10,000 maine recipes

Jalapeno basted beer can chicken. Grilled and smoked to perfection, juicy and moist barbecued chicken.

Texas-style smoked beef brisket rubbed with spices and barbecued low and slow, then wrapped with beer for a juicy, tender finish. The Texan way to smoke a brisket.

Lattice top turkey casserole with leftover turkey, mixed vegetables, and cheddar in cream of mushroom soup, topped with a golden Bisquick lattice. Classic post-holiday leftover dinner.

Classic chicken Kiev: pounded chicken breast wrapped around a finger of chive-butter, breaded twice, chilled, and deep-fried until golden. The butter bursts at first cut, just like it should.

Pizza dough a la Spago, the Wolfgang Puck Spago restaurant recipe with honey, olive oil, and a quick warm rise. Makes 4 individual crusts ready for the oven or wood-fired grill.

Southern okra casserole with onions and bell peppers cooked in bacon drippings, simmered with tomatoes, and topped with crumbled bacon. Smoky, soulful, and gluten-free.

Sauteed trout fillets with a warm bacon, chive, and lemon pan sauce. Lightly floured and golden-brown in minutes, this simple fish dinner comes together in one skillet.

Mushroom stuffed egg bake: hard-boiled eggs filled with a Worcestershire-spiked mushroom yolk mash, blanketed in Swiss cheese bechamel, and topped with buttered breadcrumbs.

Spinach-turkey quiche with three cheeses (cheddar, cottage, ricotta), mushrooms, and chopped turkey in a pie shell. A protein-packed, dump-and-bake quiche.

Southwestern turkey pie with cubed turkey, red peppers, and onions baked under an egg white batter and topped with melted cheddar. A light, self-crusting dinner.

Garlic burgers loaded with 10 to 15 cloves of fresh minced garlic plus garlic powder, bound with bread and egg. Football-shaped pan-fried patties with serious garlic punch.

Saucy turkey pie shapes a chili-sauce-spiked ground turkey shell around a creamy scalloped potato filling with mushrooms and Parmesan. A meat-crust dinner pie with a broiled top.

Cornmeal-crusted pan fried trout cooked in butter until golden and flaky. A classic four-ingredient fish recipe ready in 15 minutes from rinse to plate.

Maryland crab cakes pan-fried golden with a pound of crab meat, Italian breadcrumbs, dry mustard, and Worcestershire. Simple seasoning that lets the crab shine.

Fresh spinach puree with garlic, blended silky smooth with just water and seasoning. A vegan, no-cream sauce for pasta or baked potatoes ready in under 10 minutes.

Sauteed salmon steaks with mustard, butter, and apple cider. A simple 4-ingredient pan-seared fish dinner ready in 25 minutes. Works with any large fish steak.