10,000 ann ann recipes

Big-batch Italian pasta sauce made with fresh canned tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, sage, and grated Romano and Parmesan cheese cooked right into the sauce. Perfect for simmering with homemade meatballs.

Cucumber yogurt sauce with shredded cucumber, dill, scallions, and a splash of vinegar. A cool, tangy tzatziki-style dip that pairs with grilled meats, pita, or appetizers.

Lobster vinaigrette built from roasted lobster shells, fish stock, and wine vinegar, then emulsified with egg yolk and oil. A chef-level way to use the shells most cooks throw away.

Homemade ketjap manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce) from dark brown sugar, soy sauce, molasses, galangal, and cilantro. Stores for months at room temperature.

Healthy and tasty low-fat curried chicken salad that's that's served hot and is loaded with a variety of textures and delivers great crunch.

Salt-and-pepper spicy shrimp: the classic Cantonese wok-fried shell-on shrimp tossed with garlic, ginger, scallions, chiles, and crunchy peppercorn-salt. Dinner on the table in 30 minutes.

Warm brie melted over fresh herb sprigs, scored in a diamond pattern and ringed with baby pear tomatoes. A quick microwave appetizer served with crusty French bread for scooping.

An easy to make faux Alfredo sauce. This recipe, on further analysis, is too difficult for a person on crutches.

Four-bean casserole with pork and beans, pinto, kidney, and green beans baked in chili sauce and brown sugar. A dump-and-bake potluck side dish for a crowd.

A scrumptious side dish that can accompany your famous Christmas dinner!

I've been making Headquarters Chili since before leaving Philly for Vegas in 1991. I use turkey meat, sometimes over rice, sometimes as Sloppy Joes, sometimes as a Tamale Pie. Traditionally I make it for Presidents' Day, but this year I'm doing it for Super Bowl Sunday. It keeps me off the Vegas Strip that replaces our lost Las Vegas Zoo.

Add a little twist to your eggnog that is perfect for some quiet time around the fireplace.

Hearty Sicilian soup with dried chestnuts, kidney beans, and rice simmered low and slow in a rustic broth with olive oil and aromatics. A stick-to-your-ribs bowl straight from the streets of Palermo.

Vegan refried beans with pinto beans, Spanish onions, cumin, garlic powder, and coriander. Skip the lard, keep the deep flavor with toasted spices and slow-baked finish.

Sweet and fiery banana chutney with Granny Smith apples, raisins, cayenne, ginger, and apple cider vinegar, baked until thick and jammy. Makes 4 cups of bold condiment for canning.

Spicy Ham, Bean, Sausage, and Vegetable Soup recipe