10 papa recipes

Papa's spareribs start in the oven and finish on the barbecue pit with a homemade sauce of smoked salt, brown sugar, ketchup, liquid smoke, and Worcestershire. Smoky, sticky, fall-off-the-bone ribs.

Papas chorreadas are Colombian potatoes drenched in a creamy tomato, scallion, and cilantro cheese sauce. A comforting side that pairs with grilled meats or eggs.

Hearty lentil soup with potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, garlic, and oregano in chicken broth. A dump-and-simmer recipe that feeds 10 with almost no active cooking time.

Carne guisada con papas: Mexican-American beef and potato stew with round steak, tomato sauce, cumin and garlic. The Tex-Mex weeknight comfort food simmered in one skillet.

Cool and refreshing, this is just perfect when it is too hot to cook, and cucumbers are running wild.

Homemade napa kimchee: salted napa cabbage tossed with garlic, fresh and candied ginger, scallions, carrot and Korean red pepper flakes, then left to ferment into a tangy, spicy Korean staple. Serve as a relish or cook it into soups.

Pajas are flourless coconut cookies loaded with butter-toasted pecans, dried apricots, and chopped chocolate, bound with sweetened condensed milk. No eggs, no flour, all flavor.

Steamed fish rolls: salmon and sole wrapped in napa cabbage leaves, bamboo-steamed and served over a silky roasted red pepper sauce. An elegant, low-fat dinner party starter.

Tender pork tenderloin and crisp Napa cabbage stir-fry with ginger and garlic in under 20 minutes for a light, healthy Asian-inspired weeknight dinner.

Turn leftover teriyaki pork into a quick wok dinner with ramen noodles, crisp napa cabbage and shredded carrots in a savory teriyaki broth. A smart 35-minute leftover makeover.