10,000 can ding recipes

Fava bean and tiny pasta salad with blanched carrots, chives, and a red wine vinegar-basil dressing. A light, marinated vegan side served at room temperature.

Horseradish BBQ sauce blends sharp prepared horseradish with butter, lemon juice, cider vinegar, ketchup, Worcestershire, and hot sauce. Tangy, peppery, with serious sinus-clearing kick. Ready in 25 minutes.

Toss those pork chops into the crockpot with simple recipe that will have everyone licking their chops!

Smoky BBQ baked beans with chicken sausage, collard greens, molasses, and navy beans in a tangy barbecue sauce. A hearty, high-fiber one-pot meal that's on the table in under 30 minutes.

Old-fashioned bran muffins made with all-bran cereal, molasses, and a simple shortening batter. Hearty, fiber-rich breakfast muffins with real home-baked flavor.

Beau's notes: * There are no "jalapeno beans;" there are jalapeno peppers and pinto beans. I have two recipes, both of which are quite tref, but a Catholic should worry? But if you are hosting a Jewish person, smoked turkey will substitute most agreeably for the chazer called for in either recipe.]

Chef Paul Prudhomme's Barbecue Sauce: a smoky, sweet-tangy Cajun sauce built on bacon, pecans, honey, and citrus rinds. Pureed silky for chicken, pork, or ribs. Makes 5 cups.

Three-layer no-bake bars with a cocoa-coconut-almond base, cherry buttercream filling studded with maraschino cherries, and a semi-sweet chocolate drizzle on top.

Szechuan-style pork shoulder stir-fried with cloud ear black fungus, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and ginger in hot chili sauce. An authentic Chinese wok dish.

Orange French toast soaked in fresh orange juice and Grand Marnier, pan-fried golden, then tossed in brown sugar. Brunch-worthy breakfast with citrus depth.

Garden soup with chicken, potatoes, lima beans, carrots, and celery in a tomato-chicken broth. A hearty dump-and-simmer vegetable soup that's low calorie and feeds a crowd.

A sweet and tangy microwave barbecue sauce made with applesauce, ketchup, and caramelized onions, ready in just 10 minutes.

A simple and savory dish that can be made in the convenience of your home, courtesy of your crockpot.

No-bake chocolate nut chews with peanut butter, oats, cocoa, and salted peanuts. A stovetop candy that sets on waxed paper with no oven required.

Creamy sweet potato and peanut bisque with green chiles, ginger, allspice, and tomato juice, pureed silky smooth with natural peanut butter. Vegetarian, high-fiber, and on the table in 30 minutes.

Rice with black beans, stewed tomatoes, garlic, and oregano cooked in one pot. An oil-free, plant-based side dish or light meal ready in under 30 minutes.