10,000 spiced recipes

Middle Eastern halvah cake made with tahini, semolina, and warm spices, soaked in a citrusy orange-lemon syrup. Dense, fragrant, and not overly sweet.

Traditional Sicilian fruit-filled pastries stuffed with figs, dates, chocolate chips, nuts, and warm spices, glazed with a lemon icing. A holiday cookie tray showstopper.

Pumpkin-apple pie with a spiced brown sugar apple layer on the bottom and creamy pumpkin custard on top. Two fall pies in one, baked in a single crust.

Quick vegetable curry simmers potato and frozen mixed vegetables in a spiced tomato sauce built from bloomed curry powder and tomato paste. A budget-friendly, vegan weeknight dinner in about 35 minutes.

Baked kibbeh with layers of spiced lamb and bulgur wheat around a pine nut and ground lamb filling, scored in diamonds and baked until crispy on top.

Lincolnshire plum bread, a traditional English yeasted fruit loaf with prunes, currants, golden raisins, cinnamon, and allspice. A buttery, spiced bread that slices beautifully for tea.

A custard-style rhubarb pie with evaporated milk, cinnamon, and cloves poured over fresh rhubarb in a single crust. Tart, creamy, and warmly spiced. A springtime classic.

George Washington cake is a moist, cinnamon-spiced apple cake baked over a layer of sliced apples, then crowned with tangy cream cheese frosting and a fan of fresh apple slices. A festive Christmas dessert.

Beef chili with dried white navy beans, slow-simmered 4 hours with cumin, paprika, cayenne, and oregano. A no-tomato chili with deep, smoky spice and hearty texture.

Rum-glazed apple cheesecake with cinnamon-spiced McIntosh apples, toasted pecans, and an apple jelly-rum glaze over a graham cracker crust. A fall showstopper.

French pear pie with sliced Bartlett pears, orange juice concentrate, and a cinnamon-ginger crumb topping. A rustic, crumble-topped fall dessert with warm spice.

From-scratch chili and beans with dried pinto beans, ground beef, tomatoes, and a paprika-thyme spice base. Slow-simmered in two pots then combined.

Curried vegetable stew with chickpeas, potatoes, cauliflower, carrots, and peas in a tomato-spiced broth. A vegan one-pot curry with ginger, turmeric, cumin, and cinnamon served over rice.

Kibbee bissaneeyeh: Lebanese layered ground lamb and bulgur casserole stuffed with spiced lamb and pine nuts, baked in a diamond-scored pattern until golden.

Quick Indonesian pickled mushrooms in cumin-spiced vinegar with shallots. This tangy condiment takes 30 minutes and adds bright acidity to rice dishes and grilled meats.

Slow-simmered kumquat chutney with rhubarb, fresh ginger, raisins, and warm spices. A complex sweet-tart preserve that cans beautifully for gifting.