Favorite spiced pecans toss whole pecans in egg, then a warm blend of sugar, ginger, clove, and nutmeg, and bake low and slow until sweet, crunchy, and crackly. An easy candied nut for snacking and gifting.
Five-spice-rubbed roast beef served with a homemade spiced blackberry ketchup, sweet, tart, and gently fiery with cinnamon, ginger, and cayenne. An elegant roast with a surprising fruit condiment.
Best Stuffed Baked Ham with Honey Cider Glaze recipe
Vegetable pilau with turmeric brown rice layered over spiced green beans, peas, and carrots, baked and topped with toasted almonds. A fragrant vegan Indian rice dish.
Manila Clams with Black Bean & Ginger Sauce recipe
Grilled lamb chops with a Dijon mustard and honey glaze spiked with garlic and ginger. A 5-ingredient recipe where the sweet, tangy glaze caramelizes into a sticky crust on the grill.
Crispy skinned red snapper crusted with eight spices including Szechuan peppercorn, star anise, cinnamon, and cumin. Pan-seared then oven-roasted for shatteringly crisp skin.
Thai red or green curry paste: a homemade aromatic blend of chilies, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, shrimp paste, ginger, and coriander. The from-scratch base for authentic Thai curries.
Acorn squash stuffed with brown rice cooked in chicken broth, unsweetened applesauce, toasted pecans, celery, and ground ginger. A hearty fall side dish or light main.
Chinese five-spice chicken wings marinated in soy, sherry, and ginger, coated in water chestnut flour and deep-fried until golden and crispy. A crunchy, aromatic appetizer or party snack.
Steamed seafood dumplings wrap a delicate shrimp-and-scallop filling with garlic, ginger and crunchy water chestnuts in wonton skins, then steam them light and tender. Served with a duck sauce and hot mustard dip.
Chicken marinade with soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, fresh ginger, and garlic. Seven ingredients, bold Asian-inspired flavor, and just 5 minutes to mix. Great for grilling or baking.
Grilled swordfish steaks marinated in soy sauce, fresh ginger, dry sherry, garlic, and lemon zest. An Asian-inspired marinade with bold umami flavor and a quick grill.
West: Royal Lamb Chops Braised with Nuts and Saffron recipe
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.
Vegan Peking-style raviolis stuff egg roll wrappers with roasted eggplant, garlic, soy, ginger, and scallions. Boiled dumpling-ravioli hybrid for an unexpected vegetable starter.