4,000 garlic recipes

Classic French country pate with ground pork and veal marinated overnight in white wine and brandy, lined with fatback, and baked in a water bath until firm. A make-ahead appetizer.

Beer-marinated shrimp with garlic, chives, and parsley, soaked overnight then broiled in minutes. Served on shredded lettuce with green onions for a light, flavorful appetizer.

Italian tomato pasta salad with elbow macaroni, canned tomatoes, white wine vinegar, herbs, and parmesan. A no-mayo, oil-free cold pasta salad that chills for hours to blend flavors.

Empanadas, Latin American hand pies filled with seasoned ground beef, hard-boiled egg, raisins, and green olives, wrapped in flaky pastry. Fried or baked, perfect for parties and lunchboxes.

Scallops marinated in lemon, honey, soy sauce, and fresh ginger, then seared in a blazing-hot skillet until caramelized and tender. Elegant enough for date night, fast enough for a Tuesday.

Chickpea salad with tahini made from dried garbanzo beans, lemon, garlic, cumin, and coriander. A from-scratch hummus-style dip that's sieved smooth and chilled overnight for the best flavor.

Pan-fried lake perch with a seasoned butter cracker crust, oregano, and tarragon. Crispy, golden, and on the table in 30 minutes for a classic Midwest fish fry at home.

Oysters Mosca: chopped fresh oysters cooked down with garlic, scallions, lemon, and Romano cheese, then spooned into puff pastry shells. The classic Italian-Creole New Orleans appetizer from the legendary Mosca's restaurant.

Ground beef in pita pockets pairs sautéed onions, peppers, and garlic with oregano-spiked beef and fresh tomatoes folded in last for a quick handheld weeknight dinner.

Baked garlic butter shrimp with crispy bread crumbs, oregano, parsley, and lemon served over spaghetti. Jumbo shrimp roasted until golden and saucy in garlicky butter.

Pork with red chili sauce, braised cubes of pork shoulder simmered with chili powder, cumin, oregano, garlic, and a whisper of honey. Tender Tex-Mex taco filling for warm tortillas with rice and beans.

Sun-dried tomato pesto: oil-packed sundried tomatoes blended with parmigiano-reggiano, toasted walnuts, garlic, and warm olive oil. A deeper, more savory alternative to basil pesto.

Grilled curry-apricot shrimp and scallops skewered and brushed with a sweet-spicy marinade of apricot preserves, Dijon, jalapeño, and fresh cilantro.

Steamed Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce (Dow See Jing Pie recipe

Authentic Texas-style chili with cubed round steak, jalapeno, garlic, and whole tomatoes. No beans, no filler, just beef and heat simmered in under an hour.

Italian rabbit saddles boned, rolled around a garlic-olive-rosemary stuffing, then seared and braised in fresh tomato sauce. Rustic Tuscan cooking at its most honest.