20 hour recipes

Low-fat vegetarian chili with kidney beans, bulgur wheat, and jalapeno ready in 30 minutes. Braised in vegetable stock instead of oil for a lighter, healthier bowl.

30-minute vegetarian chili with kidney beans, jalapeño, and bulgur for a meaty texture without meat. Ready in 30 minutes, served with yogurt, scallions, and cilantro.

Ramp ravioli pair grilled-wild-leek filling with tender one-hour slow-cooked calamari in olive oil. A springtime Italian pasta showcasing foraged ramps at their peak.

Slow-braised calamari in umido with garlic, white wine, crushed chili, and tomato sauce, served with grilled ramp bruschetta and fresh marjoram.

Herb bread machine recipe loaded with marjoram, basil, thyme, and dill for a fragrant, tender loaf with subtle buttermilk tang. Simple dump-and-go baking.

Four-bean casserole with pork and beans, pinto, kidney, and green beans baked in chili sauce and brown sugar. A dump-and-bake potluck side dish for a crowd.

Low-fat four-spice bundt cake with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, plump golden raisins, and buttermilk. An egg-white-lightened tube cake finished with orange syrup and fresh orange slices.

Rugelach four ways: a single cream cheese pastry dough turned into raspberry-almond crescents, layered chocolate-pecan squares, apricot pockets and honey-pecan triangles. Holiday cookie tray showstopper.

Four-day vegetable soup that evolves with new ingredients each day. Start with cabbage, carrots, turnip, and rosemary, then build on it with beets, spinach, and chickpeas.

Four-fruit pie with rhubarb, apple, blueberries, and raspberries in a double-crust shell. A tart-sweet summer pie that showcases the season's best.

Grilled Cornish game hens glazed with a fiery red pepper sauce made from roasted peppers, Dijon mustard, and three kinds of hot pepper. Four-alarm heat with a sweet roasted pepper backbone.

Four cheese rotini with fresh asparagus in a creamy primavera sauce made with crumbled goat cheese and tarragon. A quick vegetarian pasta dinner ready in 35 minutes.

Chinese four-vegetable steamed platter with baby corn, straw mushrooms, bok choy, and tomato arranged like a flower and finished with a glossy chicken-fat sauce thickened with cornstarch.

Four flavor pound cake with lemon, vanilla, almond, and rum extracts in a light oil-based batter with folded egg whites. Served with fresh strawberries.

Homemade four grain English muffins with whole wheat flour, oats, wheat germ, and cornmeal. Griddle-cooked for golden, crunchy nooks and crannies with a hearty, nutty flavor.

Jewish rugelach with a flaky cottage cheese dough, apricot jam, cinnamon-sugar, walnuts, and currants rolled into golden crescents. A holiday cookie jar essential for Hanukkah or Christmas.