393 spicey recipes

Marinated melon and strawberries in orange juice and brown sugar, topped with a honey-ginger sour cream sauce and fresh mint. A refreshing no-cook summer dessert.

Homemade Italian seasoned bread crumbs with Parmesan, oregano, garlic, parsley, and onion. Mix once and freeze for up to 6 months of ready-to-use coating and topping.

Laksa lemak with thick rice noodles, shrimp, bean sprouts, and cucumber in a rich coconut curry broth. A classic Malaysian noodle soup where the shrimp poaching liquid becomes the base of the laksa gravy.

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.

Homemade curry powder blends cumin, coriander, fenugreek, mustard, turmeric, and ginger into a fresh, fragrant spice mix. Five-minute blender recipe that keeps for three months.

Sweet gherkin pickles: classic four-day pickling process for whole baby cucumbers with sugar, vinegar, turmeric, and pickling spices. Crunchy sweet-tart canned pickles for the pantry.

Pumpkin pie with ginger cookie crust trades pastry for crushed gingersnaps and lightens the filling with applesauce, maple syrup, and egg whites. A holiday pie with serious spice and a leaner profile.

Rich Malaysian laksa gravy built from a fragrant rempah spice paste of chilies, lemongrass, galangal, and candlenuts, simmered with coconut milk and fish balls. The aromatic, coconut-laced base for a bowl of curry laksa.

"Pudding and whipped topping -- the perfect combination for this yummy no-bake, cold and creamy pie."

Rhubarb jam with Chinese five-spice, crystallized ginger, and a whisper of hot sauce. Tart-sweet preserve with warm spice and gentle heat, perfect on toast or alongside roast pork.

Apple crumb muffins with shredded Golden Delicious apple, warm apple pie spice, skim milk, and a cinnamon-sugar crumb topping. Lighter Weight Watchers-style breakfast muffins ready in 45 minutes.

Cold pumpkin spice soup with canned pumpkin, evaporated milk, molasses and pumpkin pie spice. Chilled no-cook fall starter that tastes like pumpkin pie in a bowl.

Pan-seared red snapper with a parsley-chive herb crust and spicy bean paste, topped with sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, lemon, and garlic.

Indian spicy curry powder: a 12-spice homemade curry blend with toasted cumin, coriander, mustard, fennel, cardamom, cloves, mace, and chilies. Big-batch pantry essential for authentic Indian cooking.

Spicy black bean soup built on sautéed onion, garlic, and jalapeño with cumin and chili powder. A 35-minute one-pot vegetarian weeknight dinner, finished with lime and cilantro for a bright Tex-Mex kick.

There is no need to purchase the ready-made packet. Here's a quick and easy homemade Taco seasoning mix.