3,437 spiced recipes

Quick praline peach topping with brown sugar, chopped almonds, and butter spooned over angel food cake. A 5-minute warm dessert sauce with fresh or frozen peaches.

Baked Mexican eggs with mushrooms, green pepper, tomatoes, and crumbled bacon in individual dishes. A simple, hands-off brunch that bakes in 20 minutes.

Poached salmon steaks for two, simmered in an aromatic bay-dill-peppercorn broth and served with a cool yogurt-cucumber sauce. Light, elegant date-night dinner.

Creamy lemon sauce for grilled or baked shark with sour cream, crushed pineapple, lemon zest, green bell pepper, and a hint of ground cloves. No-cook, make-ahead condiment.

Deviled eggs upgraded with sharp cheddar cheese spread, Dijon mustard, scallions, and pimentos. A cheesy herbed twist on the classic Easter and party appetizer that disappears off the platter.

Grilled soft-shell crab sandwiches: whole crabs grilled hot for two and a half minutes per side, piled onto rolls with green chile aioli, mixed greens, and sliced tomato.

Light fiesta shrimp dip blends chopped shrimp with reduced-fat cream cheese, picante sauce, horseradish, cumin, and green onions. Lighter than your average shrimp dip, full of southwest punch.

Two-layer molded gelatin salad with lime Jell-O and cucumber on the bottom and a cranberry-cabbage layer on top. Vintage chilled appetizer with retro charm.

Open-faced pita sandwich: vegetarian flatbread topped with sauteed carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, and tomato. Healthy low-calorie lunch under 25 minutes.

Microwave creamy mushroom soup with fresh mushrooms, onions, sour cream, and Worcestershire. A quick single-serving soup ready in 15 minutes for two with no stovetop required.

Basic miso soup with wakame, onion, carrot, and a swirl of miso paste stirred in off-heat for an authentic Japanese starter ready in 20 minutes.

Old World chicken is a four-ingredient baked chicken breast with seasoned breadcrumbs, melted muenster cheese and a finishing splash of wine. Simple, comforting weeknight fare.

Salsa meatloaf with a Tex-Mex spin: lean ground beef bound with crushed tortilla chips instead of breadcrumbs, jarred salsa, chili powder, peppers, and olives. A Sunday dinner with a little kick.

Mexican pizza on cornmeal-dusted personal crusts topped with seasoned ground beef, taco sauce, cheddar, and finished with cool lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and scallions. Pizza-night-meets-taco-night.

Fresh tomato salsa is the no-cook classic Mexican pico de gallo with chopped tomatoes, scallions, green pepper, jalapeño, garlic, lime, and cilantro. Bright, fresh, ready in 30 minutes.

Asian vegetable salad with pineapple, snow peas, carrots, red bell peppers, and watercress in a pineapple-ginger-soy sesame dressing. A light, colorful make-ahead side for barbecues and potlucks.