Recipes with vegetable oil

Thick, hearty ground round chili simmered with stewed tomatoes, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne. Ranch style beans go in at the end for a beefy, no-nonsense Texas-style bowl that feeds a crowd.

Crisp snow peas, raw zucchini, cherry tomatoes, and toasted pine nuts tossed in a shallot-red wine vinaigrette and served chilled. A fresh, light side dish for two.

Ham is simmered with all these delicious vegetables and spices, which makes a delicious stew. Serve it with some roasted hot sweet potatoes. Delicious.

Oyster-stuffed pork loin rolls tender spiral-cut pork around a creamy oyster-and-celery dressing, crusted in cracked peppercorns, served over apple cider cream sauce. A Gulf Coast holiday showpiece.

Flour-free Passover cake layered with cinnamon apples and dried apricots, topped with walnuts and cinnamon sugar. Light, fruity, and made with matzoh meal.

Fresh salmon soaked in bourbon, soy, ginger, and sesame oil, then grilled over mesquite until flaky. Bold Asian-Southern fusion with smoky, caramelized edges.

Homemade cannoli from scratch with Marsala wine shells and sweet ricotta filling studded with chocolate chips and candied citron. Crispy, creamy, and worth every minute of effort.

Homemade salt sticks with a simple yeast dough, brushed with egg white and topped with seasoned salt, onion powder, or kosher salt. Crispy, snackable bread sticks.

Chunky sirloin steak soup with salsa, mixed vegetables, white beans, and fresh spinach in a beefy broth. A filling 35-minute soup that brings Southwestern heat to the supper table.

Best Yule Log with Mocha Buttercream Frosting recipe

A spring forager's pizza with a crust of pureed fiddleheads, egg, and cheese instead of dough, topped with tomato sauce, bacon, more cheese, and whole fiddlehead ferns. Unusual, seasonal, and grain-light.

Pork chops and rice casserole with cream of mushroom gravy - a budget-friendly one-dish dinner. Browned chops baked over tender rice soak up every bit of that savory gravy.

Shredded chicken and melted cheddar rolled in flaky crescent dough with salsa, then baked golden. A quick Tex-Mex shortcut chimichanga the whole family will love.

Sangre del Diablo vegetarian chili with TVP, pinto beans, sun-dried tomatoes, and bold spices. A massive batch recipe that feeds 30 with serious heat from cayenne.

A Texas-style no-bean chili with cubed beef round and pork loin slow-simmered in beef broth, tomato sauce, and a bold blend of chili powder, cumin, and paprika. Fork-tender meat, big flavor.

A moist apple cake baked in a tube pan, packed with fresh apples and pecans, then drenched in a warm brown sugar caramel glaze that soaks right into the crumb. An old-fashioned keeper of a cake.