling chorizo adds heft while keeping this meal light on the meat

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Foolproof Fish With Spiced Chickpeas

Just about the most approachable at-home fish cooking method there is.

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Crispy Sheet-Pan Meatballs with Salsa Verde

The quickest, most fuss-free and delicious meatball recipe that ever was or will be.

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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.

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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.