Dri… recipes

A yeast based risen bread-like cake that's filled with a spiced apple mixture with an attractive lattice style presentation.

Roasted butternut squash and red lentil soup pureed with orange juice and spiced with cinnamon, cumin, coriander, and ginger. A vibrant, velvety vegan bowl.

Big-batch spaghetti and meatballs for feeding a crowd. Homemade tomato sauce and 48 baked meatballs that freeze beautifully. Easy to double or triple for potlucks and parties.

Rich West Indian Christmas cake soaked in rum and sherry with dried fruits, warm spices, and browning for deep color. Start the fruit a month ahead for a dense, boozy holiday cake worth the wait.

Goan-style chicken with dry-roasted spices, toasted fresh coconut, and a garlic-ginger-chili paste. An aromatic, no-cream Indian curry with deep, layered spice flavors.

Spicy bran muffins loaded with Thai chilies, jalapeño, and habanero rings, plus dried fruit, walnuts, and warm spices. Bold breakfast baking for heat seekers.

A savory bread machine loaf loaded with fragrant rosemary, Parmesan, Monterey Jack, and oat bran. Whole wheat flour and olive oil give it a hearty, rustic crumb with a crispy, golden crust.

Appetizer egg rolls stuffed with pork, cabbage, bean sprouts, currants, and slivered almonds, fried golden and served with a warm ginger apricot dipping sauce. Make-ahead friendly.

Cubed ham and sweet corn folded into a mustard-spiked white sauce made with skim milk, baked under a crunchy breadcrumb and cheese topping until golden and bubbly. A hearty, diabetic-friendly casserole ready in 40 minutes.

Cornish game hens rubbed with Chinese five spice and a hoisin-plum-sherry marinade overnight, then roasted to a lacquered mahogany finish glazed with soy and maple syrup.

Old-fashioned mixed mustard pickles with cauliflower, green tomatoes, cucumbers, pearl onions, and bell peppers in a tangy mustard-turmeric-vinegar sauce. Canned in pints.

Marinated spaghetti squash salad with artichoke hearts, fresh herbs, and two cheeses in a tangy rice vinegar dressing. A make-ahead vegetarian side that chills overnight for bold, layered flavor.

Celebrate the holiday by serving up this decadent delicious crab cake.

Porkaghetti platter with pork steak strips braised in tomato sauce with mushrooms, rosemary, and green olives, served over spaghetti with Romano cheese. A retro Italian-American Sunday dinner.

Fettuccine tossed with melted goat cheese, roasted red and yellow peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, and capers. A Mediterranean pasta ready in 25 minutes.

Classic Cobb salad with homemade French dressing: finely chopped greens arranged in tidy rows of chicken, bacon, avocado, egg, tomato, and Roquefort. The original composed salad, tossed tableside.