Paupiettes de bananes: whole bananas wrapped in ham, baked in cream with Parmesan and paprika until golden. A surprising French appetizer ready in 30 minutes.
Hungarian-style paprika gravy with sour cream, beef stock, green peppers, tomatoes, and garlic. A rich, velvety sauce for schnitzel, dumplings, or roasted meats.
Mom's macaroni with steak is a one-pot pressure cooker dinner: tender round steak strips and elbow macaroni cooked right in a paprika-spiced tomato sauce, then finished with melted sharp cheddar. Hearty weeknight comfort.
Vintage baked tuna in a buttery rice mold topped with egg-enriched white sauce and a dusting of paprika. A retro one-dish dinner that feeds 8 from simple pantry ingredients.
Loaded vegetable stew with dolma simmers fish-and-rice dumplings in a paprika, cumin, and turmeric-spiced broth with carrot, daikon, tomato, and zucchini. A Persian-leaning seafood stew you eat with a spoon.
Uncle Buck's currant jelly sauce is a fiery, tangy glaze for venison and wild game. Currant jelly, cayenne, Worcestershire, hot sauce, and butter simmer into a bold, velvety finish.
Baked halibut with two herb seasoning options: a Mediterranean spice blend or a crispy Parmesan and Rice Chex crust. Dotted with butter and lemon juice, ready to serve.
Make your own vegetarian chicken stock that achieves that lovely golden colour and is perfect for noodle soups and is packed with veggie goodness.
This Sri Lankan kakuluwo simmers blanched crab in a spiced coconut gravy thickened with grated coconut and ground rice. Fenugreek, curry leaves, and lime make it unmistakably island-style.
Light turkey jambalaya: a Louisiana-style one-pot rice dish built with lean turkey breast and turkey sausage instead of pork and andouille. All the Creole flavor, half the fat.
Garlic cheese and walnut dip with cream cheese, sharp cheddar, curry, paprika, chili powder, and fresh dill. An unexpectedly spiced party dip with real crunch from chopped walnuts. No cooking needed.
Gulyasleves (Hungarian goulash soup) with beef, paprika, potatoes, and handmade csipetke egg noodle dumplings. An authentic one-pot comfort soup from Hungary.
Kakuluwo is a Sri Lankan crab curry simmered in two rounds of coconut milk with fenugreek, grated coconut, and curry leaves. Messy to eat, absolutely worth every bite.
Salmon and potato pie layers flaked salmon, potato and carrot in a creamy paprika white sauce under a golden pastry crust. A comforting main that works beautifully with canned salmon and pantry staples.
Overnight-marinated chicken broiled and braised in a spiced tomato sauce with apple juice, orange juice, and a 13-spice seasoning blend. Deeply layered Cajun-inspired flavors over rice.
Pork chops Abazia braised in white wine with fresh tomatoes, roasted red peppers, shallots, and rosemary. An Italian-style skillet dinner with a rich pepper sauce.