10,000 carob recipes

Baked salmon fillets topped with a compound pistachio basil butter melted over each serving. White wine in the pan keeps the fish moist. Ready in 20 minutes.

City chicken skewers (mock chicken) made with ground turkey and pork meatballs on bamboo skewers, breaded in corn flake crumbs, and baked in chicken gravy. A Rust Belt regional comfort classic.

Grilled Alaska salmon with an Asian-style marinade of soy sauce, balsamic, ginger, garlic, brown sugar and sesame. Sweet-savory backyard salmon with charred edges.

Fiddlehead fern salad with a warm butter vinaigrette, mustard, paprika, and chopped hard-boiled eggs. A classic spring side dish for foraged fiddleheads.

Sweet baked Southern praline grits with brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon, and butter. A custard-like grits casserole that turns humble breakfast grits into a warm, spiced dessert.

Reuben casserole with layers of sauerkraut, corned beef, Swiss cheese, and Thousand Island dressing topped with buttery bread crumbs. All the deli sandwich flavors in one dish.

Lime-honey marinated chicken breast grilled on skewers with fresh papaya, pineapple chunks, pearl onions, and green pepper. A low-calorie tropical kabob that is pure summer on a stick.

One-pan lamb chops with zucchini, scallions, and tomato wedges in a quick beef broth. 30-minute weeknight dinner that pairs seared lamb with tender-crisp summer vegetables.

Make-ahead Mexican chicken casserole with corn tortillas, sour cream, green chiles, mushrooms, and sharp cheddar. Refrigerate overnight and bake for an easy crowd-pleaser.

Jumbo cream cheese peanut butter cookie: one giant cookie-dough pizza slathered with fluffy peanut butter cream cheese frosting and chopped peanuts. A sliceable dessert for 12 in 45 minutes.

Salsa gruda is a chilled fresh tomato salsa with crushed coriander seeds, mustard seeds, and a splash of red wine vinegar. A no-cook condiment built for grilled chicken or fish.

A three-layer Jello salad with strawberry-banana gelatin hugging a creamy center of cream cheese, sour cream, and chopped walnuts. Retro potluck royalty served on crisp lettuce leaves.

Chinese lo mein with roast pork, napa cabbage, dried mushrooms, bean sprouts, and snow peas stir-fried with ginger and garlic. Tossed with sesame oil-coated noodles.

Four-ingredient cookies using Bisquick and instant pudding mix. Mix, roll, flatten, and bake in under 10 minutes. The easiest soft cookie recipe when you need something sweet right now.

Cauliflower florets stir-fried and simmered in a blended ginger-onion paste with tomatoes, cumin, coriander, turmeric, and a finish of garam masala. A fragrant Indian vegetable side dish with real depth.

Mexicali casserole layers canned tamales, yellow hominy, Vienna sausages, and cream of chicken soup under melted sharp cheddar. A quick Tex-Mex comfort bake.