10,000 eater recipes

Easy beef gravy made from scratch with butter, flour, and bouillon, no pan drippings required. A quick roux-based brown gravy ready in minutes for mashed potatoes, roasts, or stir-fry sauces.

Skillet pork blade steaks simmered in peach nectar with basil and vinegar, then served over rice with a glossy fruit gravy. A sweet-savory one-pan dinner with Southern charm.

Pate a choux, the classic French pastry dough made from just butter, water, flour, and eggs. Master this one batter and you can pipe cream puffs, eclairs, and profiteroles.

Ribbe is Norway's traditional Christmas Eve pork roast: a slab of belly ribs scored, salted overnight, then roasted slowly to crackling crisp skin and tender meat.

I was surprised by how it turned out. It was quite soft and not as dense as I thought, and it tasted delicious. I will be making this gluten-free bread often.

Saganaki: Greek flaming kasseri cheese pan-fried in butter, deglazed with lemon juice and cognac, and lit at the table for an "Opa!" tableside appetizer.

Classic Italian polenta made with yellow cornmeal, butter, and Parmesan. Serve it creamy and hot, or chill the leftovers and pan-fry crispy slices.

Bulgur bread for the bread machine combines cracked wheat softened in boiling water with bread flour, honey, and dry milk for a hearty Mediterranean-style loaf with chew and toasty grain flavor. Perfect for sandwich slices or alongside soup.

Old-fashioned candied figs, apricots, or tomatoes preserved in sugar syrup over several days, then sun-dried and sugar-dredged. A slow, sweet, heritage preserving project.

Microwave polenta made with just cornmeal, water, olive oil, and salt in 10 minutes. No stirring for 40 minutes at the stove. Creamy results, zero fuss.

Moroccan Vegetable Stew with Roasted Buckwheat recipe

Only 4 ingredients make this casserole perfect to pop in the oven quickly.

Vegetarian party pate made from pinto beans, TVP, and shiitake mushrooms with mirin and mace, baked in a water bath and served cold on crackers.

Casareccio is a rustic Italian wholewheat bread made with biga starter, yielding 3 crusty loaves with a chewy crumb. Fold in walnuts, pistachios, or black olives for your own twist.

Baked polenta with Parmesan and Swiss cheese, layered casserole-style for golden, bubbly edges and a creamy cornmeal center. Italian-American comfort food at its rustic best.

Rhubarb-strawberry dessert sauce thickened with cornstarch and served chilled. Tart rhubarb and sweet strawberries cook into a glossy, ruby-red topping for ice cream or cake.