Recipe Sifter

Beef liver and onions with a Mexican twist: flour-dredged liver browned with garlic and jalapeno, then simmered low and slow with sliced onions until tender.

Pork chile verde: tender pork simmered in a tangy blended sauce of tomatillos, jalapeño and green chiles with cumin. A comforting Mexican green chili for rice or tortillas.

French onion soup (Marguerite Patten): the classic bistro soup of slow-caramelized onions in rich beef stock, topped with toasted bread and bubbly gruyere cheese. Ready in 60 minutes.

Shrimp Newburg in a creamy white wine and sherry sauce with turmeric, green peas, and heavy cream. An elegant holiday entree served over rice or noodles.

Weeknight chicken quinoa stew cooks like a creamy risotto, simmering protein-rich quinoa with chicken, carrots, peas, and tomatoes in a parmesan-laced milk broth. A cozy, veg-packed one-pot dinner ready in under an hour.

Flank steak braised in a tangy ketchup, Worcestershire, and lemon sauce until fork-tender. A slow-cooked, budget-friendly beef dinner served over rice.

International chicken curry in the slow cooker with tomatoes, raisins, bell peppers, and warm curry spice. A hands-off 8-hour braise that delivers tender, saucy chicken pieces over rice.

Traditional lasagne from Bologna uses handmade egg pasta, a long-simmered pork Bolognese with white wine and cream, silky bechamel, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. No mozzarella, no ricotta, just the real deal.

Beef Burgundy cooked entirely in a wok with red wine, pearl onions, mushrooms, and thyme. A clever one-vessel take on the French classic that braises to fork-tender in 90 minutes.

Chicken and mushrooms in sherry sauce with diced chicken breast simmered in a dry sherry, chicken broth, and lemon pepper pan gravy. Weeknight dinner that drinks like a French bistro classic.

Curried chicken chowder loaded with potatoes, carrots, corn, and peas in a flour-thickened broth. A hearty, warming one-pot soup that's on the table in 30 minutes. No cream needed.

Fried garlic chicken balls, walnut-sized ground chicken poppers seasoned with crushed garlic, ginger, soy, and sherry, rolled in a cornstarch-flour coat and deep-fried golden.

Classic boeuf bourguignon, beef slowly braised in red wine until fork-tender, with smoky bacon, sweet little onions, and buttery mushrooms. The deeply savory French beef stew worth the slow oven time.

Louisiana gumbo built on a classic roux with okra, bell pepper, celery, onion, tomatoes, and your choice of shrimp, chicken, or crawfish. A Creole one-pot served over rice.

So so so good! My whole family loved it, and it didn't last long. I'm sure that my husband will ask me to make it again very soon. Just wait and see :)

Linguine tossed with artichoke hearts, capers, Parmesan, and prosciutto in a buttery lemon-garlic sauce. A 35-minute Italian pasta that feels special.