Remember those baked hams gussied up with pineapple rings and maraschino cherries? But here, the effect is homey, more subtle, and less overtly sweet.

These refried black beans are seasoned with chiles, onions, and anise-scented dried avocado leaves.

Chang uses the bacon’s smoky flavor and a subtle miso butter to enhance corn in this simple side.

Though this rice mainly functions to sop up meaty red sauce, a quick sauté with garlic and onion means it can hold its own.

An Eastern-inspired spiced butter makes filet mignon even juicier than usual.

This simmered tomato-eggplant stir-fry is a sign perhaps of the greater availability of vegetables in Lhasa. (registration required)

This stuffing, interspersed with nubbins of sage-laced breakfast sausage and studded with tart cherries and toasted pecans, is so memorable, we guarantee it will be talked about wistfully long after the...

We guarantee this recipe will be an instant crowd favorite thanks to toasted garlic-butter buns piled high with tender meatballs and tangy tomato sauce.

Mysteriously spicy, sweet, addictive, and a real crowd pleaser. Even with the glaze, these ribs are nowhere near as messy to eat as most ribs, which makes them ideal as an unexpected hors d’oeuvre at the most chichi cocktail party. I confess that I...

Chili is often flavored with dried Mexican chiles, but this chili recipe requires no special ingredients beyond chipotle chiles in adobo, which are available at most supermarkets these days. They add a nice...