Rice/7 recipes

Southern cornbread dressing done right: make-ahead cornbread and homemade turkey giblet broth prepped the night before for Thanksgiving day assembly with rice, mushrooms, pecans, and fresh herbs.

Braised lamb in a spiced yogurt sauce with saffron, rosewater, fried raisins, and slivered almonds. A Mughlai-inspired dish with cardamom, coriander, and garam masala.

Sweet and sour chicken with cranberries, pineapple, carrots, and bell peppers stir-fried in a tangy pineapple-vinegar sauce. Holiday twist on the classic, served over rice.

Dump-and-go crockpot chicken smothered in creamy mushroom-celery sauce with a hint of sherry. Set it in the morning, come home to fork-tender chicken and a house that smells incredible.

A quick and easy one-skillet Text style beef dinner is served on top of buns to make delicious Texas Sloppy Joes.

Cajun tofu simmered in a spicy roux-based tomato sauce with bell peppers, onion, celery, and bay leaves. Vegetarian, protein-packed, and served over steamed rice with fresh parsley.

This recipe is very tasty with an interesting texture. Unless you're a fan of hard work, use a food processor. The pate was originally pounded to the proper consistency in a mortar and pestle... It can be used all sorts of ways - made into balls for soup, sliced after cooking and added to lettuce or rice paper rolls, served with shrimp chips for munchies - whatever inspires you. The cinnamon flavor is discernible but not overpowering. I've actually made this recipe and found it to be a keeper.

Retro molded potato salad set in lemon gelatin with ham, cheese, and hard-boiled eggs for a cool vintage side dish.

Traditional Mexican Atole thickened with masa - two recipes in one: wild Blackberry Atole de Zarzamora and Champurrado (chocolate with cinnamon). A warm, nourishing drink served with tamales.

Vegan gumbo with okra, corn, crushed tomatoes, and the Cajun holy trinity sautéed in water instead of oil. A quick 30-minute plant-based soup that's full of Southern flavor.

Kashmiri lamb stew (gosht): tender lamb in a creamy cashew-and-yogurt gravy with warm whole spices, tomatoes and potatoes. A rich, aromatic Indian curry, gently spiced rather than fiery.

Italian baked squid stuffed with creamy ricotta, wilted spinach, and chopped tentacles, braised in white wine and plum tomatoes. A classic trattoria dish that turns simple calamari into an elegant dinner.

A whole cut-up chicken microwaved in spaghetti sauce with green chilies, Parmesan, dill, and lemon pepper. Sounds unconventional, tastes surprisingly good. 30 minutes, one dish, done.

Sarma cabbage rolls stuffed with a three-meat filling of ground beef, pork, and ham with rice and paprika, simmered in tomato broth for over two hours until tender.

Cubed round steak simmered in a tangy sauce of ketchup, vinegar, and Worcestershire until fork-tender, served over rice or noodles.

Salmon scampi seared in bacon drippings and finished with marsala wine, butter, garlic, and herbs. A pan-to-oven main course served over rice.