3,795 low crab recipes

Old-school sugar-cured ham dry rub: salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. A three-ingredient Southern heirloom mix for curing fresh ham the traditional way at home.

Pickled nasturtium seeds: the frugal gardener's homemade caper substitute, brined in spiced white wine vinegar with shallots, tarragon, and horseradish. Peppery, briny, and completely free.

Mushroom beef patties smothered in a basil cream sauce, topped with melted cheese and onions. Salisbury steak taken up a notch with a hot-pepper kick and fresh mushrooms.

Flavored pizza doughs knead prosciutto, provolone, or other add-ins right into risen pizza dough for built-in flavor that goes beyond toppings. Simple technique, huge flavor upgrade.

Sticky caramel pecan buns with a melted chocolate kiss hiding inside each one. Made with refrigerator biscuit dough for a 4-ingredient shortcut that tastes anything but simple.

Apple nut cake built on applesauce and olive oil with overlapping apple slices and a toasted cinnamon-sugar nut topping. A dairy-free, butter-free autumn cake that bakes into something moist, rustic and crowd-ready.

Quick mushroom sauce of sliced mushrooms browned in butter and finished with a splash of Worcestershire. A fast, savory pan sauce to spoon over steak, omelets, or fish. Ready in minutes.

Fish spread mashes cooked flaky fish fillets with creamy avocado and fresh tarragon for a three-ingredient sandwich filling. Naturally rich, no mayo required, ready in 10 minutes.

Madras curry mixture is a homemade South Indian curry powder built from coriander, ginger, hot chilies, black mustard, fenugreek, black pepper, and curry leaves. Bolder and fresher than store-bought.

Spiced olives are the easiest homemade Moroccan-style appetizer: drained olives tossed with your favorite spice blend and left to marinate overnight. Transforms ordinary olives into something bar-worthy.

Heart cake without a special pan, made by cutting a round layer in half and setting both halves against a square layer to form a heart, then frosting it pink with strawberry frosting. A clever Valentine's trick.

A South African-style spiced mince filling for samoosas: beef or mutton braised dry with jeera, ginger, garlic, turmeric, fresh coriander and mint. The keep-it-dry method that stops samoosas from going soggy.

Snickers pie assembly with fudge filling, chopped candy bars, cream cheese layer and milk chocolate drizzle. Decadent triple-layer chocolate pie finished cold.

Crunchy oat, cornflake and coconut cookies sandwiched with chocolate cream cheese filling. Retro-style double crunchers with texture contrast in every bite.

a great appetizer for the spicy food lovers (uses tapatio hot suace)

Vodka can be made from a variety of grains. Barley and wheat are the most common but corn and rye can be used as well. It can also be made from potatoes and beets. Grain vodkas are generally considered to be the best.