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Shrimp Stir-Fry with shrimp, garlic and ginger — China recipe

🇨🇳ChinaMedium

Fish and Seafood Dishes

Shrimp Stir-Fry

Shrimp seared fast in a smoking-hot wok with garlic, ginger, snap peas, and bell peppers, finished with a splash of soy sauce. Speed is everything — two minutes too long and the shrimp turn rubbery.

23 min360 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick🌶️Spicy💪High protein

Sleepy Girl Mocktail (Tart Cherry, Magnesium, and Sparkling Water Bedtime Drink) with tart cherry juice, magnesium glycinate powder and prebiotic soda — USA recipe

🇺🇸USAEasy

Beverages

Sleepy Girl Mocktail (Tart Cherry, Magnesium, and Sparkling Water Bedtime Drink)

The sleepy girl mocktail is a non-alcoholic bedtime drink built on tart cherry juice, magnesium glycinate powder, and prebiotic soda or sparkling water. The drink went viral on TikTok in January 2023 (originated by Calee Shea, popularized by Gracie Norton when she added magnesium) and spread widely during Dry January 2024. The evidence behind it is thin: tart cherry juice contains small amounts of natural melatonin, and studies of magnesium for sleep are few and weak. What you can count on is a pleasant evening drink and a steady bedtime cue. One serving, ready in 5 minutes.

5 min110 kcal1 serves

🌱Vegan⚡Quick🌾Gluten-free

Smash Burger with ground beef, American cheese and brioche — USA recipe

🇺🇸USAMedium

Meat Dishes

Smash Burger

A smash burger is a thin burger made by pressing a loose ball of cold ground beef flat onto a very hot griddle, so that most of the patty turns into crust. Instead of forming a shaped patty and handling it gently, you place a loose ball of cold 80/20 ground beef on a screaming-hot cast-iron griddle or skillet, then press it flat instantly with maximum force. The entire physics of the burger changes: the thin patty achieves near-total surface contact with the hot metal, triggering the Maillard reaction across the full face of the burger rather than just the edges. The result is a hamburger that is almost entirely crust — dark, crispy, lacey-edged, deeply savory — with a thin, juicy interior. American cheese is the usual choice because it melts fastest, into a smooth sheet in the 30 to 45 seconds between flip and serve; cheddar works too.

25 min920 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein

Smashed Cucumbers with cucumber, garlic and chili — China recipe

🇨🇳ChinaMedium

Salads

Smashed Cucumbers

A classic Chinese cold appetizer where cucumbers are smashed to create craggy surfaces that soak up a bold sesame-soy-vinegar dressing. Ready in 30 minutes, refreshing and addictive.

30 min80 kcal5 serves

🌿Vegetarian🌶️Spicy⚡Quick

Smashed Gyoza with ground pork, gyoza wrappers and napa or green cabbage — Japan recipe

🇯🇵JapanAdvanced

Appetizers and Sandwiches

Smashed Gyoza

A viral riff on pan-fried gyoza that skips the folding entirely. A ball of seasoned pork filling drops into a hot oiled pan, a gyoza wrapper is pressed over the top, and the whole thing is smashed flat with the bottom of a glass. Result: maximum pan contact, a shatteringly crisp wrapper, and a golden-crusted pork patty — all in one piece. No pleating, no steaming step, no technique barrier. Eat open-faced with soy-vinegar dipping sauce, or fold like a taco.

30 min310 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick🌶️Spicy

Som Tam (Green Papaya Salad) with green papaya, lime and peanuts — Thailand recipe

🇹🇭ThailandMedium

Salads

Som Tam (Green Papaya Salad)

Thailand's most iconic salad — shredded green papaya pounded in a mortar with tomatoes, green beans, garlic, chili, lime juice, and fish sauce. Crunchy, spicy, tangy, and refreshing all at once. Served cold with sticky rice and grilled chicken.

20 min140 kcal2 serves

🌶️Spicy⚡Quick🌾Gluten-free

Sorbet with fruit, lemon and sugar — France recipe

🇫🇷FranceEasy

Sweet Dishes

Sorbet

Sorbet is a light, refreshing dairy-free dessert perfect for hot days, suitable for vegans and those with lactose intolerance.

30 min200 kcal4 serves

🌿Vegetarian⚡Quick🌱Vegan

Souvlaki with pork neck, olive oil and lemon juice — Greece recipe

🇬🇷GreeceMedium

Meat Dishes

Souvlaki

Pork cubes marinated in olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and dried oregano, skewered and grilled over high heat until the edges char and the inside stays juicy. The marinade is deliberately simple — this is street food, not a restaurant dish, and the flavor should come from the quality of the pork and the smoke of the grill rather than a complicated spice blend. Souvlaki is served two ways in Greece: straight off the skewer with lemon wedges and a slice of bread, or wrapped in a warm pita with tomato, onion, and tzatziki. Both are correct. This recipe makes 8 skewers.

30 min380 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio with spaghetti, garlic cloves and red pepper flakes — Italy recipe

🇮🇹ItalyEasy

Cereal and Pasta Dishes

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio

Spaghetti, olive oil, garlic, chili flakes, parsley. From pantry to table in 20 minutes. The pasta water is what turns the oil into a sauce — don't skip it.

20 min480 kcal4 serves

🌿Vegetarian⚡Quick🌶️Spicy

Spaghetti alle Vongole with Manila clams, spaghetti and dry white wine — Italy recipe

🇮🇹ItalyMedium

Cereal and Pasta Dishes

Spaghetti alle Vongole

A Neapolitan pasta of spaghetti tossed with fresh clams, garlic, olive oil, a splash of dry white wine, and parsley. Made in bianco, with no tomato and no cheese, the sauce is built only from the clam liquor emulsified with the pasta starch. The clams need 1 to 2 hours in salted water first; that time is not counted.

30 min470 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick

Spaghetti Carbonara with eggs, pancetta and parmesan — Italy recipe

🇮🇹ItalyEasy

Cereal and Pasta Dishes

Spaghetti Carbonara

Hot pasta tossed with crisp guanciale, raw egg yolks, and Pecorino Romano — the residual heat creates a silky, golden sauce without any cream. Timing is everything: too slow and you get scrambled eggs, too fast and it stays raw.

23 min850 kcal2 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein

Spanish Red Sangria with dry red wine, brandy and fresh orange juice — Spain recipe

🇪🇸SpainMedium

Beverages

Spanish Red Sangria

Red wine, fruit, brandy, and eight hours in the fridge. The ratio matters less than the resting time — sangria made two hours ahead tastes like wine with fruit floating in it; sangria made overnight tastes like something worth a second glass. Garnacha or Tempranillo, a cinnamon stick, orange and apple, a splash of brandy. No fancy liqueurs needed.

15 min185 kcal6 serves

🌱Vegan🌾Gluten-free⚡Quick

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