5,138 classic recipes

Poached salmon steaks gently cooked in a lemon-and-vegetable broth, served with creamy horseradish sauce. A light low-calorie classic for dinner parties or healthy weeknights.

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.

Pastel de choclo is a Chilean corn and meat pie with ground beef, chicken breast, raisins, and olives topped with a cumin-spiced pureed corn crust baked until golden. A South American comfort classic.

Classic American potato salad with hard-boiled eggs, celery, onion, mustard, and sweet relish in a creamy mayo dressing. Served chilled with a paprika finish.

Classic oatmeal cookies made lighter with sunflower oil and a touch of whole wheat flour. Cinnamon-spiced with chewy texture at just 62 calories per cookie.

Savory pumpkin fritters with canned pumpkin, eggs, and a hint of pepper, deep-fried golden. Serve with ham or bacon for a heritage brunch classic.

Horenso no goma-ae is a Japanese spinach side dish dressed in a paste of toasted sesame seeds, sake, soy sauce, and rice vinegar. Classic side served at room temperature with rice and miso.

Buttery shortbread-style bars layered with raspberry jam and chopped walnuts, topped with a crumbly streusel. A Central European bakery classic that makes over 3 dozen.

Vegetarian stuffed cabbage rolls filled with grated carrots, mashed potatoes, and raisins, simmered in carrot juice. A hearty, meat-free twist on the Eastern European classic.

Mandarin orange cheesecake wrapped in crackling phyllo pastry, filled with cream cheese and ricotta, then soaked in orange blossom syrup for a Middle Eastern twist on a classic.

Beef Bourguignonne braised in red Burgundy wine with mushrooms, onions, thyme, and marjoram. A classic French stew with deep wine-soaked flavor and fork-tender beef chunks.

Apple cinnamon crumb pie with cinnamon-spiced apple slices thickened with tapioca, topped with a buttery brown sugar streusel crumb. Classic Dutch apple pie style.

Egg yolk shortbread bakes a richer-than-classic Scottish biscuit with butter, sugar, flour, and a single yolk for extra tenderness and golden color. Fork-marked, two-stage baked for delicate crisp edges.

Baked carrots slow-cooked in a cinnamon-butter-sugar glaze until fork-tender and deeply caramelized. A classic casserole side dish with just 6 ingredients.

Pears Melba with Bosc pears poached in Marsala and dry wine syrup, served over vanilla ice cream with pureed raspberry sauce. A classic French dessert with elegant simplicity.

Kasha varnishkes is the classic Jewish comfort dish: toasted buckwheat groats coated with egg, simmered with caramelized onions and porcini mushrooms, then tossed with bowtie pasta.