Recipes with vegetable oil

Saffron pasta dough kneads durum semolina flour with saffron-bloomed water for golden, fragrant fresh pasta. Egg-free formula works for hand-rolled or extruder shapes.

Kalbsbrust mit Krauterfullung: German stuffed veal breast with bacon, mushroom, and fresh herb stuffing, roasted in beef broth and finished with a sour cream pan sauce.

Hot scallop salad with seared sea scallops, fresh ginger, lime juice, and marjoram served over greens with thick-sliced potato chips mixed in. A warm-cool salad with crunch and elegance.

Thai fried noodles with shrimp are a fast, pad-thai-style stir-fry of rice vermicelli, shrimp and egg in a sweet-salty-sour fish sauce and lime glaze, finished with bean sprouts, peanuts and cilantro.

Tender soy-marinated chicken strips top fresh spinach with tart apples, crunchy peanuts, and sweet raisins, all tossed in a maple curry vinaigrette that's sweet, tangy, and warmly spiced.

Tender soy-marinated chicken strips top fresh spinach with tart apples, crunchy peanuts, and sweet raisins, all tossed in a maple curry vinaigrette that's sweet, tangy, and warmly spiced.

Jerk chicken wings marinated in scotch bonnet peppers, allspice, thyme, ginger, and soy sauce then baked until crispy. Fiery Caribbean-spiced wings with serious heat and warm spice.

Banana walnut snack cake starts with a cake mix and adds mashed banana, buttermilk, and chopped walnuts. A quick semi-homemade cake that tastes like banana bread.

Soy-and-sherry marinated chicken hits a screaming hot wok with colorful sweet peppers, mushrooms, and bamboo shoots in this low-calorie Chinese-style stir-fry. Crisp veggies, tender chicken, glossy sauce.

Chicken pasta salad with roasted peanuts, julienned bell peppers, and a sesame-ginger vinaigrette made with Dijon mustard, brown sugar, and fresh ginger. Served cold with cucumber and watercress.

Black bean chili with oranges, an unexpected Yucatan-style pairing. Whole spices, cardamom, allspice, and coriander simmer with dried beans. Topped with fresh orange slices, zest, and sour cream.

Chinese American fortune cookies bake from a thin batter of cake flour and egg whites, then fold around personal messages while still warm. A homemade version of the takeout staple.

Crostini with chicken livers sauteed in butter and white wine, finished with cream and brown gravy, spread on thin toasted French bread. A rich Tuscan-style appetizer ready in 35 minutes.

Bean and barley vegetable casserole baked until the barley turns tender and absorbs all the tomato-basil broth. Kidney beans, lima beans, and fresh veggies under melted cheddar.

Cappuccino pound cake with cocoa, instant coffee, Kahlua, creme de cacao, and warm spices, topped with a coffee Kahlua cream glaze. A rich, boozy chocolate-coffee cake.

Fish fillets with tomatoes, capers, and olives is the Veracruz-style Mexican classic: lime-marinated red snapper or halibut simmered in tomato-olive-caper sauce spiked with pickled jalapeños and warm spices.