Layered vegetarian moussaka with sauteed eggplant, rich mushroom-tomato sauce with red wine, and creamy ricotta bechamel baked until golden. Greek comfort food, no lamb needed.
Layered vegetarian moussaka with sauteed eggplant, rich mushroom-tomato sauce with red wine, and creamy ricotta bechamel baked until golden. Greek comfort food, no lamb needed.
Long, slow simmering of meat and herbs produces the base for this incomparable sauce.
Simple curried lentils with browned onions, garlic, and curry powder served over rice. A vegan, high-protein meal from seven pantry ingredients in one hour.
This delicious meat sauce made with minced carrots, celery and succulent ground veal tastes wonderful with any kid of pasta you like.
Pork tenderloin medallions seared golden and served with a rich port wine pan sauce. An elegant, restaurant-quality dinner ready in under 30 minutes.
Açorda is a traditional Portuguese bread soup built from stale bread, garlic, olive oil, and chicken broth. Simple, sustaining, and a cornerstone of Alentejo peasant cooking.
Roasted chanterelle and porcini mushroom salad with fresh basil, sun-dried tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, and lemon. A restaurant-quality wild mushroom dish ready in 20 minutes.
Venison osso buco braised in red wine with Roma tomatoes, kalamata olives, fennel seeds, and fresh herbs, finished with a bright lemon-parsley gremolata.
Anadama bread for the bread machine: New England's classic cornmeal-and-molasses yeast loaf, hands-off via the dough cycle. Slightly sweet, deeply moist, with a tender crumb that begs for butter.
Tabouleh is a traditional Lebanese parsley salad with fine bulgur, scallions, mint, ripe tomatoes, and a sharp lemon-olive oil dressing. Bright, herbaceous, and built around parsley, not grain.
Country-style beef ragout slow-braised in red wine and beef broth with onions, garlic, mushrooms, and ripe olives. Hearty French-Italian stew served over noodles.
Homemade pizza dough that rises to crisp, chewy perfection on a hot stone. Six pantry ingredients, double-yeast for proper lift, makes two thin-crust 12-inch pies or one thick-crust pizza.
Stuffed eggplant with a savory filling of pureed eggplant flesh, scallions, fennel, allspice, white wine, and tomato paste baked in the shells. A vegetarian Mediterranean dish served warm or cold.
Zucchini halves loaded with a savory ground beef, rice, and fresh dill filling, smothered in spaghetti sauce and Parmesan breadcrumbs. A hearty Italian-style dinner that feeds a crowd.
Chicken tequila pasta with poached chicken in a tomato sauce spiked with half a cup of tequila, lime juice, cumin, coriander, and cayenne, tossed with noodles and topped with Parmesan.