Slow cooker vegetable stroganoff with mushrooms, broccoli, and carrots in a creamy yogurt-sour cream sauce over egg noodles. Set it and forget it for 4 hours.
Mixed greens tossed in a honey mint vinaigrette with poppy seeds, topped with sliced carrots and toasted sesame seeds. The dressing recipe makes a double batch so you can refrigerate half for later.
Light summer vegetable soup with green beans, yellow squash, and spinach. Garden-fresh vegetables in a Worcestershire-seasoned broth ready in 50 minutes.
Handmade pumpkin ravioli with a spiced pumpkin-carrot filling, served in a garlic cream sauce with toasted hazelnuts and wilted sorrel. A showpiece fall pasta.
Classic house salad with romaine, radicchio, shredded carrots, tomato, and cucumber tossed in vinaigrette. A crisp, colorful side salad ready in 15 minutes.
Hearty steak and bean soup loaded with tender beef, white beans, and vegetables in savory tomato broth. Comfort food that fills you up on cold nights.
Vegetarian garbanzo cassoulet: chickpeas and carrots simmered with a clove-studded onion, baked under a tomato sauce and a triple layer of crispy herb bread crumbs. A rustic meatless casserole for cold nights.
Beef cubes, carrots, and tomatoes slow-cook for 12 hours with quick-cooking tapioca that thickens the broth into a rich, spoon-coating gravy.
A vegetarian Indian-style dry curry of black beans with bell peppers, carrots, roasted peanuts, and sliced orange, spiced with cumin, coriander, ginger, and green chili. Finished with sherry and lemon juice.
Oven-browned beef stew with carrots, potatoes, pearl onions, and peas in a Worcestershire-seasoned gravy thickened with whole wheat flour. A hearty, slow-baked ranch-style stew.
Southwestern black-eyed peas simmered with diced carrots, onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, and hot sauce. A simple, flavorful side dish ready in 30 minutes.
Homemade vegan vegetable broth simmered for 3 to 4 hours with white wine, carrots, celery, potatoes, mushrooms, leeks, and fresh herbs. A clean, flavorful base for soups and sauces.
Lime Waldorf salad with crisp apples, ripe pears, walnuts, golden raisins, and a zesty lime mayonnaise dressing. Finished with fresh mint and sunflower seeds for crunch.
Slow cooker chickpea stew with carrots, tomatoes, and warm North African spices served over couscous. A dump-and-go crockpot meal with cumin, turmeric, and cinnamon.
Hearty tomato soup with cooked rice, tender carrot, celery, and a base of canned tomatoes thickened with whole wheat flour and finished with milk. A creamy 30-minute one-pot soup that fills a bowl properly.
Hearty venison stew with carrots, potatoes, and a warm blend of paprika and allspice. Brown the meat, simmer low and slow, and let the crockpot do the heavy lifting.