Recipes with water

Mushroom ketchup, a Victorian-era umami bomb of salted fresh mushrooms and dried boletus simmered with vinegar, warm spices and sherry. A shelf-stable savory condiment worth the two-day project for real depth.

Flourless Chocolate Roulade with Whipped Apricot Souffle recipe

Chow spice paste with garlic, ginger, cardamom, turmeric, coriander, and mustard seeds blended smooth. A Caribbean-style all-purpose seasoning base that keeps in the fridge.

Summer pudding-style fruit cake lined with sponge cake and packed with kirsch-soaked strawberries, blackberries, cherries, and currants. Chilled overnight and unmolded.

Red lentils and carrots simmer with curry spices into a hearty soup thickened with breadcrumbs. This warming bowl takes just one pot and delivers protein-rich comfort in about an hour.

Pho bo (Vietnamese beef noodle soup) with oxtail broth, charred onion, star anise, and fish sauce poured boiling over rice noodles and paper-thin raw beef that cooks in the hot broth. Garnish with cilantro, scallions, and lemon.

Grilled Loin of Pork with Tart Cherry Sauce recipe

Try this dish which is perfect for a meal after Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Retro shrimp or tuna mousse made with cream cheese, tomato soup, and gelatin. A no-bake molded seafood spread with bell peppers, celery, and Worcestershire for cocktail parties.

Pork and chile burritos simmer cubed pork with tomatillos, jalapeno, cilantro, and warm spices into a tangy, fork-tender filling rolled into flour tortillas, broiled with melty cheese.

Easy sweet potatoes and broccoli is a 5-ingredient gluten-free vegetarian side: diced sweet potato steamed with broccoli, tossed with low-fat cottage cheese and toasted sesame seeds.

Vegan garlic soup with three whole bulbs of fresh garlic, pearl barley, wild rice, potatoes, and mushrooms in a thyme-rosemary broth. A hearty, low-fat soup that improves overnight.

Homemade jalapeno mustard with yellow and black mustard seeds, toasted coriander, garlic, and white wine. A spicy, grainy condiment with real heat from fresh jalapenos.

What is beef tamale pie, besides the most delicious thing there ever was? An aromatic mix of ground beef, tomato sauce and, spices, topped with a cheesy polenta style cornbread-like topping baked as a casserole.

Mom's best bagels are the real deal: stiff yeast dough kneaded long, hand-shaped, boiled in sugared water, then baked with an egg yolk glaze for that signature chewy crust.

Roasted chicken tenders saltimbocca: sage leaves and prosciutto wrapped around chicken tenders, roasted crisp, served over wild mushroom spaghetti risotto with arugula and toasted hazelnuts.