Recipe Sifter

Tex-Mex carrot soup pureed with cumin and ginger, topped with a cilantro-tomato sour cream salsa. A smooth, earthy soup with warm spice and a cool, creamy finish.

Thai-style green curry made with chickpeas, a homemade green chili paste, apple juice, and evaporated skim milk. A lighter, vegetarian take on the takeout favourite, served over rice.

Texas-style skirt steak chili with grilled honey-soy marinated beef, homemade ancho chile sauce, green chiles, and cumin. No beans, all meat, with a charred, smoky depth.

Beef and pork chili with four pounds of ground meat, pinto beans, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, cumin, and oregano simmered for two hours. A big-batch, no-shortcuts meat chili topped with cheddar.

Chicken leg pieces marinated in spiced yogurt with ginger-garlic paste, mace, cumin, and gram flour, then roasted on skewers. Cook it tandoor-style, on the grill, or in your oven.

Spanish-style toasted almonds sauteed in olive oil and seasoned with cumin and salt. A simple three-ingredient snack or tapas appetizer ready in minutes.

Vegetarian tofu chili with crumbled frozen tofu, kidney beans, tomato sauce, chili powder, and cumin. A hearty meatless chili with surprisingly meaty texture.

Juicy tomatoes and briny oysters bake under a buttery cracker crust spiked with cumin and allspice. This easy layered casserole delivers bold flavors with minimal prep, ready in under an hour.

Vegetarian Mexican lasagna layered with corn tortillas, kidney beans, black olives, green peppers, tomato sauce, and cheddar cheese sauce. Easy, hearty, and crowd-ready.

Tortilla soup with tomatoes, chicken broth, cumin, and chili powder simmered until rich, then finished with torn corn tortillas and melted cheddar cheese stirred right in.

Giant pizza-pan tostada with overlapping flour tortillas, cumin-seasoned ground beef, chunky salsa, melted Monterey Jack, lettuce, tomato, and avocado. Slice into wedges and dig in.

Tuna club sandwich stacked with seared rare tuna, roasted red peppers, crisp bacon, and peppery arugula on grilled brioche with turmeric-cumin aioli. A restaurant-style triple decker.

Filet mignon rolled in crushed coriander, white peppercorns, ancho chili, and cumin, then seared hard for a fragrant North African spice crust. Serve sliced with tomato jam and tahini yogurt for a 15-minute showstopper.

Spiced turkey meatballs seasoned with cumin, coriander, and garlic, simmered in reduced turkey stock thickened with ground almonds and sweet corn. This Mexican-style albondigas soup is hearty, warming, and ready in an hour.

A chunky Mexican-style soup with cooked turkey, brown rice, and corn in a blended tomato-green chile broth seasoned with cumin and chili powder. Top with cilantro, sour cream, and crispy tortilla strips for the full experience.

Spice-crusted seared ahi tuna with Chimayo chile, cumin, and fennel rolled into a bold crust and flash-seared rare. A 10-minute restaurant-quality appetizer you can slice paper-thin.