Culinary recipes

A thick, warming venison chili con carne, packed with a whole host of spices, served with a topping of soft, jalapeño-spiced cornbread. This chili's unique, rich flavor comes from...

This thick, aromatic chili con carne (or simply chili) is made with venison and seasoned with traditional Tex-Mex spices. The aromas of smoky chipotle peppers, cocoa, and dark beer...

This recipe transforms traditional homemade mashed potatoes with sausages into a sophisticated restaurant-quality dish. Homemade venison sausages are served with parsnip purée flavored with...

The combination of grapefruit juice, sparkling grape juice, and cherry sauce gives this cocktail the color of a Venetian sunset. The drink is delicious both straight and with liqueur added.

These fluffy, crispy-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside donuts are easy to make with yeast-free dough. They contain only simple ingredients found in almost any kitchen. Sprinkle with hot...

This Venetian-style paella is made with orzo, a rice-like pasta instead of traditional rice, Italian sausage, chicken, and seafood. Seafood options include shrimp,...

This strong coffee makes a wonderful after-dinner dessert. Italian liqueurs like Amaretto and Sambuca infuse it with wonderful notes of anise and almond, but if you'd like to enhance the flavor even further...

The most popular treats at the Venetian Carnival are all kinds of donuts and sugar-coated twigs. Giada de Laurentiis invites you to immerse yourself in the festive atmosphere and make your own twigs...

For perfectly velvety and fluffy mashed potatoes, it's best to mash them with a potato masher. For a creamy, delicate flavor, top the mashed potatoes with heavy cream and melted butter.

This thick, warming soup is filled with fall vegetables, including carrots, celery, zucchini, spinach, and sweet potatoes. You can substitute pumpkin or potatoes for the sweet potatoes if desired. Each vegetable has a different texture,...

For a big house party, make these nachos with all the flavors of a Cuban sandwich. Tortilla chips are loaded with chunks of ham and pork loin, topped with mustard, a thick, gooey cheese sauce, and...

This recipe is a great way to use up leftovers the day after Thanksgiving. It features Thanksgiving staples: turkey, roasted pumpkin, and Brussels sprouts...

"This appetizer is nothing like traditional Tex-Mex nachos. It's cool, crispy, and flavorful. I love it!" says Ree Drummond of her citrus-marinated shrimp nachos.

These hearty nachos are loaded with deliciousness, including fried smoked sausage, beans, pickled jalapeños, and plenty of gooey cheese sauce and guacamole. All the flavors work harmoniously together...

This creative take on nachos features shredded grilled chicken, hot sauce, and blue cheese dressing on top of dense corn chips. All these ingredients make this appetizer a delicious...

This hearty salad in a sweet-and-tangy honey vinaigrette is made with grilled watermelon, beautifully complemented with juicy, peppery arugula, creamy blue cheese chunks, fresh...

This fried rice recipe uses cooking spray and egg whites to minimize calories and fat. With shrimp, carrots, snap peas, and red onion, this fried rice...

This pizza isn't just another gluten-free recipe, but a great way to add more vibrant, healthy pumpkin to your family's diet. The base is made with pumpkin puree and a little...

A pizza crust made entirely from low-carb vegetables sounds great in theory, but it often turns out too soggy. Here's the perfect solution: use leftover cauliflower...

The flavor of these sandwiches was inspired by the garlic shrimp sold at kiosks and food trucks on the streets of Hawaii. The garlic is generously sautéed in butter and sprinkled with paprika and...

This spice blend is perfect for pork, any cut, whether it's shoulder, ribs, or shashlik. The meat turns out tender and flavorful, with a sweet hint of brown sugar and...

For your next party, make these miniature sandwiches that will captivate your guests with their combination of flavors. Pumpernickel slices are served with wild boar sausage, fried wild...

Fragrant wild rice, bright, sweet oranges, white grapes, tart cranberries, and rich pecans complement each other beautifully in this luscious salad dressed with raspberry vinaigrette and olive oil.

This delicious and filling salad of long-grain and wild rice, sweet grape tomatoes, and green onions in a refreshing orange dressing is juicy and vibrant. It's great both...

For a special occasion, prepare this unique side dish of wild rice with pine nuts and lemon. This dish uses pure wild rice, not a blend. It takes much longer to cook...

Wild rice isn't actually rice, but the grains of the herbaceous plant Zizania. When cooked, the dark outer shell breaks open, revealing a rice-like grain inside, dense and capable of...

In this five-ingredient side dish, nutty wild rice pairs beautifully with the bright, fresh flavor of orange. The rice is simmered in orange juice, creating a tangy, sweet, and...

While traditional hash evokes images of hastily fried leftovers and potatoes for a hearty breakfast, Bobby Flay's wild mushroom version is a perfectly crafted dish that combines tender...

Chinese milk bread is loved for its soft, fluffy crumb and sweet, golden-brown crust. Each bite of this soft bread literally melts in your mouth. This bread is similar to Japanese milk bread...

Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, fried sesame balls (jiang dui) are a popular snack at dim sum restaurants and some bakeries in China. The dough, similar to Japanese mochi, gets its...

This risotto is a quick fix from leftover cooked rice, but the sautéed mushroom mixture gives it a rich, vibrant flavor, as if you'd spent hours cooking. The asparagus pieces...

Mushroom soups always have a rich flavor, and if you combine several types of wild mushrooms, the result will be simply stunning. When blending hot soup, don't overfill the bowl...

This fairly flexible mushroom pasta recipe can be customized to suit your tastes: add any mushrooms you have on hand (or even several types), and use any pasta your...

Make this savory bread pudding for your next holiday dinner; it's the perfect accompaniment to the main course. Day-old bread works best, and mushroom...

This quick pilaf of long-grain and wild rice with almond needles makes a wonderful side dish for any meat or poultry dish. Fragrant and rich, it's laced with sweet and tart bits...

Har gow is a popular dim sum dish in China. These shrimp dumplings are known for their slightly chewy, translucent dough, orange shrimp filling, and numerous tiny folds...

No dim sum table is complete without siu mai, open-topped dumplings. While the filling recipe varies from restaurant to restaurant, pork and shrimp siu mai are particularly popular.

"After a long day of running errands in Chinatown with my parents, we'd order donabe with spare ribs, black beans, and rice at a restaurant," recalls Vivian Chan. "The rice was soaked with everything..."

The thick, meaty gravy for Sloppy Joe sandwiches is made in a slow cooker, meaning you can throw all the ingredients in the pot and forget about them for hours. Perfect...

Brighten up your day with these vibrant rainbow-colored smoothies. You can make a delicious, healthy drink in a different color every morning, or make it all at once if you're serving a crowd. The base...

This delicious dish is perfect for the holiday table. Pork loin, stuffed with cheese and ham, is seared until crispy, then braised until the meat is juicy and the cheese...

Boneless pork shoulder, rolled into a roll, coated in a mustard paste with garlic and rosemary, and baked in the oven until tender, juicy, and deliciously flavorful. A little browning...