10,000 fay fay recipes

Madeira is one of the places where Christmas traditions are so closely adhered to that one really looks forward to the festa. Cooking preparations starts months in advance. It is at a time of year that the prize pig is slaughtered so that there is enough pork for Christmas lunch of Vinha d’Alhos.

Homemade Italian sausage with ground pork shoulder, fennel seed, garlic, and crushed red pepper. The classic from-scratch sausage for grilling, frying, or pasta sauces.

Bread machine herb bread with parsley, caraway seeds, and dill baked into a soft loaf. Hands-off baking with aromatic herbs that fill the kitchen as it rises.

Empanadas are Brazil's national appetizer, tiny pies filled with chicken olives, and peas.

Italian red snapper in brodetto: pan-fried whole fish pieces simmered in a tomato-vinegar broth with onions and scallions, served over creamy bay-leaf polenta. Coastal Italian classic.

Soft, chewy oatmeal cookies sweetened naturally with banana and raisins, loaded with chunky peanut butter and cinnamon. No added sugar. Makes just 2 big satisfying cookies.

Herbed tomato spaghetti sauce with fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, red wine, aniseed, and four fresh herbs added at the end to preserve their bright flavor. A vegetarian sauce simmered from scratch.

This is one of the most excellent pizza I have ever eaten, tomato chutney gives the pizza amazing flavor, so delicious.

Ranch-style slow cooker beef braises stewing beef and whole small onions in a brown gravy spiked with red wine vinegar, cloves, bay, and thyme. Set it and forget it for fork-tender results.

Crispy bacon bits and melted cheddar coat tender red potatoes roasted until fork-tender. Ranch dressing adds creamy tang to this crowd-pleasing side that feeds a group.

Cheese potato chowder with cheddar and blue cheese, ready in 30 minutes using instant potato flakes. A creamy, thick soup with sharp cheese flavor and a tangy blue cheese finish.

Thick, stew-like chicken soup made from a whole chicken with carrots, potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, herbs, and broken spaghetti. Simmered from scratch and freezer-friendly.

Raisin oatmeal bread is a soft, lightly sweet bread machine loaf made with rolled oats, molasses, and plump raisins. Set it and walk away.

No-cook peanut butter fudge blends chunky peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar, and dry milk powder with chopped peanuts for double peanut crunch. No candy thermometer required.

Vegetarian split pea soup simmered with leeks, carrots, and garlic, then half-pureed for a body that's creamy and chunky at once. Crowned with homemade garlic-butter whole wheat croutons.

Tender eggplant simmered with tomatoes, bay leaves, caraway seeds, and a bright splash of lemon and red wine vinegar. A tangy, vegan-friendly side dish ready in 45 minutes.