2,230 maine recipes

Baked sole fillets smothered in a rich mushroom-shallot cream sauce and topped with grated Parmesan. Just 10 minutes of prep for an elegant weeknight fish dinner.

French ratatouille of eggplant, zucchini, peppers, tomato, onion and garlic, stewed in olive oil with thyme and bay leaf. Each vegetable cooked separately first so nothing turns to mush. Serve hot or cold.

Liz and Tom's crab boil: hard-shell crabs steamed over a citrus-and-spice broth with potatoes, corn on the cob, bay, and galangal. A summer seafood feast built for a crowd.

Garlicky shrimp and cannellini beans simmered in olive oil with red pepper flakes and fresh parsley. A rustic Italian one-pot dinner with just 7 ingredients in 30 minutes.

Noisettes d'agneau with marinated rack of lamb medallions cooked in a reduced wine-rosemary sauce, topped with blanched and butter-sauteed garlic cloves. A New Orleans masterchef-level dish.

Grilled bonito fillets over rice with a Caribbean Andalouse sauce of eggplant, bell peppers, tomatoes, and white wine spiked with Bajan seasoning and pepper sauce.

Indian potato curry with baby potatoes, coconut cream, garam masala, and fresh chili, served with a spiced onion relish and cooling cucumber raita. A complete vegetarian feast.

Pan-seared beef tenderloin fillets served with a quick mushroom-horseradish brown gravy. A 25-minute special occasion dinner that turns packaged gravy into something worth serving company.

Pasta with asparagus, an aglio e olio-style dish with five cloves of garlic, red pepper flakes, hot sauce, fresh asparagus, and Parmesan over mostaccioli. Light, garlicky, ready in 40 minutes.

Indian tacos build hot frybread into open-faced plates piled with stewed anasazi beans, roasted Anaheim chiles, avocado, plum tomatoes, arugula, and red onion. Pueblo and Navajo street-food at home.

Salmon baked in foil packets on a bed of spinach, topped with a creamy horseradish walnut sauce. An elegant one-packet dinner with easy cleanup.

Honey lemon rosemary chicken brushes a four-ingredient glaze of honey, lemon juice, rosemary, and red pepper flakes over chicken breasts. Sticky, herby, and weeknight-easy.

Crisp-fried noodle cake topped with stir-fried leeks, mushrooms, carrots, and bean sprouts in a ginger-garlic sauce. A crunchy, saucy vegetarian Asian main dish.

Whole wheat couscous topped with sautéed asparagus, yellow bell pepper, zucchini, and Bermuda onion. A 15-minute vegetarian side or light main that celebrates fresh spring vegetables.

Lamb rib chops broiled under a rosemary-garlic quince jelly glaze. A 15-minute dinner-party main with a sweet-savory lacquer that caramelizes under the broiler.

Shellfish crepes with shrimp in vermouth, filled and topped with creamy Swiss cheese sauce, baked until bubbling and golden. A classic French bistro appetizer or elegant dinner party main.