10,000 carob recipes

Making your own chicken stock may take some time, but when you taste one tablespoonful afterwards, you will feel it's well worth the effort.

Grilled chicken breasts marinate in red wine, balsamic, garlic and oregano, then sear quick over hot coals. Served on a bitter-sweet trio of radicchio, butter lettuce and Belgian endive with salsa garnish. Mediterranean weeknight grill.

Pounded round steak dredged in flour, browned crisp, then simmered in crushed tomatoes with oregano, garlic, and a hint of dry mustard. Fork-tender Sicilian comfort food.

An Italian-Jewish Passover pie with seasoned turkey breast, pine nuts, and broth-soaked matzo bound with eggs and baked with egg yolks nestled on top. Fragrant with sage, rosemary, and nutmeg, this kosher holiday main is truly special.

Kapusniak is a Polish fresh cabbage soup with browned pork, paprika, bay leaf, and a splash of sherry, finished with sour cream. A 65-minute warming Eastern European bowl.

Sudado, a Latin American fish saute simmered in a garlicky tomato sauce with thyme, oregano, and bay leaves. A one-skillet dish ready in 30 minutes.

Brunch pizza topped with ham, mozzarella, and a poured egg-milk custard baked on pizza dough until set and golden. Five ingredients, 30 minutes.

Madeira roast pheasant with herbes de Provence butter tucked under the skin, a roasted vegetable bed, and a silky Madeira pan sauce. A show-stopping holiday game bird recipe.

Spatchcocked roast turkey with cream gravy: backbone-removed bird that cooks in half the time, finished with a rich gravy of turkey stock, heavy cream, and nutmeg.

Boned lamb shoulder stuffed with herbed sausage, rolled, and slow-cooked over carrots, celery, and onions until fall-apart tender. Set it and forget it for 10 to 12 hours.

Bacon-wrapped chicken livers threaded on skewers with mushroom caps, seasoned with marjoram and thyme, then broiled with butter and white wine until the bacon crisps. A retro cocktail party showstopper.

Cubed turkey and broccoli in savory gravy with marjoram, topped with fluffy mashed potatoes studded with pimento and baked until golden. A comforting shepherd's pie that puts leftover turkey to brilliant use.

Belgian carbonnade braises beef chuck and smoked ham in dark beer with onions, carrots, and herbs, finished with scotch, vinegar, and toasted walnuts. Deep stew flavor in every spoonful.

Chuck roast marinates in a bright lemon-onion bath before roasting until tender in this citrus-forward pot roast where fresh lemon slices and marjoram create unexpected flavor that breaks from traditional brown gravy.

Greek stuffed grape leaves (dolmades) filled with ground lamb, pine nuts, fresh mint, parsley, and lemon juice, then baked in water until tender. A classic Mediterranean appetizer.

French scrambled eggs with slow-cooked leeks, cream cheese, and fresh mint stirred into soft, silky curds. A refined twist on classic breakfast eggs.