New Brunswick chicken barley soup simmers bone-in chicken with pearl barley, carrots, celery, mushrooms, and peas. Maritime Canadian comfort soup that doubles as a complete meal.
Bay scallops with vermicelli in a fresh tomato-basil sauce, finished with cream and a whisper of nutmeg. A lighter Italian seafood pasta for weeknight dinners.
Cooked turkey mixed with bread crumbs, eggs, cream, celery, and a squeeze of lemon, baked in a water bath until firm and sliceable. Cut into squares and serve with warm gravy for a retro classic.
Cold quinoa olive salad with green and black olives, pine nuts, red bell pepper, and umeboshi plum vinegar. A protein-packed vegetarian side with Mediterranean-Japanese flavors.
A big-batch chowder with chicken, pearl barley, crumbled bacon, potatoes, carrots, corn, and peas in a creamy evaporated milk broth. One pot, feeds a crowd, and warms you to the bone.
Puffy Creole eggplant souffle with the holy trinity, fresh basil, cheese, and a kick of cayenne. Light as air with deep Southern flavor in every spoonful.
Italian-style lamb chops marinated in red wine, oregano, thyme, soy sauce, and lemon juice, then broiled to medium-rare. Tender rib chops with a savory-herbal crust and rosy pink center.
Individual mushroom souffles built on a Parmesan bechamel with sauteed mushrooms, shallots, and a hint of mace. Baked in ramekins and served straight from the oven.
Quick Maryland cream of crab soup with tender lump crab meat in a velvety milk-based broth, ready in 20 minutes.
Homemade version of seasoned salt. There's no need to buy spice mixes when it's cost effective and easy to make your own.
A tender and juicy beef roast that is simmered to perfection with apple cider.
Pork tenderloin braised in tequila, lime juice, tomatoes, and ground red chile. A mustard-crusted Mexican-inspired one-skillet dinner.
Layered vegetarian moussaka with sauteed eggplant, rich mushroom-tomato sauce with red wine, and creamy ricotta bechamel baked until golden. Greek comfort food, no lamb needed.
Long, slow simmering of meat and herbs produces the base for this incomparable sauce.
Leek, asparagus and herb soup pureed with potatoes, chives, parsley, dill, and chervil into a silky spring-green soup. Finished with lemon and a dollop of yogurt. Lighter than cream-based soups but just as satisfying.
Mashed eggplant binds with sharp cheese, eggs, and seasoned breadcrumbs to form crispy-edged croquettes that are creamy inside, offering a clever vegetarian way to use up summer eggplant.