Vegetarian kettle stew with potatoes, tomatoes, green beans, zucchini, corn, and hot chilies spiced with cinnamon and cloves. A vegan Southwestern-style one-pot meal.
Chinese popcorn shrimp with a cornstarch crust, tossed in sweet-and-pungent sauce with ginger, garlic, red pepper, and citrus zest. Crackling-crisp bite-sized shrimp.
Chicken satay skewers marinated in soy sauce, molasses, garlic, and red pepper flakes, broiled and served with a quick peanut dipping sauce. A Thai-inspired crowd favorite.
Grilled pork burritos from a 48-hour marinated boneless rib roast rubbed with garlic, cumin, paprika, and oregano. Slice thin and pile into tortillas.
Cuban black bean soup simmered slowly for seven hours with garlic, oregano, yellow onion, and red pepper flakes. Vegan, gluten-free, and meltingly tender. Slow-cook classic.
Blueberry ketchup blends ripe berries with tomato, plums, ginger, and warm spice into a savory-sweet condiment. Pair with grilled meats, cheese boards, or burgers for unexpected depth.
Lemon garlic pasta sauce with white wine, stewed tomatoes, fresh basil, and Parmesan. A bright, light vegetarian sauce made in one skillet in under 20 minutes.
Pizza bianca is the Roman white pizza topped with olive oil, sea salt, sliced garlic, and fresh rosemary. No tomato, no cheese, just crackly crisp dough.
Baked samosas use a soft yeasted bread-machine dough wrapped around spiced potato and pea filling, brushed with egg glaze, and baked until golden. Lighter than fried samosas with the same Indian flavor punch.
Pizza bianca: a white pizza with hand-stretched dough, olive oil pureed with shallot, garlic, and Italian herbs in place of red sauce, then blanketed in melted Gruyère. Crisp, nutty, no tomato.
Wild boar saddle slow-roasted over Cuban-style black beans with dark rum, smoked ham, and salt pork. Hunter's chili with deep, layered flavors and traditional egg-and-scallion garnish.
Salmon fillets briefly braised on a tender bed of chiffonade leeks with garlic, lemon, and fresh tarragon. A 25-minute French-leaning dinner where the leeks become the sauce.
Avocado and scallop ceviche cures finely chopped scallops in lime juice and green peppercorns, then folds in mashed avocado and chives. Stuffed into raw mushroom caps brushed with garlic-lemon oil for a striking party appetizer.
Arrabbiata-style spaghetti with chitterlings, pork, walnut puree, raisins, and a white wine sauce. A regional Italian peasant-pasta that uses every part of the pig.
Mixed greens with cumin steams a tangle of greens, then tosses them with a garlic-parsley-cilantro paste bloomed in cumin and paprika oil. Vegan, gluten-free Moroccan-inspired side dish.
Pan-seared chicken breasts crusted with cracked peppercorns, thyme, and bay leaf, finished with a white wine pan sauce. Bold flavor from a simple herb-pepper blend.