This thick and hearty curried lentil and sweet potato soup is packed with spicy flavor. Get it going, then call a friend or spend some time with the kids while it simmers.
Use the showiest farmers' market or garden tomatoes in a dish that deliciously combines a favorite sandwich and a classic Italian salad, with a touch of corn and basil thrown in for extra summery flair.
For this all-in-one breakfast casserole, I sandwich pork sausage between layers of hash browns flavored with creamy soup and French onion dip. Cheddar cheese tops it all off. —Esther Wrinkles, Vanzant, Missouri
Marinated tofu slices acquire a golden crust when grilled; the olive-garlic mayonnaise on the sandwich adds a Mediterranean flavor. Serve with grilled asparagus.
Cowboy Caviar starts with a spicy base of black-eyed peas, tomatoes, corn, and avocado. Scoop it up with tortilla chips for an appetizer, or add cabbage and it becomes a coleslaw.
These baked eggs with chorizo—a hearty combination of crumbled spicy sausage, chunks of crispy potatoes and soft, runny eggs—are great to make for a crowd.
The spicy meat for this tostada recipe is prepared in the slow cooker. Layer the beef with your favorite fixings on warm tortilla shells to finish off this main dish.
Skinless turkey thighs and drumsticks are packed with flavor; they're also low in fat and high in protein and essential minerals like selenium. Deborah Schneider braises the meat in beer until ultratender, then shreds it for tacos. "It's also fabulous in a sandwich," she says.
Spice up your lunch routine with these smokey falafel burgers! Smoked paprika is a less spicy and sweeter variety of cayenne pepper, and adds a unique flavor to this Mediterranean classic.
[Photographs: Elizabeth Barbone] I think of tarts the same way I think of sandwiches: you can fill them with almost anything and they taste great. And just as a good sandwich requires good bread, a tart needs a good crust....
Steak + Jalepenos = YUM!! I think this is a marriage made for even a concrete cowboy. Good ole steak with a spicy twist. We LOVE this recipe! Double, triple or quadr...
Roll up bites of this spicy Thai turkey salad in crunchy cabbage leaves for a super-flavorful light meal or appetizer. Increase the sambal oelek to 2 teaspoons if you like a little more heat.
