Crispy deep-fried beef meatballs spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and curry powder swim in a rich coconut milk gravy with fenugreek and lemongrass. A bold Sri Lankan main dish.
Easy white bean and chicken chili simmered with cilantro, basil, ground chiles, and a hint of clove. One Dutch oven, ready in about an hour, finished with fresh tomato and tortilla chips.
Crisp-edged spice cookies with warm cinnamon, ginger, cloves and allspice folded into buttery dough, then flattened with sugar for a crackled golden finish.
Sri Lankan beef meatballs spiced with curry powder, ginger, and cloves get deep-fried then simmered in coconut curry gravy with lemongrass and curry leaves.
German red beet salad marinated in vinegar, caraway seeds, horseradish, and ground cloves. A tangy, earthy side dish that improves as it sits.
Warmly spiced chocolate cake with mayonnaise, sour cream, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, topped with a cocoa cream cheese frosting. A cozy, old-fashioned charmer.
Cozy white bean chicken chili spiced with ground red chile, basil, and a warm hint of cloves. Simmers for an hour and serves 6 with tortilla chips on the side.
Chunky veggie spaghetti sauce with pressed tofu, broccoli, zucchini, mushrooms, carrots, and sunflower seeds in a tomato-herb base. Meaty texture, fully plant-based.
Smoky ancho and fiery chipotle chilies form a bold spice crust on tender pork loin, slow-roasted in a clay pot with sweet onions until fall-apart tender.
Chewy hermit bars with molasses, brown sugar, raisins, and warm spices baked in a single pan and dusted with powdered sugar. A classic New England spiced cookie bar that makes 32 pieces.
Rendang is the legendary Indonesian beef curry: chunks of beef slow-simmered in spiced coconut milk and tamarind until the sauce reduces almost dry and the meat turns fork-tender. Deeply fragrant and richly spiced.
Pumpkin Muffin like Starbucks if you add the cream cheese
Gingerbread house cake: a warmly spiced two-layer gingerbread cake filled with cream cheese frosting and candy, then decorated like a gingerbread house. All the festive fun without the structural engineering.
Homemade sugar-free apple butter sweetened with frozen apple juice concentrate and spiced with cinnamon and cloves. No pectin, no canning required - just refrigerate.
Melomakarona: traditional Greek Christmas cookies made with olive oil, orange zest, and semolina, soaked in honey syrup and topped with walnuts. Fragrant, syrup-drenched holiday staple.
Breaded pork chops braised until tender, topped with a warm sour cherry sauce spiked with cinnamon, cloves, honey, and Madeira wine. An elegant but approachable dinner.