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Cuisine & Region

Recipes can be browsed through the places and culinary traditions that shape their ingredients and preparation. Mexican, Tex-Mex, Southern, German, Italian, and other collections provide different starting points across courses. Traditional dishes, regional interpretations, and clearly identified adaptations sit within this broader archive, with specific fusion collections offering another path through the recipe box.

Browse the posts below, or choose a subcategory when available.

  • African

    The current African collection begins with Moroccan-inspired soup and couscous preparations. These dishes offer a narrow starting point within a continent of many distinct cuisines, rather than a complete picture of its cooking traditions.

  • Asian

    This broad Asian collection brings together dishes linked to several distinct culinary traditions, as well as adaptations. National cuisine collections provide more specific browsing paths than a single continental label can offer.

  • Caribbean

    Jerk shrimp tacos and Cuban-linked dishes provide several starting points in the Caribbean collection. Island cuisines and modern adaptations retain their individual identities within this broad regional archive.

  • European

    European recipes span distinct national and regional traditions, from French sauces to Irish potato dishes. The child collections offer a more specific path through this broad archive of recipes and adaptations.

  • Fusion Cuisine

    Fusion dishes draw a recognizable contribution from more than one culinary tradition. Kung Pao tacos, miso pasta, and other preparations show different ways to combine a flavor, technique, or dish format. Browse the specific pairings for a clearer view of the influences involved, with each recipe explaining how those elements meet in the finished dish.

  • Jewish

    Honey-spice cake, latke variations, and deli-style corned beef provide different starting points in this Jewish culinary collection. The recipes represent selected dishes and adaptations within a diverse cultural food tradition.

  • Mediterranean

    Vegetable frittata, lemon-garlic potatoes, and salmon preparations give this Mediterranean collection several directions. The regional label brings related dishes together while leaving room for their distinct origins and adaptations.

  • Middle Eastern

    Zhoug sauce represents this small Middle Eastern collection. The herb-and-chile preparation offers a focused starting point within a region of distinct cuisines, ingredients, and cooking traditions.

  • North American

    North American cooking includes distinct national, regional, and cultural traditions. Mexican dishes, United States regional collections, and other preparations provide more specific browsing paths within this broad geographic archive.

  • South American

    Dulce de leche crêpes, chimichurri, and Venezuelan bollos pelones provide different starting points in this South American collection. National and regional identities remain distinct within this broad geographic archive.

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  • Italian Turkey and Orzo Soup

    Italian Turkey and Orzo Soup

    Plan Ahead! Double recipes and freeze some for a second time around. Pack up individual portions for a swift thaw. Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 12 ounces 93%…

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  • The Best Slow-Cooked Bolognese Sauce

    The Best Slow-Cooked Bolognese Sauce

    Ragù Bolognese is the undisputed king of meat sauces, and this is the best way to make it. When it comes to meat sauces, ragù Bolognese is the…

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  • Alabama White Wasabi Barbecue Sauce

    Alabama White Wasabi Barbecue Sauce

    Are you getting tired of that chicken teriyaki yet? Do you find yourself making the same chicken dish on the grill all the time? I know I have…

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  • Chicken Quesadillas

    Chicken Quesadillas

    This recipe has an impressive look and taste with little preparation. The leftover chicken gets Mexican flair from cumin in this fun main dish. Ingredients 2-1/2 cups shredded…

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  • Sopapillas

    Sopapillas

    Ingredients 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 1/2 cups warm water 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon butter 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon oil…

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  • Sopapillas

    Sopapillas

    Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 Tablespoon vegetable shortening ¾ cup warm water (110 degrees) vegetable oil cinnamon…

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  • Bacon Gravy

    Bacon Gravy

    Ingredients 6 slices bacon 2 tablespoons bacon grease 2 tablespoons flour 2 cups milk salt and pepper Preparation Preheat a large skillet to medium-hi. Place 6 slices of…

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  • Chicken Binakol

    Chicken Binakol

    Chicken Binakol is a rustic Filipino dish of chicken and coconut water slowly simmered in either a coconut shell, or in a large node of bamboo, over a…

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  • Hollandaise

    Hollandaise

    Hollandaise—that bright, velvety concoction of egg yolks, butter, and lemon juice—has a reputation for being difficult to make. In part, that’s because the delicate proteins in egg and…

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  • Rainbow Spring Rolls with Ginger Peanut Sauce

    Rainbow Spring Rolls with Ginger Peanut Sauce

    Ingredients Spring Rolls 8 rice spring roll papers 1 beet, skin removed and finely grated 1 cup carrots, thinly sliced 1 ripe mango, cubed* 1 large bunch mint…

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