Recipe Sifter

Provençal anchovy paste pounded with garlic and olive oil, spread thick on bread, then baked until golden for rustic French toast that's salty, garlicky, and completely addictive.

Pizza Swiss steak with pounded round steak braised in pizza sauce, tomato sauce, and oregano in a slow cooker for 8 to 10 hours. Served over spaghetti for a retro Italian-American dinner.

Saucy black beans simmered with sweet Vidalia onions, stewed tomatoes, green chiles, and a hit of orange zest. A Mexican-style pot that works over rice or inside enchiladas.

Dutch oven braised short ribs cooked low and slow with onion, carrot, celery, and tomato sauce until the meat slides off the bone. Sunday supper that builds its own gravy as it cooks.

Lean beef round steak browned, deglazed with brandy, and braised low in a tangy two-mustard sauce with shallots, sun-dried tomatoes, and juniper berries. An elegant braise that turns out fork-tender and rich.

Juicy beef patties seasoned with sauteed onions, garlic, nutmeg, and coriander, seared in a hot skillet and served on buns with fresh toppings.

Red Snapper Veracruzana(Huachinango a la Veracruzana) recipe

Walleye fillets seared and simmered in a homemade red wine sauce with garlic, thyme, tomato puree, and capers. A French-inspired freshwater fish dinner ready in 45 minutes.

Cubed garlic bologna simmers in cumin-spiked tomatoes with sautéed onions for a savory, budget-friendly skillet meal. Comfort food simplicity.

Slow-simmered beef stew with chili powder, cinnamon, and cloves gives this chuck wagon classic a warm Southwestern kick. Potatoes and carrots round out a hearty one-pot supper.

Saffron-scented rice loaded with chorizo, pork, squid, and clams, studded with almonds, pine nuts, and artichoke hearts. A Catalan spin on paella that feeds a hungry table of six.

Tofu fiesta loaded with broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, and bell pepper, finished with ricotta cheese and toasted sesame seeds. A colorful, veggie-packed skillet dinner for two.

Mexican cebiche with mackerel fillets cured in fresh lime juice for five hours with serrano chiles, tomatoes, olive oil, and oregano. A no-cook seafood dish that lets citric acid do the cooking.

A no-bean Texas-style beef chili with cubed chuck, beer, jalapeños, and masa for thickening. Slow-simmered for 2 hours until fork-tender with bold cumin and chili powder heat.

Creole bouillabaisse layers fish, shrimp, and oysters into a roux-thickened broth with tomatoes, white wine, and cayenne. A New Orleans take on the French seafood classic.

Fried okra soup with salt pork, lima beans, corn, tomatoes, and cabbage simmered into a thick Southern vegetable soup. Browning the okra in pork drippings adds smoky depth and keeps the okra from getting slimy.