Recipes with cloves

Maple glazed ham steak baked with dried figs and caramelized bananas in a clove-scented maple-lemon glaze. An easy, impressive sheet-pan dinner for four.

Southern fig preserve cake baked in a tube pan with warm spices, buttermilk, chopped pecans, and a generous swirl of fig jam, finished with a buttermilk glaze.

Old-fashioned Pennsylvania steamed pudding with mashed carrots, suet, molasses, raisins, currants, and warm spices. Three hours of steaming yields a dense, spiced holiday treat.

Pumpkin cake with a buttery yellow cake mix crust, spiced pumpkin custard filling, and crumbly streusel topping. Freezer-friendly and perfect for fall gatherings.

Fresh corn and summer squash sauteed in a cream sauce infused with whole cloves, coriander seeds, cinnamon, and jalapeno. A refined seasonal ragout with serious depth.

Pumpkin crunch with a spiced pumpkin custard base topped with dry yellow cake mix, chopped pecans, and drizzled melted margarine. A dump cake with a crunchy, buttery top.

Green tomato bread with pureed green tomatoes, plumped raisins, cinnamon, cloves, and chopped nuts baked into a spiced quick bread. The best way to use up end-of-season unripe tomatoes.

Kennebunk relish is a New England-style garden relish with green and red tomatoes, cabbage, peppers, and onions in spiced vinegar. An old-fashioned canning recipe with sweet-tangy heat.

Pfeffernuesse (German pepper nut cookies) are tiny round spice cookies flavored with cinnamon, allspice, clove, nutmeg, and mace, finished with a drop of brandy before baking. A traditional Christmas cookie from Germany.

Homemade breakfast sausage with pork shoulder, veal, and a warming spice blend of nutmeg, cloves, mace, and sage. Stuff or shape into patties for fresh farm-style flavor.

Butter-dipped swordfish steaks crusted with a bold spice blend of cayenne, fennel seed, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger, then broiled until browned and fragrant. Blackened-style with an exotic twist.

Homemade pork breakfast sausages seasoned with sage, thyme, oregano, and a pinch of cloves. Par-cook, store, and crisp them up fresh whenever you want. Freezer-friendly for up to 2 months.

Old-fashioned spiced cupcakes made with brown sugar, sour milk, raisins, and nuts. Warm cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in every bite. Frost with your favorite icing.

Grandma's plum pudding: a traditional steamed Christmas pudding with raisins, currants, citrus peel, suet, and warm spices. Three hours of slow steaming for a dense, fragrant holiday dessert.

Plantains simmered in coconut milk with curry powder, cinnamon, and cloves. A simple African and Indian-inspired side dish where the plantains absorb the spiced coconut sauce as they soften.

Walt Disney's personal chili recipe with dried pinto beans, ground beef, tomatoes, and a spicier variation. Slow-simmered from scratch, straight from Mickey's Gourmet Cookbook.