My friend Morgan adapted this Chinese Chicken Salad from MyRecipes.com. I’ve never been a huge fan of this type of salad (or, um, salad generally), but when Morgan first made it for me I was struck by how fresh and light it is. Kendrick ruins it by pouring a ton of hot sauce over the top, but he seems to like it. At least, I think he does. He sort of grunts approval between enormous bites.

CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD

Toss together:

1 large package coleslaw (I use FreshExpress), 1 bunch steamed asparagus (cut into pieces), 1 avocado (cut into pieces), 1 can drained mandarin orange slices, 2 boiled, shredded chicken breasts (boiled 20 minutes in approximately 6 cups of water with 1 chicken bouillon cube added to water), 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds, 1 cup store-bought crispy chow-mein noodles.

Dress with Paul Newman’s Asian Dressing (or make the from-scratch stuff suggested in the original recipe).

Kate Spade china.