489 bay leaf recipes

Cato's grape bread recreates an ancient Roman recipe with feta, cumin, anise, and grape juice baked over fragrant bay leaves. A 2,000-year-old loaf with rustic Mediterranean character.

Rustic white bean and eggplant stew with sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and Italian herbs. Slow-simmered, naturally vegan, and rich with Mediterranean flavor.

Chicken and yellow rice that's baked to perfection in a casserole.

Pisnyi borsch is a traditional Ukrainian meatless beet soup with dried boletus mushrooms, root vegetables, and beet kvas for a tart, jewel-toned broth served with vushka dumplings.

Fragrant pilaf with basmati rice, chickpeas, fresh tomatoes, mustard seeds, and turmeric finished with cilantro and cayenne. A vegan Indian-inspired rice dish in 45 minutes.

French mushroom salad a la Grecque with whole caps simmered in olive oil, white wine, tomato, coriander seeds, and thyme, then chilled and served cold.

Krautsuppe is a hearty German cabbage soup with bacon, potatoes, turnip, and carrots simmered in chicken broth. Topped with grated Parmesan for a rustic winter bowl.

Pureed mushroom vegetable soup with a full pound of fresh mushrooms, carrots, celery, and beef stock, finished with sauteed mushroom slices and dry sherry.

A very hearty and nutritious meal, one which will certainly satisfy every appetite!

Hearty low-fat vegetable soup with potatoes, zucchini, squash, carrots, pureed tomatoes, and kidney beans. Oil-free and loaded with garden veggies, this make-ahead soup tastes even better the next day.

Italian red snapper in brodetto: pan-fried whole fish pieces simmered in a tomato-vinegar broth with onions and scallions, served over creamy bay-leaf polenta. Coastal Italian classic.

Arroz con pollo built on a hearty mix of brown and wild rice instead of white. Browned chicken simmered with tomatoes, white wine, almonds, peas and a Latin-style sofrito of onion, garlic and paprika.

Slow-braised eye of round steak with Spanish onions, vinegar, mustard, bay leaf, and whole cloves in butter. A hearty Dutch-style pot roast that turns a tough cut fork-tender.

Overton's seafood gumbo is the real Louisiana deal: homemade seafood stock, slow-cooked okra, the holy trinity, a dark roux, then pounds of shrimp, crab, and oysters. Served over rice with file at the table.

Oven-baked beef and navy beans braised low and slow with tomato sauce, chili powder, mustard, and bay leaves. A hearty from-scratch casserole that feeds a crowd.

Enjoy this delicious yet filling stew in a cold winter day with some crusty bread. It makes you warm and satisfies your taste buds.