Recipe Sifter

Mexican-style chicken breasts braised in tomato sauce with green olives, capers, and mushrooms. Veracruz-inspired one-skillet dinner with bright, briny flavor.

Provencal Beef Bacon Stew with Potato and Carrot recipe

Creamed turkey with pastry pillows: leftover roast turkey and Italian sausage in a mushroom-sherry cream sauce, served over buttery puff pastry squares. Holiday-leftover dinner for a crowd.

Mapo tofu stir-fries marinated ground pork with hot bean paste, ginger, garlic, and chiles, then simmers cubed tofu in the spicy sauce. Authentic Sichuan classic ready in under an hour.

Filipino fried lumpia rolls stuffed with pork, shrimp, mushrooms, and jicama, served with a homemade sweet-sour dipping sauce with ginger and garlic.

Beef stew casserole topped with golden buttermilk biscuits, like a shortcut pot pie. Browned beef, vegetables, and rich gravy baked under a fluffy biscuit crust for a cozy cold-day dinner.

Crumbled tofu sautéed with mushrooms, carrots, and garlic in tangy tomato sauce creates a hearty vegetarian sloppy joe filling for warm pita pockets.

Vegetarian eggplant and mushroom stroganoff with balsamic-wine saute, garlic, cream of mushroom soup, and paprika. A meatless take on the Russian classic served over rice or fettuccine.

Nori lamb surprise butterflies lamb loin around scallops, mango, mushrooms, and pickled ginger, wraps it in seaweed, and pairs it with a chili-lemongrass syrup and a roasted pepper relish.

Sizzling rice hot and sour soup with chicken, dried mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and crispy fried rice crusts dropped tableside for a dramatic sizzle. Includes homemade rice crust instructions.

Slow-braised shredded beef simmered with stewed tomatoes, cumin, and garlic until fork-tender. Makes 3 quarts of tender, saucy meat for tacos, burritos, and more.

Whole flounder scored and stuffed with ginger, ham, and Chinese black mushrooms, steamed and finished with a soy-rice wine sauce. An elegant Cantonese-style steamed fish ready in 40 minutes.

Creamed mushroom sauce made by stirring mushrooms into a classic white bechamel sauce. Two ingredients, 10 minutes, and endlessly versatile for chicken, pasta, or vegetables.

Everything tastes better with bacon. Needless to say when bacon meets beef tenderloin, it's an ultimate combination. We made this during the weekend, it was delicious.

Beef quiche with dried beef, mushrooms, and Swiss cheese in a homemade Parmesan crust. A savory, hearty quiche with two kinds of cheese and a flaky, nutty pastry shell.

Garlic mushroom casserole layered with ground beef, almonds, and a full cup of fresh garlic, topped with Swiss and Parmesan cheese. A bold, savory bake with serious crunch.