10,000 flour recipes

Brown sugar walnut cookies with butter, vanilla, and a half walnut pressed into each one. Old-fashioned drop cookies with caramel-sweet flavor and a crunchy sugar top.

Sesame-crusted tofu cubes fried golden and served with a homemade plum dipping sauce made from fresh plums, soy, and teriyaki. A vegetarian party appetizer that serves 16.

Chicken tetrazzini made entirely from scratch with no canned soup. Reduced homemade broth, heavy cream, dry sherry, and a hint of nutmeg create a silky sauce over spaghetti, mushrooms, and parmesan.

New England-style pot roast braised with whole cloves, cinnamon, and finished with cranberry sauce and vinegar. A sweet-tart twist on classic beef pot roast.

Make sure to sit by the fireplace when enjoying this decadent cake that goes great with a cup hot chocolate.

Authentic Pennsylvania Dutch chicken pot pie with homemade egg noodles, tender chicken, and hearty vegetables in rich broth. Lancaster County comfort food tradition.

Southwest bread Gilroy: a rustic yeasted loaf packed with black beans, corn, cilantro, Anaheim chiles, and garlic. Hearty Southwest-style artisan bread that eats like a meal.

Hobbit Pie is a savory deep-dish mushroom pie with 1 1/2 pounds of mushrooms, cheddar, cottage cheese, white wine, and whole wheat flour under a lattice crust. Hearty vegetarian comfort food.

Whole wheat muffins made with pureed anasazi beans, molasses, and carob. No butter, no oil, all blender. Moist, earthy, and packed with fiber and protein.

Southern buttermilk meringue pie with a tangy custard filling sweetened with brown sugar, topped with light whipped meringue. A heritage pie from old Appalachian and Southern kitchens.

Moist zucchini bread packed with crunchy walnuts, plump raisins, and warm cinnamon spice. This easy quick bread turns garden zucchini into tender loaves perfect for breakfast or snacking.

Homemade pastry pockets stuffed with canned tuna, mayo, Worcestershire sauce, and onion, baked until flaky and golden. These savory tuna turnovers are a filling, portable dinner or lunch the whole family will reach for.

Kadin budu kofte, the classic Turkish meatball of ground lamb and boiled rice studded with feta, parsley, and dill, egg-dipped, flour-coated, and fried golden. Crunchy crust outside, soft and tender within.

To use up an abundance of garden zucchini, try these wholesome soft-textured cookies. They are very flavorful and easy to make. I like to make cookies and put them in the freezer, they thaw quickly for unexpected guests.

A rich creamy chowder with corn and sausages -- This chowder is a variation on a family recipe from an old roommate of mine. (She makes it without the sausage, and with more water). It goes very well with most seafood.

Bread machine beer cheese bread with American cheese melted into beer and Monterey Jack cubes folded through. Push the start button and walk away. Beer-yeast bread with hidden pockets of melted cheese.