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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.

In this collection

  • Green Chili and Chicken Enchiladas

    Fresh, fast, and better than takeout, these enchiladas are filled with tender chicken, spicy green chiles, and zesty green salsa. 1¼ pounds chicken breast tenders 1½ cups bottled…

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  • Easy Hollandaise

    Use Martha’s shortcut version of the classic French sauce to spruce up steamed artichokes. It also tastes great with eggs Benedict and asparagus. 2 large egg yolks 1…

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  • Spring Breakfast Pizza with Spiced Hollandaise

    This brunch pizza starts with a quick and easy homemade crust and is topped with steamed asparagus, sliced eggs, tomatoes, ham, cheese, and spicy hollandaise. 1 ¼-ounce package…

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  • Mediterranean Salmon Wrap

    This Mediterranean-inspired sandwich starts with convenient canned salmon. Wrapped up with silky-sweet roasted red peppers in a lemon-olive oil dressing, this sandwich fills you up without slowing you…

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  • Coconut Chicken Chili

    Spicy sautéed chicken and crisp veggies simmer in a tasty homemade peanut sauce. Serve over jasmine rice for Asian flair. 12 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, chopped…

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  • Garlic-Basil Shrimp

    Starring frozen shrimp, tomatoes, and fresh basil, this healthy (and easy) pasta toss is sure to become a dinnertime favorite. “The dish is ready in the time it…

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  • Chicken Taco Mac

    1 pound boneless chicken breast halves, cut in half horizontally if large 1 12-ounce box garden radiatore or rotini pasta (such as Ronzoni) 1 sweet red pepper, cored…

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  • Cheesy Meximac

    1 16-ounce box rotini pasta 2 scallions, trimmed and sliced 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1½ cups milk ¼ teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon black pepper…

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  • Sichuan Chicken

    ½ cup low-sodium chicken broth 2 tablespoons light soy sauce 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon sugar 1 to 2 teaspoons Sriracha (Thai chile and…

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  • Pepper Steak

    1 tablespoon canola oil 1½ pounds boneless sirloin, sliced against the grain ¾ inch thick ¼ teaspoon salt 2 large onions, peeled, halved and cut into ½-inch-thick slices…

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