2,230 maine recipes

Polynesian pork chops braised with pineapple, prunes, soy sauce, and marjoram, served over ginger rice. Retro sweet-savory tropical dinner from the 1950s tiki era.

Beef bourguignonne baked in the oven with red wine, carrots, mushrooms, and tomatoes, served over buttered egg noodles. The classic French braise made hands-off with no stovetop searing required.

Mushroom beef patties smothered in a basil cream sauce, topped with melted cheese and onions. Salisbury steak taken up a notch with a hot-pepper kick and fresh mushrooms.

Thin-crust pizza alla Siciliana loaded with briny black and green olives, capers, anchovies, and parmesan on a simple tomato base. Salty, intense, and ready in 8 minutes from a hot stone.

Pork jambalaya browns cubed pork in olive oil, then simmers with long-grain rice, bell pepper, scallions, white wine, and hot sauce. One-pot Cajun classic with a Bayou-style mint accent.

Grilled cheese sandwich with olivada: challah bread smeared with briny black olive paste, layered with Swiss cheese and optional tomato, grilled crisp. A Mediterranean twist on a classic.

Boudin du pays is a traditional Quë©bécois blood pudding sauce made from fresh pork, lung, heart, and neck simmered with onions, cloves, savory, and coriander.

Roasted Cornish hens brushed with olive oil, parsley, and thyme, served with pan-gravy mushrooms, glazed carrots, and Brussels sprouts. A rustic Sunday dinner plate, scaled small.

Homemade Italian-style turkey sausage seasoned with fennel seed, oregano, thyme, garlic, and a whisper of star anise. Lean alternative to pork sausage with the same classic flavor.

Boboli topping with a sweet-savory pork and apple filling: roast pork and tender apples in an orange, Dijon and ginger glaze, piled onto a warm Boboli crust and quartered. A fast, gourmet flatbread that puts leftover pork to use.

Pudina rice, a fragrant Indian one-pot mint pulao, with a fresh mint, coconut, ginger, and garlic paste, whole spices, and tomato simmered into the rice. A vibrant, herby vegetarian dish.

Steakhouse pan-broiled steak done right in a cast iron skillet, salted ahead and seared in its own beef fat for a deep crust, then finished with a quick red wine and brandy pan sauce mounted with butter.

Pesto-topped baked salmon with crispy garlic pan-roasted potatoes, a 5-ingredient weeknight dinner ready in about 30 minutes. Microwave the spuds first, then sear them golden while the salmon bakes.

Red snapper en papillote wraps fillets with julienned leek, carrot, ginger, and white wine in parchment hearts, steamed sealed until the fillets flake. A classic French technique for an elegant dinner.

Mongolian barbecue is a tableside grilling experience with thinly sliced lamb, fresh vegetables, and a star anise soy-rice wine sauce. Interactive feast for 8 guests.

Milk-enriched pizza dough that bakes up tender and softly chewy with a deep golden crust. The milk swap turns standard pizza dough into a pillowier base for any topping.