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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

  • Pressure Cooker Spaghetti Sauce

    ½ pound ground beef ½ pound bulk Italian sausage or bulk pork sausage 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms (6 ounces) ½ cup chopped onion (1 medium) ½ cup…

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  • Chicken Caesar Lasagna

    This lasagna features roast chicken, spinach, roasted red sweet peppers, light Alfredo sauce, and a blend of Italian cheeses. 9 dried whole wheat or regular lasagna noodles 2…

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  • Lemon Chicken Lasagna

    Our zesty lemon-chicken lasagna is a fresh, fabulous take on the Italian classic — and you can make it ahead. Nonstick cooking spray 1 16-ounce jar roasted garlic…

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  • Creamy Artichoke Lasagna

    With plump artichokes, three different kinds of cheese, garlic, and fresh basil, this lasagna is rich and flavorful. Ingredients 3 cups water ¼ cup lemon juice 15 fresh…

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  • Classic Pesto (Pesto Alla Genovese)

    The most basic, most traditional pesto is this basil-based one that was invented in Genoa, in northern Italy; it’s bright green and wonderfully aromatic. Be sure to add…

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  • 15 Useful Ways to Cook with Pesto

    Pesto contributes herbs, oil, and often cheese and nuts. Use it as a seasoning, tasting before adding more salt or fat. Fifteen applications Mix a little into breadcrumbs…

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  • Pepper Corn Chowder

    Frozen corn is pureed with chicken broth and sauteed onions and leeks to create a silky soup without any cream. Red sweet pepper and extra corn add a…

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  • Pistachio Pesto

    1 cup shelled pistachios 2 garlic cloves 2 cups basil ¼ cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese ½ teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper ½ cup extra virgin olive oil Place…

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  • Fettuccine Alfredo

    This delicious pasta recipe is courtesy of Russell Bellanca from Alfredo of Rome. Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 1 pound fettuccine 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter,…

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  • Fried Green Tomatoes

    Though fried green tomatoes are commonly thought of as a Southern staple, they were actually an invention of 19th century Northern farmers who would pick the remaining green…

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