Recipe Sifter

Grilled pork loin chops stuffed with blue cheese, chopped pecans, shredded carrots, and Worcestershire, served with a creamy yogurt pan sauce. A steakhouse-worthy dinner at home.

Boudin blanc de Liege, a delicate homemade white pork sausage. Lean pork and fat pureed silky with eggs, Port and aromatic spiced milk, dotted with currants, poached gently then browned in butter.

Boneless buffalo wings pan-fried with a cornmeal crust, tossed in hot sauce and served with homemade spicy blue cheese dip. A lighter Super Bowl party favorite skillet version using chicken tenders.

If you're in a hurry, try this simple crockpot recipe that will have everyone's hunger satisfied in minutes.

Greek avgolemono-style lemon chicken soup thickened with egg yolks and a butter-flour roux. Silky, tangy, and loaded with rice and tender chicken.

Grandma's chicken and dumpling soup with hand-made broth, cream of chicken and mushroom soups, vegetables, and feathery drop dumplings. A Midwestern comfort-food classic built for big gatherings.

Classic French blanquette of veal with cauliflower in a velvety white roux sauce finished with sour cream. Slow-simmered tender veal stew, lightly nutmegged. Serve over rice pilaf or buttered noodles.

Braised lamb shoulder and merguez-style sausages served over couscous with a cumin and cayenne broth. A North African-inspired feast with carrots, zucchini, and white wine.

Savory chicken pot pies built properly: poached chicken, tarragon-scented gravy made from real stock, pearl onions, potato, broccoli, and mushrooms, all tucked under a rich pastry crust cracked with steam vents.

Chicken Casserole with Potatoes, Mushroom, and Pea recipe

A dump-and-go slow cooker beef stew with tender chunks of stewing beef, potatoes, and carrots in a savory soy sauce and tomato broth. Just 15 minutes of prep, then let the crockpot do the work.

Low-calorie pumpkin muffins made with skim milk powder, pumpkin pie spice, grated carrots, and raisins. No oil, no butter, and only 7 tablespoons of flour in the whole batch.

Fork-tender beef rump roast braised in red wine and sour cream with carrots and onions. A Sunday-worthy pot roast with silky homemade gravy.

Moist carrot muffins featuring chopped apricots and avocado oil.

Microwave stuffed steak roll with cornbread stuffing and sherry sauce. Round steak pounded thin, rolled with vegetables, and cooked tender in minutes.

Beef Carbonnade Soup with Spatzle: a Belgian-meets-German hybrid soup with beer-braised beef, vegetables, and homemade nutmeg-scented egg spatzle dumplings. Three-hour simmer.