10,000 maine recipes

Venison backstrap sliced into strips, seasoned with garlic and pepper, rolled up, wrapped in bacon, and grilled rare over coals. Looks like filet mignon, eats even better.

Crispy cornstarch-battered shrimp tossed in a sweet and spicy Peking-style sauce with garlic, sherry, scallions, and hot chili peppers. A Chinese restaurant classic at home.

Sweet and sour tempeh deep-fried in cornstarch coating and tossed in a honey-soy-tahini sauce with ginger. A crispy, tangy vegetarian main served over rice or pasta.

Easy cola beef pot roast braised in cola and chicken broth with onion, carrot, and peas. Surprising soda-tenderized beef with a glossy, sweet-savory sauce.

You don't need to be a farmer to enjoy this scrumptious casserole made with creamed corn and cheddar cheese.

Warm poached beef filet with sesame mayonnaise, a star-anise and soy-reduced glaze whisked into mayo with Dijon mustard. A restaurant-style dinner party plate with watercress, chives, and coarse salt.

Tart and tangy beef on a bun simmers browned ground chuck with onions in a sweet-sour sauce of ketchup, brown sugar, cider vinegar, Worcestershire, Dijon, and honey. Sloppy joes with real bite.

Old-time country stew of pinto beans and white hominy simmered low and slow with salt pork and a whisper of marjoram. Frontier comfort food that fills the kitchen with smoky depth.

One-dish macaroni and cheese casserole with kielbasa sausage and broccoli, topped with buttery crushed crackers. A family-friendly weeknight dinner using simple convenience ingredients.

Steak and kidney pudding, the British pub classic: cubes of round steak and kidney slow-braised with onions, Worcestershire and herbs into a rich gravy, then topped with flaky pastry and baked golden. Hearty old-country comfort.

Texas smoked beef brisket rubbed overnight and slow-smoked for 7 hours with beer in a water smoker. Fat side up, foil-wrapped halfway through for bark and tenderness.

Simple vegetarian chili with dark red kidney beans, three cans of crushed tomatoes, and chili powder, simmered one hour in a single pot. An easy meatless chili that feeds 8 with minimal effort.

Hearty ribs and beans bakes country-style pork ribs over Great Northern and kidney beans in a tangy tomato-mustard sauce. A two-stage casserole that feeds six.

Shrimp lo mein with egg noodles, bean sprouts, Chinese chives, and oyster-soy sauce. A quick wok stir-fry ready in 20 minutes with restaurant-worthy flavor.

An easy to make chicken pot pie using a can of soup to speed the process and a quick easy to make topping.

Creamy chicken Marsala dredges chicken breasts in flour and tarragon, sears them golden, then builds a rich Marsala-cream pan sauce sharpened with dry mustard. Served over rice with fresh parsley.