Recipes with bay leaves

Classic beef and barley soup with ground or diced beef, pearl barley, mirepoix vegetables, and tomatoes simmered into a hearty winter soup. Topped with toasted parmesan croutons for crunch.

Easy, tasty and loaded with great flavour. A great way to cook with my fall veggies that grow in my garden. I often enjoy this delicious soup with homemade bread, and I can not ask for anything better than that!

Good wintertime meal. Serve with crusty French baguette to sop up the gravy.

Fiery Goan beef curry with a complex marinade of vinegar, garlic, hot chilies, and warm spices that packs serious heat for adventurous eaters who like their Indian food authentically spicy.

Hasenpfeffer is a German braised rabbit stew simmered in red wine with bacon, shallots, peppercorns, currant jelly, rosemary, and thyme. Traditional spicy hunters stew with a glossy gravy.

This tasty stew will reward you for the time it takes to make a proper roux, which add depth.

Vegan millet cauliflower soup with a creamy cashew-miso base and toasted millet for nutty depth. A hearty, dairy-free soup loaded with vegetables and fresh herbs.

Italian-style pickled artichokes preserve tender artichoke hearts in herbed olive oil with garlic, bay, basil, oregano, and optional chiles after a two-stage vinegar cure.

Quick ground beef stew with tiny meatballs, carrots, potatoes, and celery in herb-spiked broth thickened with red wine and flour: hearty one-pan dinner in 20 minutes.

Butter-poached shrimp baked in their shells with garlic, rosemary, cayenne, and a full tablespoon of paprika. The shells turn crispy while shrimp stay tender. Serve with crusty bread to soak up the spiced butter.

Russian cabbage soup with slow-simmered beef chuck, tomatoes, and shredded cabbage in a sweet-sour broth finished with fresh lemon juice and a cool dollop of sour cream.

A simple, yet delicious soup made with succulent beef, carrots, celery, turnips and parsnips.

Bean lovers will truly think this savory and hearty soup has a little bit of heaven in it.

Palouse lentil soup with crispy bacon, onion, celery, carrots, and garlic simmered in chicken broth with marjoram. Named for Washington's lentil-growing capital, ready in 40 minutes.

Bone broth caribou soup loaded with potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnip, and cabbage, seasoned with juniper berries and white wine. Even better the next day.

Reach the sky with this savory chili that will have your family hoping they can have the leftovers for dinner tomorrow.