301 mac recipes

Traditional German Pfeffernusse cookies with five warm spices, candied citron, and lemon. Tiny spiced rounds that dry overnight and ripen for days before eating.

Homemade pineapple upside-down cake from scratch with butter, mace-spiced vanilla batter, and caramelized crushed pineapple topping. Tender crumb meets sticky-sweet fruit in every bite.

Panang curry paste is a flavorful and aromatic blend of spices and herbs that forms the base of the popular Thai dish, Panang curry.

Cream butter with orange zest and sugar, fold in eggs and flour, then bake into a tender pound cake glazed with apricot jam and candied orange peel.

Golden-crusted sweetbreads braised in dry sherry and chicken broth, finished with cream and butter. A classic French bistro dish with a warm hint of mace that's easier than you think.

Creamy asparagus potato soup pureed silky smooth with nutmeg, mace, and topped with freshly grated Parmesan. A warming, elegant bowl that's easy enough for a weeknight.

Simple and tasteful cookies that are perfect for Christmas time.

Pimiento sweet pickles made with 24 red bell peppers brined overnight and simmered in a spiced vinegar syrup with cloves, cinnamon, allspice, mace, and mustard seeds.

A copycat of the popular spice mix. This version has less salt than the store bought mix which I find way too salty.

Old-fashioned unleavened seed cake with caraway seeds, candied orange peel, mace, and chopped nuts. No baking powder needed, whipped egg whites provide the lift.

Pickled nasturtium seeds brined in salt water, layered with tarragon and horseradish, then preserved in spiced white wine vinegar. A peppery homemade caper substitute.

Bran hermit cookies spiced with cinnamon, cloves, mace, and nutmeg, studded with raisins. A rolled and cut old-fashioned spice cookie with a wholesome bran twist.

Irish spiced beef: traditional dry-cured Christmas beef with cloves, mace, bay leaves, and brown sugar. Seven-day cure, slow boil, and pressed cold for sliced cold cuts.

Smooth pureed yellow split pea soup with potato, celery, caraway, mace, and bay leaf. A vegan family-recipe soup with subtle warm spice notes setting it apart from typical green split pea.

Sauteed chicken livers dusted with warm spices, deglazed with blueberry vinegar, and finished with creme fraiche and fresh blueberries. A French-inspired dish.

Vegan mincemeat pie uses steamed tempeh as the meat-free base alongside apples, raisins, currants, dates, pecans, and maple syrup. Whole wheat pastry crust keeps the holiday classic plant-based.