Rice/17 recipes

Hearty minestrone with sweet Italian sausage, great northern beans, cabbage, zucchini, and tomatoes simmered in beef broth. A thick, warming one-pot soup for cold nights.

Flourless chocolate espresso cake baked in a water bath with a pound of butter, two types of chocolate, and a fresh raspberry puree sauce. Dense, fudgy, and gluten-free.

Sweet pea soup with pear, potato, and watercress, finished with a lemon-pepper sour cream drizzle. Serve hot, chilled, or at room temperature for an elegant starter.

Toasted quinoa salad with seared scallops and snow peas tosses dry-toasted quinoa with soy-ginger-sesame dressing, crisp snow peas, red pepper, and golden pan-seared scallops. A protein-rich Asian-inspired grain bowl.

This is a vegetarian dumpling dish, in Chinese New Year, when you begin to get tired of meat, you can try this recipe!

Braised pork chops with dried figs, apple slices, orange juice, Gewurztraminer, and warm spices served over saffron cinnamon couscous with toasted almonds and pine nuts.

Late summer tomato soup with shell beans, seared squid rings, and garlic-rubbed toast. A rustic Italian-leaning one-bowl meal that celebrates peak-season tomatoes and fresh beans.

Pan-fried potatoes with tart apples, scallions, and fresh mint. A simple skillet side with sweet-tangy crunch and herbaceous brightness, ready in 20 minutes.

A show-stopping French technique: whole chickens deboned, stuffed with mushrooms and ground veal, marinated in cognac, and served in a pink and green peppercorn cream sauce with demi-glace. Part 1 of 2.

Shrimp simmered in a coconut milk sauce with tomatoes, leeks, orange juice concentrate, mint, and Thai chili paste, served over basmati rice. A one-skillet dinner with sweet, spicy, and creamy notes in every spoonful.

Braised baby goat with ground saffron-almond paste, pancetta, tomatoes, and potatoes. A one-pot Mediterranean stew with deep, complex flavor built from that almond-saffron base.

Herbed beef and vegetable stew braises chunks of beef in tomato, white wine, and Italian herbs, then finishes with carrots, mushrooms, green beans, and celery. A classic Sunday Dutch oven dinner.

Italian vegetable ragout simmers potatoes, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, Swiss chard, zucchini, and chickpeas in a marjoram-scented tomato base. A hearty meatless main over whole wheat pasta or brown rice.

Hearty winter vegetable curry with butternut squash, turnips, carrots, chickpeas, and a garlic-ginger yogurt sauce. Warm, comforting, and ready in 50 minutes.

Classic French Provencal dish usually cooked in a heavy casserole on the stove top or in the oven; would also work well in slow cooker. Use inexpensive stewing beef or oyster blade; it will not be anywhere near as good if you use more expensive cuts of beef.