726 stick recipes

Rice pilaf with green peas, bay leaves, and a whole cinnamon stick cooked in the Middle Eastern soaked-rice method. A fragrant vegetarian side with toasted, fluffy grains.

Elegant pureed soup with apples, maple syrup, cinnamon, lemon, and white wine. Thickened with arrowroot and finished with sour cream. Serve warm for a sophisticated starter or light dessert.

German braised red cabbage in red wine with apples, cinnamon, and cloves. Sweet-tart Rotkraut simmered until tender but still crisp, a classic side for roast pork or sauerbraten.

Orange-pecan couscous cooked in orange juice with cinnamon sticks, cloves, turmeric, and raisins. A fragrant, Moroccan-inspired side dish ready in under 30 minutes.

Salty pretzel sticks and light beer come together in this easy bread machine loaf with a crispy crust and soft, chewy crumb. A hint of ginger and baking soda gives it that classic pretzel-shop flavor right from your countertop.

Traditional Greek chicken pilaf from the Epirus region. Bone-in chicken sautéed in butter with onion, simmered with cinnamon and tomato sauce, then finished with rice that absorbs every drop of flavor.

A Scandinavian-style chilled fruit soup with dried apricots, prunes, raisins, apples, and cherries simmered in sauterne wine with cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom. Thickened with tapioca.

Indian chickpeas simmered with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, green chili, and garam masala in their own cooking liquid. A fragrant vegan chana dish served hot or cold.

Revani is a Greek semolina cake soaked in cinnamon-clove-orange syrup and scattered with almonds. Dense, honey-wet crumb with a warm spiced finish. A true Mediterranean sweet.

Fog City Diner's homemade tomato ketchup: fresh roma tomatoes simmered with cider vinegar, sugar, pickling spice, and cinnamon for a restaurant-style condiment. Makes 5 cups, lasts a month.

Mediterranean bow tie pasta with Italian turkey sausage in a tomato-cinnamon sauce topped with crumbled feta. A Greek-inspired weeknight pasta with bold spice.

Mole de guajolote is a traditional Mexican turkey in mole sauce made from scratch with ancho, mulato, and pasilla chilies, chocolate, sesame seeds, peanuts, and warm spices.

Homemade curry powder toasted in the oven with fenugreek, cardamom, coriander, cumin, mustard seeds, cloves, and cinnamon, then ground with turmeric, mace, and cayenne.

Greek semolina cake with almonds soaked in cinnamon-orange syrup, scored into diamonds. Traditional Mediterranean dessert.

Italian sweet-pickled cauliflower (cavolfiore in agrodolce) with blanched florets and onions jarred in a spiced white wine vinegar syrup with mustard seeds, cinnamon, and cloves. Ready in a week, keeps all year.

Rochester relish with ripe and green tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, and celery simmered in a sweet vinegar brine with cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and mace. A classic New York canning recipe.