Herbs & Spices

This Alpine potato-and-bacon casserole is gloriously gooey thanks to the slices of soft cheese nestled on top before baking.

Packaged potato gnocchi takes the heavy lifting out of this comforting chicken and dumplings dinner.

Vegan mapo tofu is possible because its essential ingredients are the fermented black beans, chili bean paste, Sichuan peppercorns, and ground red chiles.

For this fall dessert, you’ll give your apple cake a luscious drizzle of toffee sauce.

No Indian pantry is complete without a batch of homemade garam masala. This fragrant version combines mainstays like cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg with rosebuds, cumin, bay leaves, and more.

Also known as the hummingbird cake, this sweet and spiced cake originated in Jamaica.

This easy no-churn ice cream relies on whipped cream and sweetened condensed milk for its creamy texture, and is flavored with rich espresso and toasted hazelnuts.

For a gluten-free alternative to pasta, this boldly flavored sauce is spooned over cauliflower.

Turkey does not play a starring role in the great Southern barbecue traditions, but it is in fact a pretty common BBQ meat there.

Sweet potatoes get a subtle smoky flavor that's delicious with a brown sugar butter drizzle.

The salty-sweet crust on this no-bake peach cheesecake is not to be missed.

This fragrant coconut cake is dense and chewy inside and crisp on the top.

Set out these smoked shrimp on a paper-lined picnic table, set a bowl of sauce in the middle, and go to town.

Pair this sweet, slightly spicy carrot-ginger shrub with vodka or gin, or use it in salad dressing with olive oil, salt, and pepper.

You can think of the chiffon cake as angel food cake’s even fluffier cousin.

This easy no-cook pastry cream requires no hand-whisking or tempering, and the ingredients don’t even have to come to room temperature.

As the name suggests, West Africa’s most popular form of fried dough is essentially a delectable fried pillow of airy dough.

The scent of homemade salsa roja always takes me back to my childhood. The aroma of rehydrating dried chiles mingling with fresh serrano chiles or jalapeños, tomatoes, onion, and garlic was a weekly occurrence in our household. It was always too spicy for my young palate, but I never got sick of the smell wafting through the house. Though I’ve grown into a heat-seeker as my palate has evolved, this version doesn’t have to be spicy at all. Adding a single serrano chile to the mix gives this mild .…

Tender grilled swordfish steaks are topped with a bright, garlicky Mediterranean-inspired dressing of chopped whole lemon and oregano.

A play on pesto grilled chicken, this recipe uses miso paste in place of Parmesan to create a savory, flavor-packed marinade.