Recipes with garlic

Low-calorie broccoli soup blended smooth with carrots, celery, and herbs, studded with whole broccoli buds and elbow macaroni. Creamy comfort without the cream.

Curried pumpkin soup with shrimp, coconut milk, jalapeno, and lime juice. A creamy, spiced bisque-style soup pureed smooth with shrimp stirred in at the end.

Navy bean borscht with beef, bacon, kielbasa, beets, cabbage, and potatoes in a sweet-sour broth. A hearty Polish-style beet soup thickened with a butter-flour paste and topped with sour cream.

Rabbit with tomatoes and herbs: bacon-wrapped pieces rubbed with thyme and garlic, browned then simmered in a fresh tomato sauce. A rustic European-style dinner ready in 50 minutes.

Grilled stuffed calamari filled with garlicky sun-dried tomato breadcrumbs, thyme, and parsley. Topped with a fresh Roma tomato and chive sauce. An impressive Italian seafood main course.

Scampi-style chicken thighs: boneless skinless thighs marinated in lemon juice and broiled fast with a garlic-parsley-white wine baste. Light, bright, weeknight chicken in under 30 minutes.

Crosshatched squid stir-fried with crunchy peanuts, garlic, chiles, and a glossy soy-cilantro sauce. Quick, bold Chinese-style seafood that's on the table in under 40 minutes.

Easy and delicious. Used whole wheat pasta to make my meal even more heart-healthy. I will make it again.

Lobster tomato bisque builds layers of flavor from flambeed lobster shells, white wine, tomatoes, tarragon, and cream, finished with reserved lobster meat and lobster-infused butter. Classic French restaurant technique.

Ground beef pie with mashed potato crust, mushrooms, shallots, garlic, and sharp cheddar baked until golden. Think shepherd's pie meets meat pie, and it's ready in about an hour.

Homemade Caribbean hot pepper oil infused with scotch bonnet, shallots, garlic, thyme, and fresh herbs in extra-virgin olive oil. Just mix, bottle, and wait one week for fiery island heat.

Heat wave spaghetti sauce is a no-cook tomato sauce with fresh basil, lemon verbena, garlic, and grated gouda. A summer pasta that uses the heat of cooked noodles to warm the marinated sauce.

Diced beef chuck slow-simmered with chili powder, cumin, and cayenne, thickened with cornmeal and ladled over hot pasta. A Tex-Mex spin on meat sauce that's hearty enough for hungry crowds.

North Carolina-style barbecued baked beans with dried pinto beans, chili powder, mustard, and tangy vinegar sauce. A smoky, spicy Southern casserole baked with onion slices on top.

Goan pork vindaloo built from scratch: whole spices toasted and ground, fried onion purée, ginger-garlic paste, and a sharp wine vinegar kick. The real coastal Indian version, not the curry-house imitation.

Four-day vegetable soup that evolves with new ingredients each day. Start with cabbage, carrots, turnip, and rosemary, then build on it with beets, spinach, and chickpeas.