158 andy recipes

About half of the beans I used were chili beans. And I used a Guinness beer. I (roughly) seeded the jalapenos and this was surprisingly still spicy. A cheap cut of beef works quite well; the beef chunks get so tender and this is an overall delicious dish. I froze half of it.

South Indian vegetable curry with butternut squash, coconut, tamarind, and mustard seed tempering. Tangy, mildly spiced, and perfect with rice.

Slow cooker venison and four-bean bake with bacon, mustard, and ketchup. A hearty, protein-packed crockpot meal built for hunters and cold weather appetites.

Vegan Christmas cake packed with candied pineapple, cherries, citrus peel, raisins, and currants, bound without eggs or dairy. A long-baking holiday fruitcake for slicing into thin festive servings.

Old-fashioned rhubarb and fig jam, sugared overnight then boiled down with chopped candied peel for a deep, jammy preserve. Yields about 9 pints, perfect for canning season and homemade gifts.

Traditional Christmas fruitcake with brandy-soaked candied citrus peel, citron, currants, and raisins, deeply spiced and aged in a tin with periodic brandy basting before the holidays.

An Italian Christmas is not complete without this high-domed cylinder of fruit-studded sweet bread.

Christmas memory fruitcake steams then bakes a bourbon-soaked, dense old-fashioned fruitcake loaded with Brazil nuts, raisins, candied fruit, figs, and warming spices. Heirloom holiday recipe.

Big-batch California brownies with walnuts and optional candied orange peel. Fudgy chocolate brownies that bake in two pans for parties, bake sales or freezer stock.

No-bake peanut butter bars packed with crispy rice cereal, chopped peanuts, and colorful M&M's pressed on top. A fun, kid-friendly treat that comes together in one saucepan, no oven required.

This very rich cake from the West Indies is ideal for those who prefer not to ice their Christmas cakes.

Fudge drops made with melted milk chocolate, granola cereal, and salted peanuts. A 10-minute no-bake candy that only needs a microwave and 3 ingredients.

No-bake fruitcake packed with candied cherries, pineapple, dates, raisins, and nuts, bound with sweetened condensed milk and crushed graham crackers. Refrigerate and slice.

Jewelled fruitcake studded with candied cherries, pineapple, dried apricots, and pecans in a mincemeat batter with sweetened condensed milk. A festive holiday cake.

Fruit cake cookies loaded with candied cherries, candied pineapple, white raisins, and pecans with brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Holiday baking in cookie form.

You will be singing Christmas carols after enjoying this decadent cake made with candied cherries and pecans.