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Little Gem and kale in a miso-Caesar dressing with garlic-fried langoustines, Parmesan, lemon zest, chervil and crisp croûtons.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-18210 · Hand-built original
Crisp baked wonton cups filled with Caesar-dressed romaine, chicken and bacon, topped with mini croutons, Parmesan and parsley. Bite-size salads with crunch in every layer.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-12974 · Hand-built original
This Caesar Slaw with Crispy Chicken is a hearty cabbage salad with creamy Caesar dressing, Parmesan, crunchy croutons, and golden homemade chicken tenders.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-0388 · Hand-built original
Café de Paris cockles and milk bread is prepared from its core ingredients in a straightforward, home-style way. Serve it fresh and hot where appropriate.
Main ingredient: olive oil
HB-3349 · Hand-built original
Rice cooked in the rendered fat of diced salted meat, rested off the heat and folded with garlic bok choy stir-fried separately.
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-10574 · Hand-built original
Whole ears of corn grilled in their pulled-back husks until charred, brushed with a butter mixed with honey, lemon, cilantro, Old Bay, paprika, adobo and lemon pepper.
Main ingredient: spices
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-9353 · Hand-built original
Chicken breasts pounded thin, coated in olive oil, Cajun seasoning and salt, pan-cooked and stacked on buns with a Greek yogurt, lime and Cajun sauce plus lettuce, tomato and bacon. A fast sandwich with creamy, spiced sauce.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-12979 · Hand-built original
A creamy crab dip seasoned with Cajun spices, lemon and hot sauce, served chilled with crackers or bread.
Main ingredient: crab
Pairs well with: green salad, crusty bread
HB-5154 · Hand-built original
Slow-cooked potato soup with tasso and browned smoked sausage, thickened with mashed potatoes and finished with cheddar, cream, and sour cream.
Main ingredient: sausage
Pairs well with: crusty bread, grilled cheese sandwich, green salad
HB-12357 · Hand-built original
Okra in a seasoned cornmeal crust — crisp, never slimy, eaten like popcorn.
Main ingredient: okra
Pairs well with: remoulade, hot sauce, grilled meats
HB-5742 · Hand-built original
Oven fries dusted with Cajun seasoning and a remoulade for dunking.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: burgers, fried catfish, po'boys
HB-5748 · Hand-built original
Golden cornmeal dumplings, crisp outside and steamy within — fried fish's best friend.
Main ingredient: cornmeal
Pairs well with: fried fish, coleslaw, tartar sauce
HB-5743 · Hand-built original
A creamy Cajun potato salad of boiled red potato cubes and chopped hard-boiled eggs in a mayonnaise, sour cream and Dijon dressing with celery, bell pepper, onion and dill pickle relish. A few potatoes are mashed into the dressing so the salad stays chunky but thick.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-12362 · Hand-built original
Wedges roasted with Cajun seasoning until the edges crisp and darken.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: burgers, fried chicken, steak
HB-5747 · Hand-built original
A chilled Cajun pasta salad of rotini or bowtie pasta and skillet shrimp with bell pepper, carrots, celery, and white cheddar in a lemony mayonnaise dressing.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-12365 · Hand-built original
Cornbread with Cajun spice, sweetcorn and jalapeño, baked in a hot skillet.
Main ingredient: cornmeal
Pairs well with: gumbo, beans, greens
HB-5744 · Hand-built original
Bars made in one bowl from yellow cake mix, egg, milk, and oil, with chocolate chips stirred in. The texture sits between cake and a cookie.
Main ingredient: yellow cake mix
HB-5501 · Hand-built original
A Mexican beef soup of short ribs simmered with corn, zucchini, chayote, carrots and cabbage, served with corn tortillas, jalapeños and lime wedges.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-6315 · Hand-built original
A hearty Cuban-style white bean soup with smoked ham, beef, Spanish chorizo, potato, and greens simmered in a rich broth. Serve hot, seasoning with salt only at the end.
Main ingredient: white beans
Pairs well with: crusty bread, white rice
HB-4191 · Hand-built original
Burritos filled with lime and soy marinated grilled skirt steak, French fries, pepper jack, pico de gallo, sour cream and avocado in flour tortillas.
Main ingredient: steak
Pairs well with: mexican rice, refried beans, guacamole, elote, pico de gallo
HB-6317 · Hand-built original
Callaloo is a Trinidadian side dish centred on dasheen leaves, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.
Main ingredient: dasheen leaves
Pairs well with: stew chicken, macaroni pie, rice
HB-4164 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: cod
HB-0392 · Hand-built original
Bring a little Caribbean sunshine to your kitchen with Callaloo Soup, the velvety green soup that Grenadians turn to whenever comfort is called for. Fresh callaloo leaves are simmered with coconut milk, ginger and warm spices until the whole pot smells of the tropics. It is nourishing, naturally vegan and surprisingly quick to make, a bowlful of island flavour on an ordinary weeknight.
Main ingredient: spinach
HB-0394 · Hand-built original
Callaloo Soup: Saint Lucian leafy green soup with coconut and seafood. Nutritious and deeply flavored island comfort.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-0395 · Hand-built original
Callaloo Soup is a Saint Lucian soup.
Main ingredient: callaloo
Pairs well with: crusty bread, grilled cheese sandwich, green salad
HB-0396 · Hand-built original
Shrimp seasoned with garlic and onion powder, cooked in butter with onion and a dozen garlic cloves, deglazed with white wine and finished in table cream with cilantro.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-9356 · Hand-built original
Sweet potato slices baked under butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and two sugars, finished with a stovetop sauce of vanilla, maple extract, orange juice and orange zest.
Main ingredient: sweet potato
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-9202 · Hand-built original
Spinach layered with canned pears, candied walnuts, cranberries, avocado and feta under a lemon poppyseed dressing. A sweet, tangy salad with creamy and crunchy contrasts.
Main ingredient: spinach
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-12985 · Hand-built original
Yam slices baked in a brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove glaze until fork-tender.
Main ingredient: pounds
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-6318 · Hand-built original
Quartered yam pieces rested and baked in a brown butter syrup of brown sugar, orange juice, maple syrup and warm spices, covered at the end with toasted marshmallows.
Main ingredient: sugar
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-9357 · Hand-built original
Say aloha to SPAM® Musubi. This Hawaiian take on surf and turf is sure to be a hit at your next luau! Your taste buds will be so pleased by the delicious flavor that they'll throw on a Lei and start dancing the hula.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-2158 · Hand-built original
A protein-rich dip of cannellini beans blended smooth with cottage cheese, lemon, garlic, walnuts and Dijon mustard. Creamy and nutty, it doubles as a sandwich filling.
Main ingredient: tin cannellini beans
HB-12987 · Hand-built original
A sweet dessert cheeseball that tastes like cannoli filling, with ricotta, cream cheese, cinnamon and mini chocolate chips inside and a full coating of more mini chips outside.
Main ingredient: cheese
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-17290 · Hand-built original
Thin slices of ripe cantaloupe and cucumber arranged on a platter with mint leaves, lime juice, chile powder and flaky salt.
Main ingredient: cantaloupe
HB-6320 · Hand-built original
A Cantonese dim sum turnip cake of grated daikon and rice flour with Chinese sausage, steamed, cooled, sliced and pan-fried crisp, served with oyster sauce.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-10699 · Hand-built original
Flavors of ginger, cilantro and green onion make this light and easy Cantonese steamed fish a standout dish for a quick weeknight dinner, or the perfect side for a full Chinese meal.
Main ingredient: cod
HB-0405 · Hand-built original
Cantonese Wonton Soup is a Cantonese dish prepared from its core ingredients in a straightforward, home-style way. Serve it fresh and hot where appropriate.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-3357 · Hand-built original
Caponata (eggplant salad) is one of the most famous Sicilian side dishes, made of fried vegetables and seasoned with an irresistible sweet and sour sauce.
Main ingredient: eggplant
HB-0406 · Hand-built original
Italian bread spread with garlic butter, topped with mozzarella and tomato and finished with basil and balsamic glaze.
Main ingredient: unsalted butter
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4316 · Hand-built original
Orecchiette pasta tossed cold with cherry tomatoes, mozzarella and basil in a garlic, balsamic and olive oil dressing finished with balsamic reduction. A fresh Caprese-style pasta salad with sweet, tangy dressing.
Main ingredient: pasta
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caesar salad, caprese salad, bruschetta, grilled vegetables
HB-12992 · Hand-built original
Alternating slices of ripe tomato and mozzarella with basil, olive oil and an optional balsamic glaze.
Main ingredient: thick
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, soup
HB-4317 · Hand-built original
Cherry tomatoes and halved bocconcini tossed in a garlic, mustard, olive oil and white wine vinegar dressing, finished with balsamic glaze and basil.
Main ingredient: tomatoes
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, soup
HB-6321 · Hand-built original
Halved cherry tomatoes and bocconcini are tossed in a garlic and dried-herb vinaigrette with torn basil, then finished with a drizzle of balsamic glaze.
Main ingredient: bocconcini / baby or cherry mozzarella
HB-6322 · Hand-built original
Ciabatta filled with tomato, mozzarella and basil, dressed with olive oil and optional pesto and balsamic.
Main ingredient: bread
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4318 · Hand-built original
A Caprese built on crisp polenta rounds: the rounds fry until golden, get a dusting of Parmesan, and carry mixed tomatoes, torn mozzarella and basil under a balsamic dressing.
Main ingredient: garlic clove
HB-6323 · Hand-built original
Whipped cream cheese sweetened with brown sugar and vanilla, spread in a shallow dish under a layer of caramel dip and topped with pecans, walnuts and toffee bits.
Main ingredient: apple
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-12564 · Hand-built original
Oat and flour crust bars layered with chocolate chips, walnuts, and melted caramel, topped with a crumble of the same crust mixture.
Main ingredient: caramels
Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream
HB-5496 · Hand-built original
Bite-size potatoes are parboiled, coated in cornstarch, and fried, then tossed in a butter caramel sauce like savory popcorn. The caramel sets into a thin, crackly shell as it cools.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: cola, iced tea, fried chicken, pickled radish
HB-16929 · Hand-built original
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