Recipes with celery seeds

Oven-baked baby back ribs rubbed with brown sugar and celery seed, then glazed with a tangy homemade BBQ sauce. Fall-off-the-bone tender in about two hours, no grill or smoker required.

Red potato salad with a tangy grainy mustard and yogurt dressing, scallions, celery, and black olives. Low-fat, mayo-free, and great served warm or cold.

Vegetarian cabbage rolls stuffed with pressed tofu, brown rice, and nuts, seasoned with herbs and spices, then baked in a tomato-sauerkraut sauce until tender.

Retro molded potato salad set in lemon gelatin with ham, cheese, and hard-boiled eggs for a cool vintage side dish.

Homemade sesame cheese dip mix with Parmesan, toasted sesame seeds, and celery seed. Stir into sour cream or yogurt for a nutty, savory party dip ready in minutes.

Molded vegetable salad sets crunchy cabbage, carrots, and celery in tangy orange diet gelatin with celery seed. A retro low-calorie potluck classic.

Homemade curry pickles with thin-sliced cucumbers, vinegar, mustard, and celery seed. A tangy, spiced twist on classic canning pickles. Makes 3 pints.

Sweet and spicy candied pickle sticks made from dill pickles soaked in sugar with cherry peppers, celery seed, and mustard seed. No cooking, just patience. Addictively crunchy.

Healthy lentil burgers with wheat germ and celery seeds. Quick vegetarian patties using pre-cooked lentils, whole wheat breadcrumbs, and a nutty flour coating.

Vegetable nut burgers with brown rice, wild rice, lentils, millet, and cashew butter, served with a fresh fennel-tomato-basil coulis. A hearty, vegan patty with serious substance.

Bacon-cheese dip blends Roquefort, cream cheese, sour cream, and crisp bacon with garlic and a hint of hot sauce. A cocktail-party classic ready in 15 minutes flat.

Belgian beef stew braised in beer with sauerkraut, green olives, marjoram, and a finish of cream. A carbonnade-style oven braise with tangy, complex flavors.

Delicious and everyone who tried it absolutely loved the flavor and the texture of this salad. A winning dish.

Smoker pork ribs marinated overnight in a tomato, vinegar, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce, then smoked low for 2 to 3 hours. Sticky, tender backyard barbecue.

Slow-cooker German peppered beef soup with red potatoes, carrots, celery, caraway, and dill. A heavy-handed peppery roast turned low-and-slow into hearty winter soup.

Egg and watercress finger sandwiches layer creamy egg salad with peppery watercress on buttered whole-wheat bread, sliced into elegant fingers for tea, brunch, or bridal showers.