Recipe Sifter

Chicken and elbow pasta baked in a rich Monterey Jack and Parmesan cream sauce with sautéed mushrooms, zucchini, and tomatoes. A loaded pasta casserole that feeds 8.

This deep mahogany sauce with snow peas, mushrooms and carrots turns soba noodles, fettuccini or ravioli into a delicious Asian pasta primavera.

Shrimp Andre sautes mushrooms, onion, and butterflied shrimp in butter with sherry, then folds in a lemony Mornay sauce. A classic French bistro plate over rice pilaf, ready in 20 minutes.

Give your beef a French touch with this recipe that calls for french onion soup and mozzarella cheese.

Crispy Parmesan-breaded chicken fried golden in butter and olive oil, served with a simple Marsala mushroom wine sauce on the side. Two Italian classics in one.

Batter-crust pizza loaded with browned ground beef, green peppers, mushrooms, and gooey mozzarella. No yeast, no kneading, no waiting. Dinner in 40 minutes flat.

Roasted chanterelle and porcini mushroom salad with fresh basil, sun-dried tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, and lemon. A restaurant-quality wild mushroom dish ready in 20 minutes.

Blinchaty pirog is a Russian layered crepe pie filled with seasoned ground beef, mushrooms, red wine, and dill, topped with a cool yogurt sauce. A showstopping centerpiece dish.

Browned chicken and prosciutto layered over broccoli, smothered in a creamy Dijon mushroom sauce with Swiss cheese and white wine. A showstopper casserole for special dinners.

Gourmet pork chops braise center-cut chops in a creamy white wine and mushroom sauce with onion soup mix and a kick of chili-garlic paste. Stovetop dinner finished with sour cream.

Creamy turkey tetrazzini with spaghetti, mushrooms, mixed vegetables, and Parmesan baked in a sherry-spiked cream of mushroom and chicken soup sauce. Feeds 8 and vanishes fast.

Feuillete d'escargots et cepes, Burgundian puff pastry shells filled with escargot, chanterelles and cepes in a Santenay wine sauce. Classic French bistro appetizer at its finest.

There is a bit of confusion about these two plants. For some reason,the fennel plant, which resembles celery with fern like tops, has been called sweet anise in produce markets. The true anise is cultivated only for its seeds. So what you see labelled "sweet anise" in your market is probably fennel, but no matter what you call it, this is a highly interesting vegetable. Every part of this aromatic plant has a taste and aroma similar to licorice. The stems are eaten like celery,uncook, or cooked and served as a vegetable (heavenly with apples in waldorf salad) available from September to May.

Spicy Italian sausage mac and cheese with mushrooms, hot peppers, and two cheeses baked until bubbly. Hearty one-dish comfort food with oregano, basil, and garlic in creamy sauce.

Chicken crêpes featuring mushrooms and walnuts in a creamy sauce is a delightful and satisfying dish that combines the tender, juicy chicken with the earthy flavors of mushrooms and the rich, nutty taste of walnuts for a pleasing variety of textures.

A very hearty vegetable with some surprising ingredients.