2,395 can ding recipes

Creamy pinto bean soup pureed smooth with chile, onion, and light cream, garnished with toasted pine nuts, cilantro, and chives. From-scratch beans cooked until velvety.

Mexican fish in adobo sauce made with rehydrated ancho chiles, tomatoes, orange juice, cumin, and cinnamon. Pan-seared fillets baked in a smoky, citrus-laced chile sauce.

Bacon, avocado, and Monterey Jack omelet served with fresh jalapeno-cilantro tomato salsa. A Tex-Mex breakfast for two with crisp bacon, creamy avocado, and bright homemade salsa.

Australian meat pie with lamb or beef, mushrooms, capsicum, and tomatoes in a homemade butter pastry shell. A proper Aussie baked pie from scratch.

Ricotta and pignoli sauce tosses fresh ricotta, toasted pine nuts, mint and basil with rotelle pasta in a quick tomato saute. A creamy Sicilian-inspired meatless pasta dinner.

Seeni sambol is a sweet-savory Sri Lankan onion sauce with deep-fried golden onions simmered in tamarind coconut milk with Maldive fish, cardamom, and chili. Addictive on everything from rice to bread.

Green bean bundles tied with blanched leek ribbons and steamed until bright, served over two silky sweet pepper sauces (one red, one yellow) perfumed with white wine and basil. A dinner party side that looks painterly on the plate.

Vegan tofu breakfast scramble with mushrooms, red pepper, and onions in a savory miso-turmeric sauce. A hearty, egg-free morning meal loaded with vegetables.

Sun Dance chili with coarse-ground beef, ground chile peppers, mushrooms, and kidney beans simmered for two hours. A hearty, from-scratch chili that uses real ground chiles instead of chili powder.

Gourmet chili: a deeply spiced, meaty beef chili with a secret spoonful of unsweetened cocoa for mole-like richness, plus cumin, paprika, cayenne and green chilies. Beans simmer separately so you can keep them in or on the side.

I've been making Headquarters Chili since before leaving Philly for Vegas in 1991. I use turkey meat, sometimes over rice, sometimes as Sloppy Joes, sometimes as a Tamale Pie. Traditionally I make it for Presidents' Day, but this year I'm doing it for Super Bowl Sunday. It keeps me off the Vegas Strip that replaces our lost Las Vegas Zoo.

This green-bean dish is outstanding. The green beans exude aromatic flavors and have an interesting chewy texture.

Slow cooker Texican chili with bacon, cubed round steak, kidney beans, tomatoes, and vegetables. A hearty, Texas-meets-Mexican beef chili that simmers 10 to 12 hours until fork-tender.

Hot, cheesy chicken dip loaded with sauteed peppers, celery, and jalapeno, bound creamy with cream cheese, sour cream, and cheddar. A quick, crowd-pleasing party dip for chips and crackers.

Golden cauliflower stir-fried in ghee with mustard seeds, cumin, green chilis, and turmeric, then braised with fresh tomatoes and finished with garam masala. Authentic Indian vegetarian cooking in 30 minutes.

Browned chicken bakes in a citrusy sauce of fresh orange juice, orange zest, cumin, and red pepper flakes with green bell pepper strips. Bright, zesty, and lightly spicy.