Recipes with vegetable oil

Mock caviar made with finely chopped ripe olives, anchovies, hard-boiled eggs, and sour cream. A budget-friendly no-cook appetizer with rich, briny flavor on lettuce cups.

A chocolate cherry fruitcake made easy with quick-bread mix, maraschino cherries, pecans, chocolate chips, and a splash of kirsch. Fruitcake even skeptics will love.

Silky Chinese eggplant braised with chili bean sauce, garlic, and ginger in a savory-sweet soy glaze. Ready in 45 minutes with just a wok and a handful of pantry staples.

Plump mussels steamed in white wine, then ladled into a fragrant broth of ginger, lime, bok choy, and rice noodles. A Thai-inspired seafood soup that's briny, bright, and deeply satisfying.

Beignets d'escargots: snails soaked in herbed olive oil, coated in airy egg-white batter, and fried until shatteringly crisp. A classic French appetizer worth the effort.

Make-Ahead: Baked Curried Beef and Sweet Potatoes recipe

Light, fluffy doughnut holes spiced with nutmeg fry up in minutes from a simple buttermilk batter. Roll them in cinnamon sugar while still warm for irresistible breakfast treats.

Hearty Thai chicken wraps stuffed with stir-fried veggies, curried peanut-coconut rice, and a creamy sesame-peanut dipping sauce. A filling, flavor-packed meal rolled up in a warm tortilla.

Easy chicken ravioli made with wonton wrappers, ground chicken, and cream cheese filling. Boils in just 4 minutes, freezes for up to 3 months. A 25-minute weeknight dinner for 4.

Pescado con agristada: Sephardic poached fish in lemon-egg sauce with cake meal. Traditional Jewish recipe served warm or chilled, kosher for Passover.

Oven-fried white fish with a crispy cornmeal-Parmesan crust and Cajun seasoning. Cod, sole, or flounder baked at high heat in just 10 minutes for a healthy, crunchy dinner.

Dense apple bars with a brownie-like texture from oil-based batter. Mix by hand, fold in chopped apples and nuts, then bake for an hour. Stays fresh for weeks.

Sesame Pork Tidbits with Sweet and Sour Sauce recipe

Turkey sausage and vegetable medley in a ginger-soy glaze served over rice. Smoked sausage with crisp-tender mixed vegetables in a glossy brown sugar sauce ready in 15 minutes.

Elegant lemon cake roll with a light sponge filled and frosted with creamy lemon filling, then coated in yellow-tinted coconut. A show-stopping spring dessert.

Madonna bread machine recipe with whole wheat flour, oats, honey, and molasses. A hearty, dark-crusted loaf with a soft crumb and rich, earthy sweetness from the double sweetener combo.