Grilled tempeh with red onion and eggplant on toasted whole wheat bread, marinated in red wine, rosemary, garlic, and fennel. A smoky, vegetarian open-faced grill plate with Italian roots.
This is from Paul, who used to run an old BBS (remember those?) with a cooking "echo". You can use all beef or all turkey. Also good with some shredded Parmesan cheese sprinkled over the marinara before serving.
South African Cape Malay fruit and vegetable curry with apricots, apples, raisins, and warm spices over rice. A fragrant, naturally vegan one-pot dinner full of sweet-spicy depth.
Mexican vegetable stew simmers red and sweet potatoes, peppers, zucchini, black beans, and corn in a cumin-spiked broth, finished with lime and cilantro for a brothy, plant-packed one-pot meal.
Hands-off crockpot stuffed peppers with seasoned beef meatloaf filling, spaghetti sauce, and 6-8 hours of slow cooking for tender peppers and juicy meat.
Poblano and smoked chicken chowder with hominy, tomatillos, cumin, and white wine, topped with avocado, cilantro, and fresh lime. A smoky, spiced Mexican-inspired soup.
A savory seafood stew made with fish, sea scallops and succulent shrimp.
Gambardella's minestrone with five dried legumes, fresh fennel, basil, oregano, and Italian vegetables simmered into a thick, hearty soup. Serve over pasta or rice.
Quick and easy to make pork chops in a tangy white wine sauce, bon appetite!
A wonderful rich flavored dinner sausage with Italian cusines.
Butter-dipped swordfish steaks crusted with a bold spice blend of cayenne, fennel seed, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger, then broiled until browned and fragrant. Blackened-style with an exotic twist.
Joululimppa is a traditional Finnish holiday rye bread with buttermilk, molasses, fennel, caraway, and orange zest. A gently kneaded dough yields soft, aromatic round loaves with a glossy molasses glaze.
Venison osso buco braised in red wine with Roma tomatoes, kalamata olives, fennel seeds, and fresh herbs, finished with a bright lemon-parsley gremolata.
A creamy chowder loaded with baby clams, shrimp, potatoes, corn, and red bell pepper in a buttery fennel-scented broth finished with half-and-half. Bowl-to-table in 40 minutes.
Pumpernickel bread made with rye flour, molasses, unsweetened chocolate, and instant coffee for that signature dark color and rich, complex flavor. Caraway and fennel seeds give it true German rye character.
Tea-smoked turkey thighs infused with black tea, fennel, ginger, and clove, then glazed with teriyaki and ketchup. Oven-smoked Chinese-inspired poultry without a smoker.