Layered lasagna torte baked in a springform pan with ricotta, fontina, fresh spinach, and a homemade tomato-basil sauce with shredded carrots. A stunning round lasagna you slice like a cake.
Tangy sour cream coleslaw with shredded cabbage, vinegar, and just a touch of mayo. Creamy, crunchy, and ready in 15 minutes flat. The go-to side for BBQ, pulled pork, and fried chicken.
Rustic Calabrian asparagus soup thickened with eggs and Parmigiano-Reggiano, ladled over toasted Italian bread. A silky, savory Italian egg-drop soup ready in one hour.
Chicken Marengo braises browned chicken pieces with onions, garlic, tomato, and sherry until tender. A French Napoleonic classic with rustic wine-laced sauce in under an hour.
Easy chile with ground beef, pinto beans, and stewed tomatoes simmered low and slow in one pot. A thick, warming bowl of comfort that feeds six hungry folks on a busy weeknight.
Whole tomatoes drizzled with honey, stuffed with tarragon-seasoned bread crumbs, dotted with butter, and baked until wrinkled and golden. A sweet-savory side dish that makes summer tomatoes shine.
Microwave scallops Provencal with garlic, tomato, mushrooms, black olives, and fresh basil. A 10-minute Mediterranean dinner that keeps scallops tender without pan-searing skills.
A hearty soup made with succulent beef, potatoes, corn and stewed tomatoes.
Shredded red cabbage sauteed with garlic and baked in a sweet-sour sauce of honey, soy, vinegar, and ginger until tender.
Three-bean side dish with green beans, kidney beans, and lima beans tossed in melted cheese, mustard, and Worcestershire. Colorful, cheesy, and ready in minutes.
Homemade cream of mushroom soup built on a butter roux with 4 to 5 cups of fresh sliced mushrooms, celery, and onion, finished with half-and-half. No canned soup compares.
Pan-seared steaks topped with a rich mushroom ragout made with red wine, tomatoes, black olives, and thyme. A rustic French-inspired beef dinner ready in about an hour.
Cherry tomatoes, basil, fresh mozzarella are always a delicious combination, here by spinning out the juice from cherry tomatoes to make the salad tasty but not watery. You can use this technique in all the tomato salads. And the reduction of the tomato juice adds the tangy flavor to the dressing.
Impossible lasagna pie made with Bisquick that forms its own crust as it bakes. Layers of cottage cheese, seasoned ground beef, mozzarella, and tomato paste in a self-crusting pie.
Chicken breast rolls stuffed with apple, rosemary, parsley, and a touch of sour cream, baked golden and sliced into pinwheels for a freezer-friendly dinner or chilled party platter.
Irish parsnip cakes mashed with butter and a pinch of mace, breaded and fried golden. Crisp outside, sweet and creamy inside. A traditional cool-weather side or vegetarian main.