Recipe Sifter

Creamy mushroom potato chowder with a butter-flour roux base, fresh mushrooms, carrots, celery, half-and-half, and Parmesan. A thick, hearty vegetarian chowder from scratch.

Nargisi puri, a stuffed Indian deep-fried bread with a spiced egg and potato filling. Crispy golden dough wrapped around a savory masala center, served with yogurt.

New England clam chowder made entirely in the microwave with bacon, canned clams, potatoes, onion, and milk thickened with flour. A creamy, classic chowder ready in about 25 minutes.

Minnesota-style clam chowder loaded with wild rice, potatoes, mushrooms, and cream. A Northwoods twist on New England chowder, finished with a splash of sherry before serving.

Creamy chicken chowder with potatoes, carrots, and fresh parsley thickened with a flour-milk slurry. A hearty, from-scratch soup that's perfect for thermos lunches.

Peggy's corn chowder builds a roux right in bacon drippings, then layers in milk, creamed corn, and potatoes for a thick, smoky weeknight bowl. Add clams for a coastal twist.

Potato kugel bread with mashed potatoes, bread flour, and wheat germ baked into a dense, chewy loaf. A Jewish-inspired yeast bread with a texture like a knish or kugel.

Baked potatoes topped with spiced chicken strips in a cinnamon-paprika gravy with toasted almonds and raisins. A Moroccan-inspired loaded potato dinner.

Potetboller are Norwegian fried potato balls spiked with minced anchovies, mustard, and a whisper of mace, then breaded and deep fried to a crackling golden shell. Salty, savory, and dangerously snackable.

Rabbit hoggan, a traditional Cornish lard-pastry parcel stuffed with rabbit, potato, turnip, and carrot. Tin miner's lunch from the West Country, baked free-form.

Oven-browned beef stew with carrots, potatoes, pearl onions, and peas in a Worcestershire-seasoned gravy thickened with whole wheat flour. A hearty, slow-baked ranch-style stew.

Root vegetable soup simmers leeks, carrots, turnips, parsnips, and potatoes in a butter roux-thickened chicken broth. Finished with cream, wilted spinach, and chives for a rustic European bowl.

Rustic potato bread dough made with real mashed russet potatoes and reserved potato water for a soft, moist crumb. Part 1 covers the dough mixing and kneading process.

Layered leftover casserole with sliced baked potatoes, chopped ham, and a creamy spinach-nutmeg sauce. The smartest way to turn yesterday's dinner into tonight's comfort food.

Wild yeast sourdough starter made from leftover potato water and unbleached flour. The old farmhouse and camping method, no commercial yeast required.

Old-fashioned potato sourdough starter: a yeast-and-flour starter fed with raw potato for biscuits, breads, and pancakes. Pioneer-style starter that improves with age.