Dutch oven pot roast braised with wine, tomato sauce, onions, and celery, with carrots and potatoes added for the last hour. A classic one-pot Sunday dinner.
Chocolate chip Bundt cake made from yellow cake mix, sour cream, and eggs with semi-sweet chips throughout. Dense, moist, and dusted with powdered sugar.
French Belgian endive salad (Salade d'Endives) with a Dijon mustard and walnut oil vinaigrette, garnished with walnuts and fresh tomatoes. A crisp, bitter, elegant starter.
If you like spicy cake, this will be one of your favorites.
Mushroom noodle casserole layers whole-wheat pasta, sauteed mushrooms and onions, and a blended tofu cottage cheese topped with toasted bread crumbs. A dairy-free vegan main that bakes in 20 minutes after assembly.
Mushroom noodle casserole layers whole-wheat pasta, sauteed mushrooms and onions, and a blended tofu cottage cheese topped with toasted bread crumbs. A dairy-free vegan main that bakes in 20 minutes after assembly.
A fast wok stir-fry with large shrimp, snow peas, and bok choy in a bright lemon-orange sauce thickened with cornstarch. Dinner in 20 minutes, start to finish. Light, fresh, and full of crunch.
Reno Red competition-style chili with coarse-ground beef, dried red chiles, cumin, oregano brewed in beer, and masa flour. No beans, all meat, pure heat.
Eggs poached in a simmering skillet of tomatoes, jalapeno, and cilantro, then topped with toasted ground pumpkin seeds. A quick Yucatan-style breakfast in 20 minutes.
Build authentic mole from dried chilis, cocoa, almonds, and warm spices. This rich, velvety sauce clings to tender chicken with layers of smoky, bitter, and sweet complexity.
Beef and tofu stir-fry with Chinese cabbage in a glossy brown sauce over rice. Ground beef and cubed tofu wok-fried with garlic in under 30 minutes.
Spit-roasted suckling pig rubbed with lime, herbs, and whole garlic, basted with marjoram-thyme olive oil for 6 hours, served with grilled and blanched seasonal vegetables.
Silky braised eggplant with chopped pork, stir-fried in a hot wok with garlic, ginger and Thai chili paste. The eggplant turns meltingly soft and drinks up a savory, dark-soy sauce.
Palak tofu-paneer combines crispy soy-marinated tofu with simmered spinach and fresh tomatoes, finished with a fragrant chaunce of toasted Indian spices and ghee.
Thai Makhua Phao Song Kruang: flame-charred eggplant topped with a savory stir-fried pork and prawn mixture seasoned with fish sauce, fermented soybeans, and garlic. Authentic smoky Thai eggplant dish.
This savory and scrumptious pilaf is the perfect side dish for a summer barbecue.