10,000 popper recipes

Moroccan chickpea soup blends pureed chickpeas with tahini, lemon, cumin, turmeric, and cayenne for a creamy, protein-rich vegan soup ready in 30 minutes.

Chinese pepper steak stir-fry with thinly sliced round steak, green bell peppers, tomatoes, and bean sprouts in a savory soy sauce. Ready in 30 minutes and served over rice.

Smoked turkey gumbo turns the Thanksgiving carcass into a rich Cajun-style gumbo with shrimp, crab, and oysters, built on a deep mahogany roux and served over long-grain rice.

Don't wait until the sports game is on, make this scrumptious dip now, courtesy of your crockpot.

Broiled salmon fillets with a silky pureed fennel butter sauce seasoned with nutmeg and cayenne. An elegant seafood dinner with a French-inspired anise-sweet accompaniment.

Broiled cod fillets topped with a puffy, golden cheese sauce made from sharp cheddar, mayonnaise, and whipped egg whites. A retro seafood showstopper that's surprisingly simple to pull off.

Littleneck clams steamed open in white wine with leeks, garlic, and cream, finished with a splash of Ricard for an anise-kissed French bistro soup. Ready in 30 minutes.

Gateaux piments, Mauritian chilli cakes made from soaked chana dal, green chilies, turmeric, and fresh herbs. Deep-fried into crispy golden fritters.

Curried yogurt dip with honey, lemon juice, hot sauce, and black pepper. A creamy, Indian-inspired party dip for vegetables and pita, ready in 10 minutes.

Mama's chicken cacciatore: paprika-dusted chicken browned in olive oil, then braised in dry Marsala with crushed plum tomatoes, carrots, celery, and peppers. Italian comfort food the way Madre made it.

Savory crustless eggplant quiche loaded with tomatoes, mushrooms, Italian herbs, and two cheeses. A hearty vegetarian main dish that's lighter than it looks.

Low-fat marinated vegetable platter with crisp broccoli, carrots, celery, red pepper, olives, and artichoke hearts in tangy Italian dressing. Make-ahead appetizer that gets better as it chills.

A very tasty pasta dish in a rich and creamy sauce flavoured with Asiago cheese. Easy to upgrade from an appetizer to main dish with the addition of your favourite seafood.

The lobster in the southern part of Thailand is considered a large shrimp and is therefore called goong mang-gorn - dragon shrimp.

Caribbean-style baby back ribs marinated in a from-scratch sofrito with annatto oil, cilantro, Anaheim chile, guava jelly, and coffee liqueur. Baked low and slow until tender.

A bare-bones homemade sausage base of ground beef and cracked black pepper, stuffed into casings and left to dry. The blank-canvas starting point for building your own Italian, breakfast, or smoky sausage blends.