720 classic recipes

Maryland crab soup loaded with sweet lump crab meat, Old Bay seasoning, potatoes, corn, green beans, and carrots in a beef and tomato broth. The classic Chesapeake Bay vegetable soup.

Ginger snaps roll molasses-spiked dough into balls and bake into crackly-topped, snappy spice cookies. Brown sugar, ginger, and cinnamon give the classic chewy-crisp texture in 36 cookies.

White Michigan bean soup is a three-ingredient classic: white navy-style beans simmered slowly with a smoked ham hock, then partly mashed to thicken. Old-school, no-fuss comfort.

Festive vegetable bake from the microwave with broccoli, cream of broccoli soup, and crunchy french fried onions on top. The classic green bean casserole spirit, ready in under 25 minutes.

Rack of lamb primeurs roasted over its own bones with thyme, then sauced with a deglazed pan jus and plated with spring baby vegetables. Classic French bistro dinner-party centerpiece.

Old-fashioned peach pickle, a Southern heritage recipe with whole peaches studded with cloves and steeped in cinnamon-spiced sweet vinegar syrup over three days. The classic holiday ham accompaniment.

Fried country ham with red-eye gravy: the classic Southern breakfast of thick-sliced salt-cured ham fried in its own fat, deglazed with hot coffee. Two ingredients, pure tradition.

Classic bread and butter pickle slices with cucumber, onion, and green pepper in a sweet-tart cider vinegar brine with mustard seed, turmeric, and celery seed. Canned for the pantry.

Slow-simmered dried beans with sausage, whole garlic cloves, and jalapeños. A classic Southern-style bean pot that cooks low for hours into a smoky, spicy one-pot main dish.

Daube glace: the classic New Orleans cold beef aspic from Louisiana Creole tradition. Shredded pot roast suspended in jellied savory consomme with celery, lemon, and Tabasco. A summer Creole appetizer.

Classic single 9-inch pie crust with shortening or lard. The reliable American home-baking standard, easy to roll and ready for any sweet or savory filling you have planned.

Pigs' ears salad simmers the ears with star anise and ginger until tender, then slivers them cold with carrots, cucumber, and plum sauce. A classic Chinese cold appetizer with gelatinous crunch.

Vegetable gumbo is a lighter, meatless take on the Cajun classic: the holy trinity simmered with okra, corn, tomatoes and paprika, thickened naturally by the okra. No roux, no meat, just hearty vegetable comfort.

The classic potato chip sandwich: white bread, generous mayo, and a towering pile of chips crushed between the slices. A 3-ingredient, 5-minute British pub snack and childhood guilty pleasure.

A classic New England-style steamed brown bread made with rye flour, cornmeal, graham flour, molasses, and raisins. No oven needed. Just mix, fill the cans, and steam for two hours.

Classic low-fat bread stuffing with sage, thyme, and marjoram. No butter needed in this diabetic-friendly dressing that's ready in 12 minutes for a 10-pound turkey or Cornish hens.