Recipe Sifter

German potato salad with a twist: warm potatoes tossed in a tangy beer-based dressing with bacon, mustard, and a kick of hot sauce for Oktoberfest or summer cookouts.

Creamy potato soup made from scratch with boiled potatoes, scalded milk, butter, and a touch of celery salt and cayenne. Old-fashioned, smooth, and warming on a cold night.

Louisiana courtbouillon with red snapper and oysters in a dark roux-thickened tomato sauce with the Creole holy trinity, mushrooms, and bay. Served over hot rice. A classic Cajun seafood stew.

Creamy potato salmon chowder with carrots, peas, and celery in a homemade white sauce. A big-batch soup using canned salmon that makes 3 quarts.

Old-fashioned rabbit pie with slow-stewed meat topped with buttermilk biscuits and served with homemade gravy. A hearty country supper for a crowd.

Stuffed elk steaks with a bread, green pepper, and celery dressing, browned and pressure cooked until tender. A classic way to cook lean game meat.

Toasted French bread replaces noodles in this layered lasagna with seasoned ground beef, fresh tomato slices, a creamy Parmesan white sauce, and bubbly golden mozzarella on top.

Slow cooker beef stew loaded with potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, and tender chuck roast simmered in red wine broth. Set it and forget it for a soul-warming supper that feeds a crowd.

Thick, hearty steak chili loaded with tender cubed round steak, smoky chili powder, and cumin, simmered low and slow in a rich tomato-salsa base. A cornmeal-flour slurry gives it body that clings to every spoonful.

Flour-coated beef stew with carrots, celery, peas, tomatoes, and a touch of brown sugar and red wine. Cooks on high in the crock pot for 4 to 5 hours with a thick, glossy gravy.

Pressure cooker beef stew with chuck, carrots, celery, peas, and leeks in a tomato-Worcestershire broth. Fork-tender beef stew in under 45 minutes total.

Hearty asparagus and hard-boiled egg casserole in a creamy mustard sauce with mushrooms and crushed cheese crackers on top. A retro-style vegetable bake that's pure nostalgic comfort.

German-style hot potato salad with crispy bacon, sweet-tart apples, and tangy vinegar dressing. Made with bacon fat, apple juice, and baked until warm for authentic comfort.

Italian meat sauce built on a proper soffritto of onion, carrot, and celery with ground beef, mushrooms, red wine, and beef stock. A slow-simmered Bolognese-style ragù.

Sautéed tempeh with lemon-mustard sauce: tempeh strips steamed in tamari-spiked vegetable broth, dusted in flour, pan-crisped with oyster mushrooms, and finished with bright grain-mustard pan sauce.

Slow cooker family pot roast with chuck, celery, onions, cream of tomato soup, beef bouillon, and sage. A 9-hour hands-off Sunday roast that thickens into rich gravy.