Red chili nightmare: a wild Mexican-style red chili with beef, sausage, pinto beans, almonds, sesame, chocolate, and a dozen green chiles. Mole-inspired, fiery, and not for the timid.
Red onion and goat cheese pancake is a savory Dutch baby-style oven pancake layered over caramelized red onions and thyme, finished with balsamic-honey reduction.
Vegan tempeh sausage patties seasoned two ways: classic breakfast sage-thyme-marjoram or Italian-style garlic-oregano-red pepper. Plant-based protein for breakfast or pizza toppings.
Bistecca alla Fiorentina: thick T-bone grilled rare with Tuscan herbs, served with garlicky sauteed spinach and a glug of extra-virgin olive oil. Classic Florentine steakhouse plate.
A savory vegetable soup that is made with spaghetti and served with parmesan cheese.
Spicy pork roast with a sweet-hot rub of sugar, ground chile, and oregano. Slow roasted to a crackling mahogany crust over a tender, juicy boneless pork loin.
Baked chicken glazed with an orange juice, butter, cinnamon, and ginger sauce. Brushed repeatedly while baking for a golden, citrus-spiced finish.
Spaghettini with red clam sauce tosses thin pasta in a garlicky tomato and clam-juice sauce, with fresh spinach wilted in and a shower of parmesan. A quick, brothy weeknight seafood pasta.
One-skillet beef goulash using freezer mix with canned tomatoes, noodles, and herbs. A quick weeknight dinner where the noodles cook right in the sauce.
Spicy smoked spareribs with a 10-spice dry rub featuring five spice powder and ginger, parboiled then smoked over hickory with a peach preserves basting sauce.
Fettuccine with broccoli, carrots, and Canadian bacon in a light Dijon-Parmesan cream sauce. A lower-calorie weeknight pasta with vegetables cooked right in the pasta water.
Hot Dutch slaw with shredded cabbage steamed tender and dressed in a sweet-sour egg vinegar sauce. A traditional Pennsylvania Dutch warm cabbage side dish.
Meatless spaghetti sauce with bulgur wheat stirred in for hearty texture, simmered with tomatoes, garlic, oregano, and bay leaf. Serve over pasta or spaghetti squash.
Chicken tacos with rice featuring flour-dredged browned chicken simmered in chili sauce, Worcestershire, dry sherry, and chicken broth. A saucy, Mexican-inspired skillet dinner over fluffy rice.
Microwave chili with lean ground beef, kidney beans, stewed tomatoes, and a clever fat-draining colander trick. Weeknight dinner ready in 25 minutes.
Mozzarella salad with sun-dried tomatoes, capers, and romaine in a simple extra-virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing. A 10-minute Italian-style composed salad.