Tender eggplant shells cradle savory ground lamb with mushrooms, garlic, and Mediterranean herbs in this show-stopping Greek casserole. Perfect for special dinners when you want authentic flavors.
Beef round steak cubes braised for 3 hours with mushrooms, wine, and Italian herbs in a rich tomato-consommé sauce, served over spaghetti. Fork-tender, deeply flavored, and worth every minute.
This is a delicious dish, though the name is a little strange,
Greek-inspired beef stew slow-cooked with eggplant, chickpeas, cinnamon, and tomato wedges. Ten hours in the crockpot turns tough beef into spoon-tender, warmly spiced comfort.
Slow cooker meat and potato loaf with ground beef, Italian sausage, and instant potato flakes, cooked low for 6-7 hours. A hands-off meatloaf with a clever cheesecloth lifting trick.
Slow cooker beef stew with carrots, celery, new potatoes, mushrooms, and red wine. Set it before work, come home to a deeply flavored, fork-tender stew thickened with a flour slurry. Feeds 16, freezes beautifully.
Classic crockpot beef stew with potatoes, carrots, pearl onions, and celery. Flour-coated beef browns first, then slow cooks 8 to 10 hours until everything is melt-in-your-mouth tender.
Parcha bozbash is an Azerbaijani lamb soup with chestnuts, quince, prunes, and chickpeas simmered in a rich broth and finished with ghee. Warming, fruit-kissed, and deeply aromatic.
Swedish-spiced meatballs with allspice, nutmeg, and ginger, rolled in cornmeal and browned in bacon fat, then simmered in a savory pan gravy and served over buttered noodles. A hearty Scandinavian-inspired weeknight dinner.
Sauteed calves liver with avocado slices in a brown butter, lemon, and white wine sauce with thyme and parsley. An elegant, retro main course ready in 30 minutes.
Traditional Lancashire-style lamb hotpot layered with onions and thick-sliced potatoes, infused with caraway seeds and topped with crispy bacon. Slow-baked until the lamb is fall-apart tender.
Rich Portuguese chickpea soup partially pureed for creamy body, studded with browned pepperoni, stir-fried spinach, potatoes, thyme, and coriander. A hearty, layered bowl.
Hearty steak and bean soup loaded with tender beef, white beans, and vegetables in savory tomato broth. Comfort food that fills you up on cold nights.
Red lentil soup with caramelized onions, dried mint, and paprika simmered in beef stock. A pantry-friendly soup that purees silky or stays brothy with tender lentils throughout.
Curried ground beef skillet with apples, bananas, mushrooms, celery, and a splash of sherry served over rice. A retro tropical-style curry dinner with sweet fruit and savory spice.
Classic French onion soup with caramelized onions simmered in rich beef broth, topped with crusty bread and bubbly melted Gruyere broiled to golden-brown. The bistro favorite, made at home.