Recipes with salt

Thin-pounded beef tenderloin steaks, pan-seared golden and draped in a flambéed brandy sauce with mushrooms, shallots, and Dijon. A classic bistro showstopper in just 25 minutes.

Add some new vegetables to your salad with simple and scrumptious recipe that will help your kids learn to enjoy their greens!

Lower-fat 'guacamole' built from puréed green peas, green chiles, garlic, and salsa. A creamy, spicy dip that mimics the avocado original at a fraction of the fat.

From McCall's Great American recipe card collection, Our Italian Heritage 5e, a baked meatball lasagna.

Traditional Slovak yeast doughnuts enriched with egg yolks, butter, and a hint of lemon rind. Light, pillowy fried dough rooted in Eastern European baking traditions. Makes 36.

Prune bread quick loaf made with soaked dried prunes, baking soda, and a simple egg batter. Dense, moist, and naturally sweet with deep fruit flavor in every slice.

Scottish oat bread for the bread machine with oat flour, whole wheat, bran, honey, and applesauce. A hearty, fiber-rich loaf with a nutty, slightly sweet crumb.

Gooseberry pie with a tapioca-thickened filling and a hint of orange zest. Baked in a double crust that starts hot for a flaky bottom and finishes at a moderate temperature.

Cookies and cream muffins loaded with chopped Oreos folded into a sour cream batter. Tender, moist, and studded with chocolate cookie chunks and cream filling in every bite.

Velvety mushroom barley soup with a clever trick: half the barley gets pureed with sauteed mushrooms for extra body. Lightened up with skim evaporated milk and a splash of dry vermouth.

Cider beef stew braises stew meat in apple cider with a splash of vinegar and thyme. The fruity-tart broth deepens into a fall-perfect dinner with carrots, celery, and potatoes.

Pecan tassies with cream cheese pastry shells filled with brown sugar, pecans, and egg. Bite-size pecan pies baked in mini muffin tins until golden and set.

Cajun-spiced baked chicken smothered in a sticky orange-honey sauce with bell peppers, celery, and a kick of hot sauce. Low-calorie, big flavor, pure Louisiana soul.

Note: 15 bean mixtures are available packaged in supermarkets and health food stores. If you prefer, make your own by combining equal amounts of dried blackeyed peas, red kidney beans, white kidney beans (cannellini), green lentils, split peas, black beans, yellow split peas, navy beans, cranberry (Roman, shell, or shell out) beans, great Northern beans, pinto beans, small white limas, red lentils, cow peas (field peas), and pink beans. Avoid using beans such as garbanzos and large lima beans, as these take longer to cook than other varities.

Silky eggplant slices fried golden, then chilled in a spiced tomato bath with cinnamon, mint, and red pepper flakes. This Afghan salad tastes bright, tangy, and just a little bit dangerous.

Marillen Knoedel are Austrian apricot dumplings made from potato dough wrapped around whole fresh apricots with a sugar cube center, boiled and served with cinnamon sugar.

Pan-fried red snapper fillets in a brown butter sauce with garlic, lemon juice, and parsley. Restaurant-quality fish dinner ready in under 25 minutes.

Round steak rolled around carrots and dill pickles then slow-cooked in tomato sauce creates tender Swiss beef rouladen perfect for Sunday dinners or slow cooker comfort meals.

A spicy and savory dish that can be served plain or as part of a meal. Tastes amazing with a crusty bread bowls.

Beef and Noodles with Sour Cream and Paprika recipe

A great summer relish to serve with chips or as a topping for hamburgers off the grill.

A multi-day Sichuan duck project: dry-rubbed with toasted spiced salt, air-dried overnight, steamed, battered, and deep-fried to shattering crispness. Includes a tea-smoked variation. Worth every step.

Mexican cheese cookies are slim shortbread-style sticks made with shredded Monterey Jack folded into a buttery sugar dough, baked until golden at the edges.

Elegant almond tart with buttery pastry crust and rich frangipane filling studded with toasted almonds. Ground almonds and eggs create a moist, nutty center that stays tender for days.

Salmon corn casserole pairs creamed corn and canned salmon in a custardy bake topped with buttery cracker crumbs. Pantry-friendly comfort dinner from a handful of staples.

Italian cream cake stacks three buttermilk-tender layers loaded with toasted pecans and shredded coconut, then crowns it all with cream cheese frosting. A Southern bakery showpiece.

This simple and delicious crockpot dish where chicken breasts are topped off with a tasty sauce made with sour cream and mushrooms.

Falafel sandwiches with split pea and chickpea flour fritters stuffed into pita pockets with tomatoes, onions, pickles, and your choice of homemade hummus or tahini sauce. A vegan Middle Eastern lunch.

These scrumptious muffins are simple to make and they'll be one of your favorites to come! Just don't let King Kong have any!

Mexican baked beans, dried white beans baked low and slow in a tomato sauce with jalapenos, bell pepper, onion, chili powder, cumin, and a touch of molasses. Vegetarian, dairy-free, deeply spiced.

Elizabeth Taylor's chili topped with golden cornbread, baked right in one casserole dish. Ground beef simmers in tomatoes, chili powder, and a splash of red wine vinegar for bright, bold flavor.

Creamy Mexican corn soup pureed smooth, seasoned with cumin and green chilies, enriched with melted pepper jack cheese. Served over chicken and tomatoes with crispy fried tortilla squares.

Why this recipe works: Simmering chicken broth with lime zest and ginger is a shortcut to Asian flavor.

One-skillet ham gumbo with okra, tomatoes, green pepper, onion, and rice cooked right in the pot. A pantry-friendly, weeknight-fast take on Louisiana-style gumbo.

Savory sausage coffee cake with bulk sausage, Swiss and Parmesan, and a biscuit-mix batter. Brunch-friendly square casserole, no sweetness, all savory.

Moist and delicious cake is packed with fresh apples, nuts and butterscotch chips. Lots of yumminess and goodness.

Impossible seafood pie with crab, tuna, sharp American cheese, and cream cheese in a Bisquick batter that forms its own crust. A crustless quiche-style dinner ready in an hour.

Jalapeno cheese grits casserole baked with sharp cheddar, pepper jack, eggs, and fresh jalapenos. Creamy, spicy Southern comfort food from the oven.

This is sort of a huge piece of French toast in a baking pan that looks like a roller coaster. It is fun to watch if you have a glass door oven. If not, it is a big surprise when you take it out!

Hot German potato salad with bacon, vinegar dressing, and a sweet-tangy sauce. Topped with broiled hot dogs for a one-pan supper. Wisconsin-Midwestern classic.

Madison Avenue potato salad: cooked potatoes marinated in vinaigrette, then tossed with ripe olives, hard-cooked eggs, dill pickles, pimientos, and a mustard-spiked mayo. A dressed-up deli-counter classic.

Pennsylvania Dutch shoofly pie filled with chopped apples, molasses, and spiced crumb mixture. The wet filling soaks into buttery crumbs as it bakes. Traditional comfort food with a fruity twist.

Louisiana banana cake with mashed bananas in a buttermilk batter, topped with sliced fresh bananas and a broiled coconut-brown sugar topping. A Southern sheet cake served warm.

Whipped ricotta blended with Parmesan, lemon zest, nutmeg, and fresh herbs creates a velvety no-cook cream sauce for vermicelli. Light, fast, and on the table in 20 minutes.

Had this cake in a recent pot-lock, and it was so good. The cake was so moist, and the chili powder worked like a charm with chocolate. I'm glad that I got the recipe, now I can make this delicious cake whenever I feel like to.

Make your own bagels by using this easy and delicious bagel recipe.

Cowboy cookies (hundred cookies) loaded with crisp rice cereal, oats, coconut, and nuts in a chewy brown sugar dough. The classic everything-cookie that bakes 100 to a batch for cookie tin gifting.

Grapefruit and Poppy Seed Bread (breadmachine) recipe