F&W Handbook: Best January Recipes

By Food & Wine
Updated May 23, 2017
What to cook right now: Mexican shrimp salad, Asian glazed ribs, creamed spinach and salmon caviar sushi bites.
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Asian-Brined Pork Loin

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The Big Dish: This delicious Asian-brined pork loin requires minimal prep, and leftovers can be used for sticky glazed ribs or a quick noodle stir-fry. It takes only minutes to make the brine, which gives the pork all the flavor it needs: no seasoning or sauce needed.

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Stir-Fried Noodles with Roast Pork

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Pork Loin Leftover One: Noodles

These quick, easy Chinese noodles are deliciously savory and chewy, with a bit of heat. Fresh linguine is a great substitute for Chinese noodles.

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Hoisin-Glazed Ribs

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Pork Loin Leftover Two: Ribs

This sticky-sweet glaze can be used on any kind of cooked pork.

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Mexican Shrimp-and-Avocado Salad with Tortilla Chips

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Tortilla chips, lime juice and cilantro give a simple salad a Mexican flavor. This recipe is loosely based on fattoush, a Middle Eastern salad in which toasted bread is moistened by other ingredients, like tomatoes and cucumbers. Here, tortilla chips soak up the delicious salad juices.

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Salmon Caviar Sushi Bites

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7-Minute Hors d'Oeuvres: These little crisps reimagine the luxurious caviar blini.

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Almond-Milk Rice Pudding

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Sushi rice makes this dairy-free rice pudding—made with unsweetened almond milk—pleasantly chewy and creamy.

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Almond-Milk Creamed Spinach

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This dairy-free creamed spinach is so silky and light that you won’t miss the cream. The crunchy bread crumb topping is a fantastic addition.

More Quick Almond Milk Ideas

Spicy Almond-Cauliflower Puree: This silky dairy-free cauliflower puree is a terrific side dish to meat or poultry.

Warm Chocolate-Almond Sauce: Almond extract plus almond milk give this luscious chocolate sauce a terrific flavor.

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Almond-Butter-and-Jelly French Toast

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This fun mash-up of French toast and PB&J is made with nutty almond butter.

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Brown Butter-Sour Cream Crumb Cake

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Excellent with coffee or tea, this moist cake has lots of crisp, salty, buttery crumbs on top.

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