2,897 bitter recipes

Seafood chowder for a crowd with sole fillets, canned clams, shrimp, and cream of potato soup. Feeds 20 people in 30 minutes using mostly pantry and freezer staples. Freezes well.

Start a fire in your mouth with these scrumptious chicken wings that taste better than the restaurant kind and also save you money!

Country-style sandwich maker pockets stuffed with egg, grated cheese, zucchini, and onion, toasted in a sandwich press. A quick hot snack from the toastie-maker era of home cooking.

Cream of mussel soup made the classic way: steam-opened mussels, a quick butter-flour roux, and a splash of cream stirred in at the end. Five ingredients, twenty minutes, restaurant results.

Halloween ghost cookies dipped in white vanilla coating with mini chocolate chip eyes. Three-ingredient no-bake cookie trick that turns store-bought peanut butter cookies into spooky party treats.

Hootsla, a simple Mennonite egg bread dish of day-old bread cubes browned in butter then fried with eggs and milk. A rustic 4-ingredient breakfast or supper.

Ginger garlic bread with fresh ginger and garlic pureed into butter, spread on a split baguette, and broiled until golden. A 4-ingredient twist on classic garlic bread ready in 20 minutes.

Rustic wholemeal scones sweetened with honey and ready in 25 minutes. Just 6 ingredients, no mixer needed. Split them warm and slather with butter and jam.

Swedish-style hamburger patties topped with butter-sauteed golden onions and green pepper rings. Simple, old-world comfort food with just five ingredients.

Steamed asparagus with a warm hazelnut brown butter sauce finished with apple cider vinegar. Four ingredients, 30 minutes, and a nutty richness that makes spring asparagus taste like a restaurant side dish.

Vanilla wafer pie crust with melted butter, lemon zest, and sugar pressed into an 8-inch pan. A quick no-bake crust with a subtle citrus twist that pairs beautifully with cream pies and cheesecakes.

Grilled mullet fillets tenderized in fresh lime juice and basted with butter over hot coals. Only 5 ingredients for a simple, smoky, Southern-style fish right off the grill.

Dried tomatoes can be stored in an airtight container for a very long time and should be plumped in a little warm water before using.

White Castle sliders layered with broccoli and smothered in melted Velveeta, topped with buttery crushed Ritz crackers. A wildly indulgent, no-apologies casserole.

Asparagus simmered in orange juice and topped with sliced rounds of make-ahead ginger-orange compound butter with fresh cilantro. An elegant spring side dish that melts into a glossy finishing sauce.

Panfried quail browns the little birds in butter with thyme and ham, then deglazes the pan with fresh white grape juice. A classic French country preparation for game lovers.