2,750 dried recipes

Microwave sole fillets in a creamy tarragon white wine sauce with broccoli and Parmesan. A light, elegant fish dinner ready in 30 minutes with no stovetop required.

A multi-day Sichuan duck project: dry-rubbed with toasted spiced salt, air-dried overnight, steamed, battered, and deep-fried to shattering crispness. Includes a tea-smoked variation. Worth every step.

Bacon-wrapped chicken breasts slow cooked over dried beef in a creamy mushroom and sour cream sauce. A retro potluck classic that's still impossible to resist.

Chicken with porcini mushrooms braised in dry white wine and tomatoes for an earthy Italian-inspired skillet dinner finished with Parmesan.

A scrumptious tuna casserole that's perfect to take with you to the next family gathering!

DASHI STOCK is Japanese clear soup stock. There are four types made from kelp, dried bonito, shitake mushroom, or dried fish. Dashi stock is the secret of Japanese cooking. To keep this strictly vegetarian, I omit the dried bonito flakes and substitute with soy bean sprouts and or mushrooms.

Homemade instant soup mix with powdered milk, chicken bouillon, dried vegetables, and savory. Just add boiling water and instant rice for a creamy mug of soup in 5 minutes.

Why buy prepacked taco seasoning when it is easy to make from scratch. If you purchase the spices at a bulk store it is also very very inexpensive to make. As a bonus you can control the salt. Commercial mixes have way too much salt for my tastes.

Sauteed chicken breasts in a lemon cream sauce with dry vermouth, Parmesan, and chicken broth. A one-skillet dinner served over egg noodles in 30 minutes.

Bean curd skin rolls wrap shredded mushrooms, dried tofu, celery, and carrot in fresh tofu sheets, then shallow-fry until crisp and golden. Drizzled with a chili-ginger dipping sauce.

Quick, easy and tasty! The stir-fried cabbage can be served with steamed rice or crusty bread.

A sweet and delicious "salad" made with crushed pineapple and dry roasted nuts.

Grilled sirloin steak marinated in gin, dry vermouth, garlic, and herbs, garnished with pimento-stuffed olives. A cocktail-inspired steak with real martini flavor.

Pan-seared lamb loin steaks with rosemary, garlic, and dry vermouth sauce with mushrooms, shallots, and lemon peel. An elegant dinner finished in the oven.

A spicy paste of Spanish origin that contains garlic, caraway, cumin and coriander.

Mushrooms with onions sautés sliced mushrooms, sweet onion, and garlic in oil with dried epazote until the pan goes dry. Serve as a side, taco filling, or quesadilla stuffing.