1,875 fred recipes

Food processor salsa made with roasted green chiles, canned tomatoes, green onions, garlic, dried red chili, and cilantro. No cooking required, just pulse and serve with chips.

Red pepper and ginger marmalade slow-cooks sweet peppers with orange zest, fresh ginger, and garlic into a glossy savory jam. Great with lamb, roast chicken, or cheese.

Roast duck with root vegetables and wine-poached pears in a cranberry-red wine pan sauce. A refined country-style dinner with carrots, parsnips, and a buttery fruit sauce.

Ginger beef stir-fry with fresh ginger, garlic, green pepper, celery, and tomatoes in a savory soy-cornstarch sauce. A fast wok dinner served over hot rice.

Indian tacos build hot frybread into open-faced plates piled with stewed anasazi beans, roasted Anaheim chiles, avocado, plum tomatoes, arugula, and red onion. Pueblo and Navajo street-food at home.

Cold quinoa summer salad tossed with pecans, black olives, mushrooms, plumped raisins, and scallions in a lemon-soy-olive oil dressing. No cooking required.

Old-fashioned Spanish pickles: a sweet and tangy relish of peppers, cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions spiced with turmeric, mustard seed, and cinnamon in vinegar.

New Orleans shrimp and squash bisque with yellow squash, potatoes, and carrots pureed smooth, then finished with cooked shrimp, dill, and hot sauce. Creamy without any cream.

Cheesy enchilada casserole layered with seasoned ground beef, black beans, corn tortillas, and melted cheddar. A weeknight Tex-Mex bake topped with shredded lettuce, sour cream, and salsa.

Hearty Portuguese rubble soup (sopa de entulho) loaded with red kidney beans, pumpkin, turnips, carrots, potatoes, and hand-torn cabbage. A warming, rustic one-pot meal.

Hot curried fruit with poached pears, oranges, melon, and grapes in a warm spiced curry syrup topped with crystallized ginger. An elegant side dish for holiday entertaining.

Spaghetti with shrimp and browned eggplant in a fresh tomato-basil sauce. A Sicilian-style pasta with sea and garden in one bowl, finished with parmesan.

Broiled cod tossed with black beans, fresh orange segments, and a cumin-lime dressing over romaine. A bright, protein-packed Cuban-inspired salad that chills beautifully overnight.

Good luck New Year's soup: a hearty mix of black-eyed peas, lentils, and beans simmered low with smoky ham, tomato, and garlic until thick. The legume-packed pot that's said to bring prosperity in the new year.

A quick weeknight pasta with turkey sausage, briny black olives, garlic and tomatoes, with a kick of red pepper. Tossed with a splash of pasta water so the sauce clings to every strand.

Rustic Italian red bean, rigatoni, and hot sausage casserole braised with chard, tomato, oregano, and white wine. Stick-to-your-ribs baked pasta for cold nights.