10,000 block recipes

Chicken and andouille sausage gumbo with a dark lard roux, okra, the holy trinity, and a seven-spice seasoning mix. Authentic Louisiana gumbo served over rice.

Broiled pork chops with Dijon mustard, lemon juice, and a golden bread crumb crust. Five ingredients and done in under 15 minutes.

This is another healthy recipe, low calorie, and low-fat, a lot of protein.

Clear chicken broth with poached breast, leeks, carrots, red pepper, and elbow macaroni, finished with fresh thyme and Parmesan. A light, herb-scented soup that freezes beautifully.

A new type of fruity spread that tastes delicious with toast or in a sandwich.

Aromatic Hyderabadi curry powder with 14 dry-roasted spices including cardamom, coriander, cumin, fenugreek, curry leaves, and dried red chilies. Stores up to 6 months.

Creamed spinach with horseradish, butter, and light cream, garnished with sliced hard-cooked egg. A quick vegetable side dish with an unexpected peppery kick.

Pickled green beans marinated in lemon juice, oil, and dry mustard with pearl onions for four days in a crock. Tangy, peppery, and crisp, these make a sharp side dish or cocktail snack.

Honey glaze for roasting meat with black pepper, dill, fennel, and cinnamon cooked to soft ball stage. Scales per pound and works on pork, ham, chicken, or beef roasts.

Jalapeno cream cheese stuffed chicken breast wraps pounded chicken around a smooth, spicy jalapeno-and-herb cream cheese filling, then bakes it blanketed in more of the same. A jalapeno-popper twist on chicken.

Greek-inspired lamb in phyllo parcels with seared lamb steaks, sautéed onions, fresh tomato, oregano, and feta wrapped in buttered phyllo and baked until shatteringly golden.

Ground beef in pita pockets pairs sautéed onions, peppers, and garlic with oregano-spiked beef and fresh tomatoes folded in last for a quick handheld weeknight dinner.

Crispy pita triangles dusted with Parmesan, piled high with warm marinara, basil, olives, and melted mozzarella for an Italian spin on nachos.

Vietnamese-style marinade with nuoc mam (fish sauce), shallots, garlic, peanut oil, and sugar. A tangy, umami-rich five-minute marinade for grilled meats and seafood.

Decadent casserole layered with three types of onions & three cheeses. It is once a year treat. We all deserve it.

Irish parsnip cakes mashed with butter and a pinch of mace, breaded and fried golden. Crisp outside, sweet and creamy inside. A traditional cool-weather side or vegetarian main.