Szechuan noodle salad with fettuccine in a spicy peanut sauce made with ginger, garlic, chili paste, and sesame oil, surrounded by julienned vegetables and ham.
Four pepper salsa with red, yellow, and green bell peppers plus green chiles, pulsed in a food processor with plum tomatoes, mustard seeds, and fresh cilantro. A colorful, make-ahead party salsa.
Spicy smoked spareribs with a 10-spice dry rub featuring five spice powder and ginger, parboiled then smoked over hickory with a peach preserves basting sauce.
Mediterranean grilled chicken salad with broiled chicken, potatoes, mushrooms, and green beans, all marinated in a tarragon-Dijon vinaigrette and arranged as a composed plate.
Spicy turkey chili spiked with Worcestershire, vinegar, cinnamon and allspice. A lean Cincinnati-style chili for two ready in 45 minutes, freezer-friendly.
Rustic vegetable stew with eggplant, butternut squash, and potato, spiced with turmeric, cumin, and ginger, built on a base of deeply caramelized onions deglazed with red wine.
Goan pork vindaloo built from scratch: whole spices toasted and ground, fried onion purée, ginger-garlic paste, and a sharp wine vinegar kick. The real coastal Indian version, not the curry-house imitation.
Crunchy, cool, and tossed in a zingy ginger-sesame dressing with orange zest, this glass noodle salad with snow peas, red cabbage, and enoki mushrooms is a no-cook showstopper ready in 30 minutes.
Lamb loin wrapped in puff pastry with a pistachio and chestnut puree stuffing, served with a juniper-and-thyme red wine reduction. A showstopper main course for special occasions.
Tri-pasta salad combines ziti, bow-tie, and spinach rotini with tri-color peppers, olives, and capers in a no-oil herbed red wine vinaigrette. Colorful, tangy, and low-fat for picnics and potlucks.
Blue crab cakes bound with ground water crackers and sauteed golden in butter, served with a homemade cayenne mayonnaise made with roasted red pepper, anchovies, and capers.
Szechuan chicken in sesame paste with toasted peppercorns, green tea, ginger, and red pepper flakes, served cold in lettuce wraps. A spicy, make-ahead Chinese appetizer.
Romaine salad with grilled chicken, fresh apricots, mint, and toasted almonds in a dried apricot-mint dressing. A Mediterranean main-course salad where the dressing doubles as the chicken marinade.
General Tso's chicken double-fried until crispy, tossed with blackened dried chilies, garlic, and ginger in a soy-sherry-vinegar sauce. Restaurant-style Chinese takeout made from scratch.
Pickled African peaches spiced with turmeric, cumin, cardamom, ginger, and chili in a sweet vinegar syrup. A complex condiment that improves over two weeks.
Very good for celebrating New Year, with the whole families, very ho, if you do like spicy, can add hot chili oil as needed!
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