10,000 flack recipes

Vegan three bean salad tosses green beans, kidney beans, and yellow wax beans with a sweet-tangy vinegar dressing. Make-ahead potluck classic that gets better overnight.

Crisp apple and walnut salad with a light curry-lemon dressing served on Boston lettuce. A no-cook, refreshing side that mixes Red Delicious and Granny Smith for sweet-tart contrast.

Smoky BBQ baked beans with chicken sausage, collard greens, molasses, and navy beans in a tangy barbecue sauce. A hearty, high-fiber one-pot meal that's on the table in under 30 minutes.

Brooke's homemade meatloaf is a classic: seasoned ground beef bound with egg, onion, and panko, baked under a sweet-tangy glaze of ketchup, Dijon, and brown sugar brushed on twice for a sticky finish.

Layered tortilla chip casserole with cubed turkey, creamed corn, picante sauce, black olives, and melted cheddar. A Tex-Mex leftover turkey bake ready in under an hour.

Pressure cooker oxtail soup with carrots, celery, onions, soy sauce, and warm spices like nutmeg and cloves. Rich, beefy broth in under an hour instead of all day.

Spiced ground beef with spinach, chunky salsa, and melted cheddar rolled into warm flour tortillas. These 20-minute burritos are a fast weeknight dinner the whole family can get behind.

A scrumptious vegetable dish made with asparagus, broccoli florets, carrots and spinach.

Sopa de tortilla, the authentic Mexican tortilla soup: a tomato-onion-garlic broth infused with mint, finished with fried corn tortilla strips and cheese. Ready in 40 minutes, pantry-friendly.

Greek lamb souvlaki marinated in lemon juice, white wine vinegar, garlic, and oregano then grilled on skewers until brown and crispy. Works with beef, shrimp, or halibut too.

Spicy Mexican-style bean soup with bacon, jalapenos, red bell peppers, fresh tomatoes, V8 juice, cumin, and chili powder. A hearty, smoky bean soup that simmers low and slow.

Chicken fried steak Dupree pounds chuck steak thin, dredges in flour and saltine crumbs, then fries crisp and finishes with onion-cream gravy. Classic Southern comfort food cooked in cast iron.

This is a classic bean soup made with smoked ham hock or with a left over ham bone - inexpensive and serves up a crowd.

Green lentil soup with crushed tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, and grated onion simmered for 2 1/2 hours. A splash of red vinegar at the end lifts the whole pot. Hearty, vegetarian, and deeply flavored.

Quick shrimp sautéed in garlic oil with white wine, lemon, and fresh parsley over pasta. A lighter take on classic scampi using fish stock and cornstarch instead of heavy butter.

Cavatelli pasta tossed with parboiled broccoli and lemon-kissed mushrooms sautéed in butter, garlic, and Marsala wine, then finished in heavy cream and topped with freshly grated Parmesan. A rich 25-minute dinner for two.