609 cove recipes

Old-fashioned pickled prunes simmered in a sweet vinegar brine with cinnamon, whole cloves, and allspice. A tangy-sweet condiment perfect alongside roasted meats or on a cheese board.

Versoffene Jungfern: a German dessert sauce of spiced red wine reduced with cinnamon, clove, and lemon zest, poured hot over fresh dumplings. Simple, warming, and ready in 40 minutes.

Sweet zucchini pickles with cinnamon sticks and cloves in a vinegar-sugar syrup. Refrigerator pickles, no canning, perfect for summer's zucchini surplus.

Traditional French farmhouse head cheese (fromage de tete): pork head simmered with vegetables, herbs, and aromatics, then molded with shallots and parsley into a sliceable charcuterie classic.

Traditional Polish cwikla: pickled beets layered with fresh horseradish, whole cloves, and caraway seeds in a tangy vinegar brine. Ready after 24 hours.

This is the hot and exotic spice mixture that give Eritrean and Ethiopian cooking its characteristic flavor.

Freezer-friendly molasses ginger cookie dough with warm spices. Slice and bake straight from frozen whenever cookie cravings hit.

Old Virginia wassail simmers apple cider, orange juice, pineapple juice, and warm cinnamon-clove spices in a stovetop percolator. A fragrant Southern holiday punch for a crowd.

Apricot baked ham with a sweet-savory glaze of apricot preserves, dry mustard, and brown sugar. Score, stud with cloves, and bake for a showstopping holiday centerpiece.

Viennese flavoured coffee mix combines instant coffee, sugar, and powdered creamer with cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg. Stir 4 teaspoons into hot water for a spiced, cafe-style cup at home.

Quick pickled green peppers with garlic and bay leaves in a simple vinegar brine. Pack into canning jars for a crunchy, tangy condiment that lasts for months.

Homemade tomato ketchup simmers fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, and pickling spices into a tangy-sweet condiment. Thinner and livelier than store-bought, great with fries, eggs, or burgers.

Persian sugar-pickled garlic simmered in red wine vinegar with cloves and black peppercorns. Sweet, tangy, and mellow after a month of refrigerator pickling.

Chunky apple butter made overnight in a crockpot with Granny Smith apples, applesauce, brown sugar, and warm spices. Set it before bed and wake up to fall in a jar.

Tea-smoked chicken breasts use brown rice, brown sugar, cloves, and Earl Grey tea leaves smoldering in a Dutch oven. Chinese-inspired indoor smoking technique that flavors boneless chicken in 16 minutes.

Old-fashioned lime pickles (pickling lime, not citrus) with cucumbers soaked in calcium hydroxide for crunch, then sweet-pickled with celery seed and cloves. The Southern church-supper classic.