82 mac recipes

Pickled figs in a spiced syrup with clove, allspice, cinnamon, and mace. Old-Southern preserve that turns whole figs into glossy, jewel-like jars for cheese boards and roasted meats.

Most health food stores sell many kinds of whole grain cereals. Follow directions on package, but increase the amount of water by 1/2 cup for every two servings.

Transform vibrant yellow tomatoes into a sweet, tangy preserve with hints of lemon, ginger, and warm spices. Perfect for spreading on toast, pairing with cheese, or gifting to friends. This recipe yields a beautifully translucent jam with a thick, glossy syrup.

Homemade garam masala from whole roasted cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and mace ground fresh. This essential Indian spice blend takes 20 minutes and blows store-bought versions out of the water.

Fresh pear pie with sliced pears spiced with mace, baked in a single crust under a brown sugar streusel topping. Classic fall fruit pie with crumb crown.

Old-fashioned pickled red cabbage with a sweet spiced vinegar brine of celery seed, mace, allspice, and cinnamon. A Pennsylvania Dutch-style preserve that keeps for months.

Old-fashioned raspberry cream custard with orange flower water and mace, cooked gently in a double boiler. A silky British dessert that tastes like something from a Georgian-era kitchen.

Slow cooker butternut squash with apples layered with brown sugar, butter, and mace. A sweet, caramelized side dish that cooks hands-free for hours.

Polish baked apples in red wine, jablka na winie czerwonym, fills cored apples with jam and bakes them in spiced wine syrup. A classic Polish Christmas dessert served chilled.

Traditional green tomato mincemeat with suet, raisins, apples, oranges, and warming spices simmered low for hours. A homestead recipe for filling pies, tarts, and turnovers from the late-season garden haul.

Homemade peach chutney with brown sugar, honey, raisins, and whole spices simmered for an hour and canned in a boiling water bath. Makes 4 pints of sweet-tart preserve.

Welsh batch scone baked as one round and scored into wedges, spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and mace, studded with raisins and dates. Traditional teatime bread.

Cranberry ketchup is a sweet-spiced condiment with whole cranberries, brown sugar, vinegar, clove, mace, and cinnamon. The forgotten Thanksgiving table sauce for turkey, ham, and beyond.

Traditional Irish colcannon with mashed potatoes, steamed cabbage, leeks simmered in milk, garlic, and a warm hint of mace. Hearty, comforting, and dairy-optional.

Middle Eastern braised ox ribs in pepper sauce with sumac, mace, and marjoram, slow-cooked with sweet red peppers and onions. Serve over rice or potatoes.

Mild curry powder blend of toasted cloves, cinnamon, black pepper, mace, cardamom, cumin, and bay leaves, ground fresh and aged for a smooth, mellow finish. The homemade pantry blend that ages a year in the jar.