Crab cakes with tomatillo salsa bind lump crabmeat with bread and egg white for a light crust, pan-seared and topped with tangy diced tomatillo-lime salsa. Southwest-style seafood dinner.
Mini pumpkins stuffed with herbed rye bread cubes, carrots, celery, and onion, baked until tender. A vegetarian fall main dish that doubles as a stunning table centerpiece.
An easy lamb canape: crisp celery-seed toast strips spread with a quick cooked-lamb-and-mayonnaise mixture and topped with pimiento. A smart, retro party bite for using up leftover roast lamb.
Escalloped pineapple with bread cubes, pineapple chunks, butter, eggs, and sugar baked into a sweet, custardy casserole. A Southern side dish for ham or a warm, bread pudding-style dessert.
Chestnut-stuffed mushrooms on buttery whole-wheat croûtes: pan-fried mushroom caps filled with a chunky chestnut, onion, and nutmeg stuffing, grilled until bubbling. A festive vegetarian starter.
A scrumptious variation of meat loaf that is made with succulent pork and savory beef.
Sauteed Chicken Livers with Mushrooms & Oni recipe
Classic turkey stuffing with bread cubes, sautéed celery and onion, butter, and chicken broth. Simple enough to memorize, good enough to make every Thanksgiving.
Pecan-stuffed flank steak rolls pounded flank around a mushroom-pecan stuffing spiced with cardamom and cloves, braised in orange juice and beef broth. An elegant roast for company.
Ramps piquante simmers wild Appalachian ramps in sharp cheddar sauce sparked by Worcestershire and white wine vinegar. Spooned over crisp toast for an earthy spring brunch.
Delicious spinach pesto and great melting and flavorful swiss cheese make these super cheesy and tasty grilled cheese sandwiches. An excellent twist from tradition.
This is great with a cup of sweetened tea on a winter morning but also good just to simply cheer you up!
Rainbow trout with lemon, capers, and brown butter is a restaurant classic you can make in 10 minutes. Crisp skin, nutty butter, bright lemon, briny capers. Pan-seared fish at its finest.
Make-ahead breakfast casserole layered with bread cubes, sausage, and Velveeta, soaked in seasoned eggs overnight. Assemble tonight, bake tomorrow morning.
Classic finnan haddie in cream sauce with hard-cooked eggs, pimiento, and broiled bread crumbs. Inspired by the Nero Wolfe mystery novels, served with anchovy toast.
Chicken livers simmered in butter with prosciutto and sage, perched on sautéed bread triangles, and drizzled with a Marsala wine pan sauce. An Italian classic ready in 20 minutes for two.