10,000 black pepper recipes

Grilled beef tenderloin steaks crowned with a creamy herb and garlic cheese sauce loaded with mushrooms. Steakhouse-quality dinner for four ready in 45 minutes.

Hernekeitto (Finnish pea soup) made with dried whole peas and pork leg simmered low and slow with marjoram and mustard. A traditional Scandinavian comfort soup that freezes beautifully.

Pressure cooker lamb stew with potatoes, carrots, and onions. Hearty chunks of meat and vegetables in a thick gravy, done in just 45 minutes.

Browned chicken pieces simmered in white wine with sliced mushrooms and fresh tarragon. A rustic one-pan French dinner that fills your kitchen with the most intoxicating aroma.

Sirloin steak seared on a hot griddle with peanut oil and mushrooms, served over rice with a magic mustard dipping sauce. A Benihana-style hibachi steak dinner you can make at home in 40 minutes.

Creamy onion soup with sauteed yellow onions, chicken broth, thyme, and a milk-flour finish. A quick, comforting weeknight soup that lands halfway between French onion and potato-leek.

Salad presto: mixed greens dressed with olive oil, red wine vinegar, and a pinch of dried basil. A bare-bones, 3-minute side salad using pantry staples. No more excuses for skipping the greens.

Tuscan lemon chicken marinated overnight in olive oil, lemon, garlic, and rosemary, then roasted until the skin turns golden and crisp. Bright, herby, and simple, a sunny Italian roast for any night.

Strawberry mozzarella salad with romaine, balsamic vinaigrette, and fresh basil ribbons. A summery riff on caprese that trades tomatoes for ripe berries and comes together in 10 minutes.

Homemade salami from ground beef with curing salt, mustard seeds, coarse black pepper, and hickory liquid smoke. A three-day process baked low and slow.

Homestyle chicken barley soup with carrots, celery, onion, and thyme in a clear chicken broth. Hearty one-pot dinner that uses up leftover chicken.

No-roll apple pie with a press-in-pan oil crust and a sweet streusel top. Cinnamon and ginger spice six cups of sliced apples for a beginner-friendly pie that skips the rolling pin entirely.

Classic finnan haddie in cream sauce with hard-cooked eggs, pimiento, and broiled bread crumbs. Inspired by the Nero Wolfe mystery novels, served with anchovy toast.

Classic sauce a la King made from scratch with a double boiler roux, egg yolk enrichment, mushrooms, pimientos, and dry sherry. A velvety, old-school cream sauce for chicken or turkey.

Easy spaghetti casserole layered with a from-scratch beef and mushroom tomato sauce, tangled spaghetti and sharp cheddar, then baked under a crunchy bread crumb crust. A bubbling, crowd-feeding weeknight bake.

Hearty crustless quiche with hash brown potatoes, cheddar, cottage cheese, and crispy turkey bacon. Ten minutes to prep and it feeds six hungry people.