Pasta recipes

Slow cooker barbecue beef shredded with a wire whisk after 8 hours on high. Chuck roast cooks in a tangy sauce of tomato paste, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and dry mustard.

Five beans and sausage casserole loads pork-and-beans, wax, lima, green, and chili beans into a tomato-mustard sauce with cooked sausage. A potluck legend that feeds a crowd.

Almond torte made in the food processor with almond paste, butter, and a generous lift of eggs. Dense, marzipan-rich, and ideal with coffee. The processor method takes the work out of beating.

Smoky chipotle salsa blended from canned chipotles in adobo, tomato paste, brown sugar, and red wine vinegar. Sweet, fiery, and ready in 10 minutes. Makes 2 cups.

Italian rainbow cookies (seven layer cookies): three almond paste sponge layers tinted red, green, and yellow, stacked with raspberry jam, and coated in chocolate. A classic holiday bakery tradition.

Yucatan-style grilled shrimp marinated in achiote paste, orange juice, garlic, and warm spices. Smoky, tangy, and shockingly easy once the marinade does its work.

A batch-cook curry base gravy with garlic, ginger, onion puree, and tomatoes. Make 10 portions, freeze, and shortcut your way through weeknight curries.

South American empanadas with a lard pastry and two filling options: spiced fruit dessert or savory beef carne in tomato sauce. Bake, fry, or grill.

Stir-fry chicken in red curry paste and coconut cream spiked with peanuts and fish sauce for a Thai-inspired dish that's creamy, spicy, and ready in 20 minutes.

An intensely savory Vietnamese anchovy dipping sauce (mam nem) with fresh pineapple, garlic, chili, and fish sauce. The essential condiment for beef fondue and grilled meats.

Thai-style stir-fried clams with chili paste, garlic, fish sauce, and fresh mint leaves. A fast, fragrant one-pot seafood dish with bold Southeast Asian flavors.

Thai spicy peanut sauce simmers crunchy peanut butter with red curry paste, lemongrass, shallot, fish sauce and coconut milk. The genuine satay sauce template, thicker and more layered than the takeout version.

Almond cream filling made with almond paste, toasted ground almonds, and egg yolks cooked into a silky custard. A rich pastry filling for tarts, cakes, and croissants.

Grilled Cajun pork roast marinated overnight in garlic, onion, Tiger Sauce and Worcestershire. Finished with a sweet tomato glaze that caramelizes over the coals. Feeds a crowd of 12.

Singapore chilli crab: cracked blue swimmer crabs simmered in a sweet-tangy tamarind, ginger and bird's eye chili sauce. Hawker stall classic, messy, hands-on, completely worth the cleanup.

A buttery almond frangipane filling baked in a flaky shell, topped with fresh raspberries and mandarin segments in a striking yin-yang pattern. Brushed with passion fruit glaze for a show-stopping finish.