172 boring recipes

Braised lamb shanks simmered in a flour-thickened broth with onion and garlic, finished with celery, fresh tomatoes, and parsley. Fall-off-the-bone tender.

A fall-off-the-bone ribs recipe that will have you ignoring the napkins and licking your fingers!

Baked lamb shanks braised in tomato sauce with oregano, onion, and parsley. Slow-roasted until the meat falls off the bone in a simple, Greek-style tomato braise.

Avocado and mozzarella stuffed tomatoes hollow out vine-ripe tomatoes and fill them with cubed avocado and fresh mozzarella tossed in basil-balsamic vinaigrette. Five-minute summer appetizer with caprese-salad bones.

Pureed summer squash soup with rosemary and chicken, sauteed in butter and blended smooth. Garnished with paper-thin raw squash slices.

Clay pot curried chicken simmers bone-in pieces with curry powder, dried apricots, carrots, and tomato puree until tender, finished with peas and shredded coconut. A hands-off Indian-inspired one-pot dinner.

Tender spare ribs baked in a tangy homemade sauce with lemon juice, vinegar, Worcestershire, and brown sugar until fall-off-the-bone.

Homemade dog biscuits made with whole wheat flour, powdered milk, and egg, cut into bone shapes and baked until crunchy. A simple, no-fuss treat your pup will love.

Mandarin chicken is a skillet dinner with browned chicken breasts in a citrusy orange pan sauce, sauteed mushrooms, and mandarin orange segments. A quick 30-minute twist on classic French chicken a l'orange served over rice.

Chicken and spinach stuffed shells pulverize cooked chicken breast with Italian seasoning, fennel, and spinach into a savory paste, then bake inside jumbo pasta shells under your favorite sauce.

Hearty mushroom barley soup with fall-off-the-bone short ribs and fresh dill creates a soul-warming one-pot meal for cold evenings.

Plantation stew: a hearty Southern-style lamb stew with potatoes, red peppers, citrus, and a splash of sherry. A slow-simmered comfort dinner that warms to the bones.

Traditional Irish tea bread with mixed dried fruit soaked overnight in strong tea. A dense, moist loaf with brown sugar sweetness and barely any butter.

Satsuma Jiru is a hearty Japanese miso pork and vegetable stew with daikon, sweet potato, shiitake mushrooms, konnyaku, and burdock root. A rustic regional comfort soup finished with shichimi togarashi.

Oven-braised beef short ribs in tomato paste gravy with onions, carrots, and celery, served over noodles tossed in the pan drippings. Slow-cooked comfort food that falls off the bone.

Baked chicken Garibaldi pulls roasted chicken off the bone, drapes it in a red wine and mushroom gravy, blankets with Parmigiano, and bakes au gratin. Italian-American throwback finished with toasted almonds and parsley.