Before winter shows up on your front door, try this scrumptious macaroni salad that goes perfect with grilled salmon.
Crispy sesame chicken just like takeout: chicken cubes in a light, crackly batter deep-fried golden, then coated in a glossy sweet-and-tangy sesame sauce and showered with toasted sesame seeds. Serve over rice.
Pickled dilled beans canned with fresh dill, garlic, and a kick of red pepper flakes. Crunchy whole green beans in a tart vinegar brine, the Bloody Mary garnish you'll never run out of.
Chinese sweet and sour soup with chicken: a quick 30-minute soup of thin-sliced chicken, mushrooms, and beef broth balanced with vinegar and sugar. Served with lemon slices.
Multigrain buns made with whole wheat flour, rolled oats, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, and a hint of caraway. Hearty homemade sandwich rolls with a chewy crust and seedy oat topping.
Pickled herring in a sour cream and vinegar marinade with sweet onions. Old-world Scandinavian smorgasbord classic that gets better after a day or two in the fridge.
Roasted and pickled hot peppers with banana, Hungarian, and bell varieties charred until blistered, peeled, then canned in vinegar brine. The roast adds smoky depth that raw pickled peppers can't match.
North Carolina-style BBQ sauce with caramelized butter and brown sugar, vinegar, ketchup, celery seeds, dry mustard, and onion. A sweet, tangy, buttery barbecue sauce with Carolina tang.
Beef shish kebabs marinated in oil, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, lemon juice, and basil then skewered with mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, and onions. Grilled and basted for a classic summer dinner.
Homemade BBQ sauce blends sauteed onion and garlic with ketchup, molasses, vinegar, Worcestershire, and mustard, thickened with a touch of cornstarch. Sticky, smoky-sweet sauce for grilled chicken, pork, or beef.
Moroccan-style sliced tomato and onion salad with olive oil, garlic, parsley, sweet paprika, and cumin. A simple no-cook side that captures North African market flavors.
High-fiber carrot or zucchini bran muffins made with whole wheat flour, honey, molasses, and raisins. Sweetened without refined sugar. A wholesome breakfast muffin with real substance.
Whole grain carrot muffins sweetened with honey and molasses, packed with bran, raisins, and pureed fresh carrots. High-fiber breakfast muffins made in a food processor.
White coconut cake with a tender crumb from cake flour and folded meringue, covered in boiled white frosting and showered with flaked coconut. A classic Southern layer cake.
Freezer slaw is a make-ahead cabbage slaw that freezes without going soggy. Salt-cured cabbage, carrots, and peppers in a sweet-tart vinegar dressing. Lasts months in the freezer.
Grilled liver kabobs wrapped in bacon with bell peppers and onions, brushed with a tangy molasses-mustard-ketchup sauce. A bold cookout skewer.