416 rough recipes

Penne alla puttane d'Elba tosses hot pasta into a no-cook sauce of raw tomatoes, zucchini, capers, olives, basil, and chili. A sun-soaked Tuscan summer pasta from the island of Elba.

Homemade pizza from scratch in 30 minutes using a food processor dough with fast-rising yeast, fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil. Crispy cornmeal crust, no rise time needed.

Black beans cooked from scratch with lemon juice, then sauteed with mushrooms, green chiles, carrots, and cilantro over brown rice. Includes a basic bean recipe to start from dry.

Sicilian pasta con le sarde with fresh sardines, sweet currants, toasted pine nuts, fennel, and crispy breadcrumbs. Authentic Italian coastal flavor.

Guadalajara-style gazpacho with shrimp, avocado, jicama, fresh corn, and a spicy tomato-lime base. A Mexican twist on cold soup that doubles as a no-cook summer main dish.

Recipe by Mathew Metcalfe - Adapted for North American measurements. It's a complex dessert with a serious wow factor, many elements could be used on their own in various ways to dress up other desserts.

Lentejas en Adobo: Mexican lentils with pork, ancho chilies, sweet plantain, and pineapple. A traditional sweet-savory Oaxacan adobo stew with deep fruit and spice.

Variety of vegetables, they look colourful and taste very well. A very healthy enchiladas.

This is an amazing recipe, you can use all kinds of leftovers, they mix with rice, very tasty!

South Indian vegetable kurma with eggplant, carrots, peas, beans, and potatoes in a fresh coconut-chili-poppy seed paste. A fragrant vegetarian curry finished with tomatoes and yogurt.

Build-your-own chicken tacos with a slow-caramelized garlic and onion base, serrano chiles, dual paprikas, and toasted cumin. Simmered chicken filling served with radishes, pinto beans, sour cream, and cilantro for a generous taco-night spread.

A glazed Christmas ham brushed with apricot-sherry glaze, warmed with cinnamon and star anise, and crusted in brown sugar, served with a crisp, fresh fennel coleslaw in a herby yogurt dressing. A festive feast pairing.

Stuffed red and yellow bell peppers filled with ground turkey, rice, navy beans, and a spiced picante tomato sauce. A low-fat dinner with real depth - Madeira deglazes the wok, fennel and rosemary do the heavy lifting.

Hearty winter vegetable curry with butternut squash, turnips, carrots, chickpeas, and a garlic-ginger yogurt sauce. Warm, comforting, and ready in 50 minutes.

Turkey breast slices rolled around a herb-bright spinach stuffing with fresh basil, thyme, and lemon zest, then seared and baked with a savory mushroom sauce. A complete lean dinner with steamed potatoes and green beans.

Southern cornbread dressing done right: make-ahead cornbread and homemade turkey giblet broth prepped the night before for Thanksgiving day assembly with rice, mushrooms, pecans, and fresh herbs.