Recipe Sifter

Bay scallop stew layers tender bay scallops over diced fennel, potato, and green beans in a saffron-fish broth scented with basil, dill, and tarragon. French Provençal seafood supper.

Thick, creamy cheesy chicken chowder packed with tender potatoes, carrots, and celery in a rich cheddar-laced broth. This from-scratch soup warms you from the inside out on chilly evenings.

Cold soups make for excellent summer fare. The best vichyssoise I ever had in my life was at a French restaurant during a Montreal summer. Humor me. Try the soup in the traditional manner but then, if you must heat it up, (sigh), go ahead.

Nice and easy Nicoise salad arranges tender potatoes, flaky tuna, green beans, cherry tomatoes, olives and red onion over lettuce with a red wine vinaigrette. A fast, composed French-style main-dish salad.

Make something quick and scrumptious for lunch with this simple fish chowder recipe.

Potato and porcini mushroom gratin baked in cream with shallots, finished under the broiler. A rich, earthy French-style side dish with deep mushroom flavor throughout.

Blue cheese potato meatloaf folds tangy blue cheese into the loaf, frosts the whole thing with blue cheese mashed potatoes, and crowns it with crumbled bacon. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes baked into one loaded dish.

Spicy Southwestern potato salad with Rotel tomatoes, crumbled bacon, spicy brown mustard, and mayo. Red-skinned potatoes keep their shape while soaking up all that smoky, tangy heat.

No-peek stew simmers beef, onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, ginger ale, carrots, and potatoes in a crockpot all day. Set it and walk away, dinner cooks itself.

Potato frittata for brunch layers thin-sliced potatoes and onions cooked slow until soft, then sets them into a dozen beaten eggs with pimento, topped with Parmesan and finished in the oven. Italian brunch hero for a crowd.

Lentil and spinach soup brightened with lemon juice, coriander, and a slick of olive oil. A vegan, gluten-free Middle Eastern-style soup served with pita. High in fiber, low in fuss.

Mashed potato ghosts shape creamy mashed potatoes into ghost silhouettes using foil stencils, with black olive eyes and mouths. Fun Halloween side dish for kids and grown-ups.

Salt cod and potato casserole (bacalhau) baked in tomato-parsley broth. A traditional Portuguese-style dish with flaked cod, sliced potatoes, and olive oil.

Vegan Irish stew with seitan, potatoes, parsnips, and carrots in a rosemary-herb broth thickened with cornstarch. A plant-based take on the classic Irish stew.

Kerry casserole layers pork belly and smoked bacon with sliced potatoes, onions, mushrooms, and rosemary, slow-baked in stock until golden. A hearty traditional Irish one-pot dinner.

Bodebiremus is a rustic German potato mush made with boiled potatoes, milk, and a touch of flour, topped with crispy cracklings or toasted breadcrumbs. Simple Bavarian comfort food at its finest.