10,000 block recipes

Smoke-at-home beef brisket with simple salt and pepper rub, cooked low and slow over oak or hickory chips for 8 to 9 hours. The Texas-style technique that turns tough muscle into fall-apart tender.

Shashlik lamb kebabs marinated overnight in olive oil and chopped onions, then broiled until charred and tender. A simple Central Asian skewer recipe with just five ingredients and bold results.

Italian rice with fresh artichokes sauteed in olive oil until tender and caramelized. Just six ingredients for a simple, rustic side dish with short-grain rice.

Two-ingredient garlic cucumber relish pulsed in a food processor and drained through a coffee filter. A fresh, low-calorie condiment for grilled meats, sandwiches, and fish.

Homemade beet pasta dough with a stunning ruby-red color from fresh beet puree. Just four ingredients, no eggs, and endlessly versatile for any pasta shape you want to roll.

Easy couscous from instant pearls and butter, ready in 15 minutes. Boil water or broth, stir, cover, and let stand off the heat for tender, fluffy couscous as a quick side or salad base.

Shallot soup with watercress simmered in water for a pure, delicate broth with no cream or stock. Just five ingredients for an elegant, naturally vegan French-style soup.

Sauteed shredded zucchini tossed with dry-browned onions in cast iron for a fast, light vegetable side dish with caramelized flavor and tender bite.

A honey mustard sauce for dipping homemade chicken fingers or chicken nuggets.

German-style red beet salad marinated in vinegar, caraway seeds, horseradish, and cloves. Tangy, earthy, and best after soaking for several hours.

Crunchy on the outside and fluffy inside. A simple delicious and economical side dish for a barbeque.

Slow cooker steak roulade rolled around chopped bacon and onion, then braised low and slow into fork-tender pinwheels. A simple set-and-forget supper with old-world charm.

Beverly's spinach quiche is the classic "impossible" style: Bisquick forms its own crust as it bakes. Frozen spinach, onion, peppers, and cheese on the bottom, an egg-and-Bisquick batter on top. No pastry, no fuss.

Crushed hazelnuts simmer into rich, creamy broth in this traditional Algonquin soup that needs no dairy. Just nuts, stock, shallots, and time create velvety texture that coats your spoon.

Sweet and fiery pineapple mustard horseradish sauce with apple jelly and dry mustard. A no-cook condiment for ham, roast beef, or charcuterie boards.

Moroccan cucumber salad tosses grated cucumber with olive oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, and za'atar, then garnishes with cured black olives. Bright, refreshing North African side ready in minutes.