Classic broccoli rice casserole with sharp cheddar, cream of chicken soup, and sauteed onions. Mix, bake, and serve this crowd-pleasing side in under an hour.
Easy kielbasa bean soup uses condensed bean and bacon soup as a smart shortcut, simmered with smoky Polish sausage, potato, carrot, onion, and celery. A weeknight pantry-staple soup ready in 35 minutes.
Wild rice chicken casserole: cubed chicken, wild rice mix, cream of chicken soup, water chestnuts, and mushrooms baked with soy sauce for a Midwestern potluck classic.
Impossible beef and tomato pie: a crustless Bisquick-batter pie with cooked beef, tomatoes, onion, celery, and Swiss cheese. Bakes its own crust as it sets.
Crab-stuffed jalapenos with a crispy bread crumb coating, fried golden brown. Fresh crab meat, sauteed aromatics, and fiery peppers make this Tex-Mex appetizer unforgettable.
Classic gazpacho made with fresh tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper, red onion, jalapeno, cilantro, and red wine vinegar. A chilled no-cook Spanish soup pureed smooth and served cold.
Louisiana crawfish pie with the Cajun holy trinity, butter, crawfish tails, and green onions, baked in a double-crust pastry. Bayou comfort food at its best.
Sicilian-style jumbo shrimp baked in Marsala wine with plum tomatoes, pine nuts, currants, capers, and fennel, finished with grated pecorino. A rustic Italian seafood dish in 35 minutes.
Old-fashioned baked beans with navy beans, smoky bacon, molasses, and brown sugar in a tomato sauce base. The classic New England Sunday-supper bean pot baked low and slow until thick and rich.
A good spring dinner selection, light and healthy.
Texas wild duck gumbo built on a dark roux, smoky sausage, plump Gulf oysters, and homemade duck stock. A rich Cajun-style bowl for cold-weather hunters and friends.
Texas wild duck gumbo built on a dark roux, smoky sausage, plump Gulf oysters, and homemade duck stock. A rich Cajun-style bowl for cold-weather hunters and friends.
Louisiana gumbo built on a classic roux with okra, bell pepper, celery, onion, tomatoes, and your choice of shrimp, chicken, or crawfish. A Creole one-pot served over rice.
Beef lo mein: a takeout-style stir fry with thin-sliced flank steak, cabbage, carrot, and soy-ginger marinade tossed with noodles. Home cooking that matches the takeout in under 45 minutes.
End of the garden pickle relish using whatever is left in the fall harvest: cucumbers, green tomatoes, cabbage, peppers, beans, and carrots in a sweet mustard brine.
Russian Jewish cabbage rolls, or holishkes, are sweet and sour stuffed cabbage simmered in a tomato sauce lifted with caramelized sugar and fresh lemon juice. Classic grandmother cooking.