2,500 leah recipes

Lemon-marinated shrimp and thick mushroom slices threaded on picks with a tangy tarragon-Dijon dressing. A low-fat party appetizer ready in 15 minutes.

A culinary school-style white chicken stock made from blanched bones, mirepoix, and a classic sachet of herbs and spices. Simmered for hours and strained into a clear, clean-flavored foundation for soups and sauces.

Silky chicken liver pate with brandy, mushrooms, shallots, and fresh herbs. A quick, elegant appetizer that's ready to chill in under 30 minutes.

Mititei are traditional Romanian skinless beef sausages seasoned with garlic, rosemary, cloves, and baking soda for a tender bite. Grilled until crisp and brown on the outside.

Boneless turkey roast rubbed inside and out with a bold garlic, rosemary, and black pepper paste. Unrolled, seasoned, retied, and roasted until the crust is fragrant and deeply spiced.

Pressure cooker veal stock delivers the silky gelatinous depth of day-long simmered stock in just 45 minutes. Veal bones with aromatic vegetables, bay, thyme and peppercorns for the ultimate sauce base.

White clam sauce made in the microwave with olive oil, garlic, canned clams, parsley, and oregano. A 15-minute pantry-friendly pasta sauce for spaghetti.

Basic beef chili with lean ground beef, cumin, chili powder, garlic, and canned tomatoes simmered low for up to two hours. A no-bean Texas-style chili with pure meat-and-spice flavor.

Fisherman's catch chowder: a slow cooker fish chowder with mixed white-fish fillets, tomatoes, white wine, clam juice, rosemary, and a cream-and-butter finish stirred in at the end.

Polenta Toscana with rosemary and toasted walnuts sauteed in olive oil, stirred into creamy polenta. Serve it soft or cool it and slice into crostini. A simple Tuscan vegetarian side or appetizer.

Deviled eggs dressed up as tiny mice with olive ears, pimento eyes, and chocolate sprinkle "droppings." A hilarious Halloween appetizer kids will flip over.

Duxelles is a mixture of finely chopped mushrooms, shallots and herbs cooked in butter. It is used to flavor soups and sauces, as a garnish, and a stuffing. Take a thinly pounded pork chop, veal or chicken cutlet, or even a flank steak. Spoon the precooked duxelles down the center. Roll the meat and then sauté or roast it.

A simple, fragrant oil that can make anyone's kitchen smell amazing.

Tarragon sandwich butter made with unsalted butter and dried tarragon rubbed to a fine powder. Two ingredients that transform ordinary sandwiches into something French bistro-worthy.

A scrumptious casserole made with lean ground beef, cabbage and juicy apples.

Roasted beet puree with a fragrant blend of oregano, thyme, fennel, coriander, rosemary, and bay leaves. A vibrant ruby side finished with butter for restaurant-style polish.