729 finger recipes

Tangy-sweet rhubarb chutney with fresh ginger, garlic, jalapeno, mustard seeds and currants in a brown sugar vinegar base. A sharp Indian-inflected condiment for grilled meats, cheese boards and curries.

Easy kimchi for first-timers: salted napa cabbage fermented with green onion, garlic, ginger, and dried chile in a simple brine. No fish sauce, no special paste. Let it bubble on the counter, then chill the funky, sour, crunchy result.

Vietnamese stir-fried blue crabs with lemongrass, garlic, ginger, serrano chiles and scallions. Mama Lan's famous fiery seafood feast served in crispy fried shells.

Pumpkin pie in a buttery walnut crust with a warmly spiced custard of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. The walnut shell adds nutty depth that elevates classic Thanksgiving pie.

Punjabi dal palak with spinach, fenugreek leaves, and dill simmered in turmeric and cumin. Finished with a generous pour of ghee for authentic, earthy richness.

Savory whole wheat paratha spiced with garlic, ginger, green chili, turmeric, and cumin. Griddle-cooked and dry-fried for golden, flaky layers without deep frying.

Sugar-free apple pie sweetened entirely by plumped raisins and spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. A naturally sweet double-crust pie with no added sugar.

Hot and spicy rice noodles with carrot, broccoli, cabbage, and ginger in a cayenne-honey-hoisin sauce. A low-fat Asian-style stir-fry on the table in 20 minutes.

Pottsfield pickles, a sweet-spiced relish of green and red tomatoes, onions, peppers, and celery in a cinnamon-clove brine. End-of-season Appalachian classic for the cellar.

Keema matar is a North Indian ground beef and pea curry simmered with garam masala, turmeric, ginger, and tomatoes. A weeknight curry that builds deep flavor in under an hour.

Soft gingerbread cookies with separated eggs folded in for airy texture, spiced with ginger and cloves, ready in just 10 minutes of baking.

This juice contains camu camu - a South American berry that contains the highest concentration of vitamin C on the planet. It is available in powder form, but if you can't find it, just add more lemon to the juice. Carrots are packed with beta-carotene, that turns into vitamin A in the body and can help enhance immunity. The ginger is anti-viral, the garlic and oregano are anti-bacterial, and the turmeric is antimicrobial (an agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth). Meanwhile the celery and parsley are anti-inflammatory, and add a shot of blood-purifying chlorophyll as well.

Nothing's wrong with trying this creamy, low-fat soup made with carrots, potatoes and a teaspoon of ginger root.

Whole-wheat bread machine carrot bread with freshly grated ginger and cashews. Add the ingredients, press start, and pull out a hearty, subtly spiced loaf with real ginger heat.

Swedish ginger cookies (pepparkakor) made with dark corn syrup, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. A spiced roll-and-cut dough that bakes thin and snappy for the holidays.

Classic gingerbread boy cookies with molasses, ginger, and cinnamon, rolled thin and decorated with red hots. A nostalgic cutout cookie recipe that holds its shape beautifully.