Recipes with garlic

Chinese chicken with fermented black beans (dow see), green peppers, and sherry in a savory sauce. A classic Cantonese wok dish with proper velveting technique.

Grilled sesame chicken breasts marinate in soy sauce, white grape juice, sesame seeds and ginger, then grill over medium-hot coals. A sweet-savory Asian-inspired summer dinner.

Refrigerator pickles in a cold dill-and-garlic brine, ready in three days. The no-canning, no-fermenting method that lets you keep adding cucumbers as you eat from the jar.

Thick meaty spaghetti sauce simmers ground beef, bell pepper, celery, garlic and mushrooms with three forms of tomato. Slow-cooked 2 to 3 hours into a deep, batch-friendly Italian-American gravy.

Ragout of Kidney Beans in Smoked Pepper and Tomato Fondue recipe

Hot clam dip with cream cheese, minced clams, Worcestershire, mustard, and a kick of cayenne. Served warm with Melba toast for easy party appetizer.

Classic Italian-American beef lasagna layered with a slow-simmered meat and mushroom tomato sauce, fresh ricotta, mozzarella slices and grated parmesan. The sauce takes 2 hours to cook down for full depth of flavour.

Thai stir-fried shrimp with lemongrass, dried red chilies, mushrooms, and snow peas in a fish sauce glaze. Fragrant, spicy, and ready in 30 minutes.

Another great vegetarian recipe, people sometimes think maybe vegetarian foods are tastless, it is not real, they are yummy too.

Chicken and cantaloupe salad with black grapes, asparagus, capers, and Parmesan in a white wine-lemon dressing. A light, elegant main course salad with wine-poached chicken.

Cheesy chicken with basil in a smooth and creamy sauce.

Turkey and spinach phyllo pie: ground turkey seasoned with cumin and nutmeg, layered with sauteed onions, fresh spinach, and mozzarella in buttery filo pastry, finished with sesame seeds.

Walnut-crusted chicken breasts pan-fried golden and topped with a tangy raspberry-lime sauce made with sherry, seedless jam, and coriander. Elegant yet simple.

Microwave seafood marinara with fresh tuna, mushrooms, black olives, basil, and Roma tomatoes over whole wheat pasta. A quick weeknight Italian dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Fettuccine with broccoli pesto made from raw broccoli florets, walnuts, Parmesan, and olive oil, tossed in a garlic-lemon cream sauce. A green twist on classic pesto pasta.

Chili spaghetti with ground beef, tomato sauce, pimentos, and melted cheddar stirred right in. A Cincinnati-style one-pot chili pasta that comes together in under an hour.