1,544 sweat recipes

A light, brothy stew packed with chicken breast, baby spinach, and white beans, finished with a fresh basil-parmesan pesto stirred right in. Ready in under 30 minutes.

A robust beef and pork chili from legendary chef Pierre Franey with coarse-ground meat, kidney beans, chile caribe, and a rich tomato-beef broth. Ready in 40 minutes.

This Tex-Mex chilled red pepper soup blends smoky roasted peppers with tangy buttermilk, sweet corn, and pickled nopales for a bold, refreshing bowl topped with herbed Parmesan tortilla crisps.

Showstopping three-layer cappuccino torte with a nutty graham crust, thick semisweet fudge layer, and espresso chocolate buttercream. A make-ahead dessert that chills overnight.

Oyster pie Picayune style with fresh oysters, crab meat, mushrooms, bacon, and shallots in a creamy sauce baked in a double-crust pie. A classic New Orleans Creole seafood pie.

Light turkey jambalaya: a Louisiana-style one-pot rice dish built with lean turkey breast and turkey sausage instead of pork and andouille. All the Creole flavor, half the fat.

Creole tomato bread machine loaf studded with mushrooms, celery, red pepper and pimento, spiced with chili, paprika and cayenne. New Orleans flavors baked right into the crumb.

Indonesian Chicken and Rice is a 20-minute stir-fry with curry, ginger, soy sauce, and chopped peanuts - a nasi goreng-inspired weeknight dinner built on leftover cooked rice.

Candy bar cookies with a buttery shortbread base, gooey caramel-pecan filling, and chocolate glaze topped with pecan halves. Three layers that taste like a homemade Turtle.

Antipasto pasta salad with salami, provolone, garbanzo beans, olives, and mushrooms in a lemon-garlic-basil dressing. A make-ahead party dish that gets better as it chills.

Lemon coleslaw with a creamy Dijon-horseradish dressing, colorful bell pepper matchsticks, red onion, carrot, and fresh lemon zest. Bright, tangy, and crunchy.

Crispy Indian-spiced vegetable pakoras of eggplant, zucchini, cauliflower, and mushrooms in a curry-coriander batter, served with a spiced mango relish flecked with star anise and cinnamon.

Black chocolate Bundt cake with coffee, honey, and a crack of black pepper, draped in a semi-sweet ganache glaze with Grand Marnier. Deep, complex, and show-stopping.

Three-layer Southern cookies: a buttery shortbread round spread with gooey caramel-pecan filling, then drizzled with rich chocolate icing. Named after the wildflower and just as eye-catching on a cookie tray.

Chocolate cake layered with peanut butter chip mousse and dripping chocolate ganache glaze, topped with mini peanut butter cups. A three-component showstopper.

Italian layered sponge cake with rum, custard cream filling, coffee zabaglione buttercream, walnuts, and chocolate-dipped almonds. An elegant multi-component dessert.