2,251 boy recipes

Summer cucumber crisps: refrigerator quick pickles with cloves, cinnamon, allspice, and mustard seed. Sweet-tart spiced pickle chips, no canning, ready overnight.

Beef and pork tenderloin party sandwiches on rye with port-brandy marinade, served with endive and horseradish sauce. Cocktail party classic that feeds a crowd with elegant sliced tenderloin.

Kotopoulo me bamyes, Greek chicken with okra in a cinnamon-scented tomato-wine sauce. A classic Greek summer stew with tender chicken, silky okra, and warm aromatic spice. Served with potatoes.

Veal stock roasts meaty veal bones with onions, carrots, leeks, and garlic until deeply browned, then simmers gently for 6 to 8 hours into a clear, rich foundation for sauces and soups.

Beef bourguignon braises floured chuck in a full bottle of Burgundy with bacon, cognac and herbs until the meat falls apart. Finished the classic way with browned pearl onions and sauteed mushrooms.

Vegetarian gumbo with black-eyed peas, okra, corn, tomatoes, and the holy trinity in a homemade vegetable stock. A plant-based bayou bowl ready to ladle over cornbread.

Split pea and lentil soup with onions, celery, carrots and rosemary, simmered in a vegetable stock built right in the pot. A high-protein, oil-free vegan soup ready in under an hour.

Velvety leek and potato soup with crumbled Stilton cheese melted in and a splash of tawny port for warmth. A rich, quintessentially English starter ready in 45 minutes.

Veal cutlets pan-fried with capers and deglazed with white wine and bay leaf, finished with a creamy evaporated milk sauce. A quick German-style schnitzel variation ready in 20 minutes.

Lamb, lentil, and rosemary soup made from leftover roast lamb stock and bones, simmered with carrots, tomatoes, and earthy lentils. The Mediterranean way to stretch a Sunday roast into Monday's dinner.

Spiced parsnip and potato pie: a cumin-spiced lentil and vegetable base under a creamy parsnip-potato mash topped with Cheddar. A hearty, meat-free take on shepherd's pie.

Chicken and bean burritos with spiced poached chicken shredded into smooth pureed pinto beans, rolled in flour tortillas with cheese and sour cream, then baked crisp. A lighter, hearty burrito with all the taco toppings.

Pressure cooker chicken stock simmers browned chicken carcasses with carrots, celery, onion, and a bundle of herbs into a deep, golden broth in 45 minutes. Browning and deglazing build all-day flavor, fast.

Russian beef borscht is a deep-ruby vegetable soup built on shredded beets, cabbage, carrots, and cubed beef simmered with dill, bay, and tomato paste. A classic Eastern European comfort bowl that improves overnight.

Wok-steamed corned beef and cabbage uses beer, allspice, mustard seed, and bay leaf to steam a brisket fork-tender, finishing with cabbage wedges and a mustard-mayo dressing. Irish St. Patrick's Day classic.

Braised kosher-cut short ribs with mirepoix, brandy, and beef stock, finished with arrowroot pan sauce and a topping of julienned onion and turnip. Restaurant-style holiday beef.