10,000 spiced recipes

A no-fuss Mexican chili built on ground beef and sliced chorizo simmered with green chilis, onions, garlic, and stewed tomatoes. No beans, no complicated spice blends. The chorizo brings all the heat and flavor.

Red snapper Veracruz with pan-fried fillets in a tomato-olive sauce spiked with cinnamon, cloves, lime, and jalapeno, served over new potatoes. A classic Mexican coastal dish with warm spice and tangy brine.

Shahi dal is a royal Indian lentil dish with pigeon peas simmered in whole spices like cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves, then finished with a ghee-fried onion tadka. Vegetarian comfort food served over rice.

Southwestern sweet potato and corn soup with green chile, cumin, and red bell pepper, half-pureed for a thick and creamy texture. A naturally vegan, low-fat soup with bold Southwestern spice.

Shrimp boiled in spiced beer with garlic, bay, celery seed, and cayenne, served hot with lemon-Tabasco butter or chilled with mayonnaise. Easy peel-and-eat shrimp with deep flavor from the beer broth.

Southern jam cake with blackberry jam, buttermilk, raisins, and pecans baked low and slow in three spiced layers. Topped with a boiled cream frosting that drips down the sides just like it should.

Basic berry dumpling wraps cinnamon-spiced blueberries in a tender shortening pastry, baked into a rustic single-pan dessert. A folded-corner cobbler-meets-pie that's ready in an hour.

Saag paneer is a classic Indian spinach curry with paneer cheese simmered in a creamy sauce of yogurt, buttermilk, garam masala, ginger, garlic, and half-and-half. Rich, spiced, and deeply satisfying vegetarian comfort food.

Sali Jardaloo Murgi: Parsi chicken braised with dried apricots, tomato, cinnamon, and warm spices in a tangy-sweet sauce, crowned with crispy fried shoestring potato straws. A Bombay Parsi wedding classic worth the work.

Mushroom ketchup, a Victorian-era umami bomb of salted fresh mushrooms and dried boletus simmered with vinegar, warm spices and sherry. A shelf-stable savory condiment worth the two-day project for real depth.

Whole wheat zucchini oatmeal muffins fold grated zucchini, toasted oats, and pecans into a cinnamon-spiced batter lightened with apple butter. Moist, hearty, and a sneaky way to use up summer squash.

Chicken fajita pizza combines sizzling chili-spiced chicken strips, caramelized onions, and bell peppers on a crispy crust with salsa and melted Monterey Jack. Tex-Mex meets pizza night in one crowd-pleasing pan.

Buffalo chicken baked sliders: spiced ground chicken patties breaded and baked (never fried) until crisp, then tucked into wheat buns with mayo, lettuce, and tomato. A leaner take on game-day buffalo chicken.

Louisiana crawfish pie packed with Creole-spiced crawfish tails, the holy trinity of onion, celery, and bell pepper, all baked in a flaky two-crust pastry. Cajun comfort food classic.

A 4-pound pork loin rubbed with allspice, roasted fat-side up, and braised in apple cider with turnips and potatoes. A Sunday dinner for ten that fills the whole house with warm, spiced aromas.

Turkey legs braised in a rich mole sauce built from chocolate, peanut butter, raisins, ground chile, and warm spices. This authentic Mexican mole delivers deep, layered flavor that will have you licking the plate clean.