10,000 block recipes

Roasted vegetable sandwich on French baguette with eggplant, zucchini, summer squash, and red pepper. Lemon-basil yogurt spread, peppery watercress. Vegetarian lunch.

A spiced oil made with carrots, sweet bell peppers and red pepper flakes that can really spice up pasta or steamed vegetables.

Peg's many bean soup simmers a pound of mixed dried beans with pork, hot Italian sausage, peppers, carrots, and grated potato that thickens the broth naturally. A rib-sticking, two-hour pot of soup.

Spanish clay pot chicken with ham, eggplant, zucchini, peppers, and tomatoes braised in wine. A rustic Mediterranean one-pot meal cooked from a cold oven start for tender, falling-off-the-bone results.

An Italian-Jewish Passover pie with seasoned turkey breast, pine nuts, and broth-soaked matzo bound with eggs and baked with egg yolks nestled on top. Fragrant with sage, rosemary, and nutmeg, this kosher holiday main is truly special.

Ingelegde vis, a Cape Malay pickled fish with poached cod or flounder in a tangy curry-onion sauce. Traditional South African Easter dish served cold after a mandatory chill.

Enjoy this delicious yet filling stew in a cold winter day with some crusty bread. It makes you warm and satisfies your taste buds.

A tender and juicy pot roast marinated with Italian herbs and served with savory dumplings.

Make your own beef jerky with this tasty recipe that's extremely easy to follow and understand.

Fall corn chowder with bacon, potatoes, fresh corn, milk, and cream finished with thyme and parsley. Hearty harvest soup ready in 40 minutes.

Fast Indian-style chicken: pre-cooked chicken simmered with curry powder, canned tomatoes, scallions, Worcestershire, and golden raisins, served over brown rice. A weeknight curry-inspired dinner ready in about 40 minutes.

Slow cooker pineapple baked beans with ground beef, mushrooms, barbecue sauce, and soy sauce. A sweet and savory one-pot side that cooks low for hours.

Vegetarian tofu chili: a hearty meatless chili with browned tofu chunks, kidney beans, and a from-scratch spice blend of pure ground chiles, cumin, and oregano.

Herbed beef patties breaded and pan-fried in butter, then baked with spaghetti sauce, cheddar, and Parmesan until bubbly. Like chicken Parmesan but with seasoned ground beef.

Cheesy chicken with basil in a smooth and creamy sauce.

Three beans simmer with tomatoes, jalapeños, and a full can of beer in this hearty vegetarian chili. Cumin and chili powder bring the heat home.