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Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry

This dish from Max Archer of McPherson, Kansas, packs some heat. Adjust it to suit your taste by varying the amounts of chili paste and poblano chiles.

Max, a 16-year-old high school student, perfected his dish in classes at cookware stores and the Culinary Camp for Kids in nearby Lindsborg. "I have a lot of fun making it," he says. "You just throw stuff in.''

Max started cooking around age 9, inspired by his father, Richard. "When I was younger, he would always cook Italian on Sunday evenings, and I'd always sit there and watch him," Max says. Now, Dad watches him.