Recipes with bay leaves

Greek lamb stew with flour-dredged lamb cubes braised in white wine, tomato sauce, and chicken broth with rosemary, thyme, black olives, and blanched onions.

Hearty Halloween soup with ground turkey, red potatoes, tomatoes, and vermicelli in an herbed broth with turkey gravy. A warming one-pot meal for a chilly October night.

Vegan leek and kasha pie: Eastern European-inspired casserole with toasted buckwheat groats, sauteed leeks, and a tofu-bechamel topping crisped under bread crumbs.

Homemade Chicken Casserole with Cream Cognac Sauce recipe

Grilled turkey kebabs marinated in chili sauce and lemon juice with cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, zucchini, and bell peppers. Lean, colorful skewers great for summer cookouts.

Rustic white bean and eggplant stew with sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and Italian herbs. Slow-simmered, naturally vegan, and rich with Mediterranean flavor.

Old-fashioned chicken soup simmers a whole chicken with chicken feet, garlic, carrots, celery, and herbs for three hours to extract maximum flavor and collagen. Grandma-style cure-all served over pastina or rice.

Hearty Russian beet soup (borscht) loaded with beef, bacon, kielbasa, cabbage, potatoes, and navy beans in a sweet-sour broth. A slow-simmered weekend project topped with sour cream.

There are many ways of preparing adobo. In this recipe, the sauce is reduced to a rich savory glaze to coat the pork and chicken.

Make your own vegetarian chicken stock that achieves that lovely golden colour and is perfect for noodle soups and is packed with veggie goodness.

Oven-baked garlic soup with chickpeas, summer squash, tomatoes, and two cheeses stirred in at the end with heavy cream. A hands-off, vegetarian one-dish soup baked right in the casserole.

Oven-baked garlic soup with chickpeas, summer squash, tomatoes, and two cheeses stirred in at the end with heavy cream. A hands-off, vegetarian one-dish soup baked right in the casserole.

Wine-marinated lamb shoulder layered with potatoes, onions, and butter, slow-roasted in a traditional German Romertopf clay pot. Rustic European comfort at its most elemental.

A hearty pressure cooker soup with sweet potatoes, split peas, apples, and mint. Earthy, slightly sweet, and on the table in 45 minutes with a bright herbal finish.

Cuban-style chicken picadillo with tomato sauce, white wine, cumin, capers, raisins, and green olives. Serve over white rice with fried plantains for the full island experience.

Poule D'Eau Jambalaya with rabbit and smoked sausage cooked in a black iron pot. A big-batch Cajun rice dish with Ro-Tel tomatoes, mushrooms, and the holy trinity of vegetables.