Tomatoes recipes

An elegant sophisticated Masterchef dinner. Duck with wine sauce, bone marrow and sautéed spinach.

North Carolina-style barbecued baked beans with dried pinto beans, chili powder, mustard, and tangy vinegar sauce. A smoky, spicy Southern casserole baked with onion slices on top.

Mexican style pizza trades marinara for a chili-spiked bean sauce, piled on homemade yeast crust with mozzarella and cheddar. Half pizza, half nachos, all flavor.

Santa Fe Grande layers taco-seasoned grits, set firm and cut into triangles, with melted Monterey Jack and green chilies. A make-ahead Southwestern grits bake topped with cilantro, salsa, and sour cream.

Mexican Cincinnati chili spiced with cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and a square of unsweetened chocolate, ladled over spaghetti and topped with cheddar. The Greek-American Midwestern classic with a Mexican mole twist.

Cincinnati-style chili with ground beef simmered in a sweet-savory sauce of cinnamon, allspice, cloves, cocoa-adjacent spices, and molasses, served over spaghetti with cheese and hot peppers. A Midwestern classic.

Numero Uno Chili simmers ground beef and pork with cocoa, cinnamon, toasted cumin, and Mexican oregano for a rich, complex bowl with serious depth. Kidney beans and cornmeal round out the texture.

Friday night pot roast marinated overnight in red wine, apple juice, and aromatics, then braised low and slow for 4 hours. A make-ahead roast with a reduced wine sauce, served chilled and reheated.

Beer and beef stew from Granite Brewery with cubed beef, root vegetables, Dijon mustard, and a dark chocolate-brown roux. A pub-style stew thickened with a proper French roux.

Spiced vegetable couscous with curry, cumin, and coriander, loaded with broccoli, carrots, bell pepper, chickpeas, and raisins. A colorful vegan meal made entirely in the microwave.

Hearty lentil nut loaf with walnuts, whole wheat bread crumbs, sage, and horseradish baked into a sliceable loaf. A protein-packed plant-based main that rivals meatloaf.

Cincinnati five-way chili over spaghetti, layered with kidney beans, raw onions, and a heavy snowfall of shredded cheddar. The Ohio classic with cinnamon, cocoa, and a touch of vinegar in the simmer.

Vegetarian black bean chilaquiles layered with oven-crisped tortillas, rough-mashed spiced beans, tomato sauce, mozzarella, and Parmesan. Low-fat, high-protein comfort food.

Le Montrachet lobster bisque: classic French restaurant-style bisque made from real lobster shells, white wine, brandy, sherry, and heavy cream. The kind of soup that earns its place at a fine-dining table.

Backyard booyah, the giant slow-simmered meat-and-vegetable stew of the Upper Midwest. Beef, soup bones, and chicken cooked until they fall off the bone, then loaded with vegetables in a kettle.

Vegetable lasagna layered with spinach, broccoli, carrots, and shallots between a parmesan bechamel and a ricotta-mozzarella-egg cheese filling. White-sauce lasagna with no red sauce.