Recipe Sifter

A 5-pound chuck roast braised low and slow with tomato sauce, garlic, and thyme, finished with sauteed mushrooms and tangy sour cream gravy. Serve over buttered noodles.

Hearty vegan lentil stew with brown rice, potatoes, and carrots in a tangy molasses-lemon broth. High fiber, plant-based comfort food that feeds a crowd.

A triple-protein vegetarian chili loaded with TVP, tempeh, and tofu plus three kinds of beans, mushrooms, and warm spices like cinnamon and allspice. Hearty enough to convert any meat-lover.

Savory vegan tempeh and mushroom stew served over creamy mashed potatoes. Simmered with soy sauce, tomatoes, and bay leaf, this hearty plant-based main dish is filling, protein-rich, and ready in about an hour.

This delicious thai soup is made with homemade chicken broth, it's packed with deliciousness, and very light.

Tuna pasta alfredo tossed with broccoli in a from-scratch herbed white sauce with garlic, thyme, and Parmesan. Creamy, satisfying comfort food without a jar of sauce in sight.

French-Canadian veal pot roast braised in a cast iron pot with whole potatoes and onions, no added liquid. The veal creates its own rich gravy as it slowly cooks.

Vegan black bean soup with bay leaves, whole cloves, onion, garlic, mustard, and chili powder. Pure pantry cooking. Just simmer, puree, season. Naturally gluten-free.

Italian veal roast stuffed with pancetta, porcini, rosemary, and bay, then braised in white wine and vermouth with toasted almonds. Rustic Northern Italian Sunday dinner.

Traditional Russian boiled beef simmered for hours with marrow bones, root vegetables, fresh dill, and peppercorns. Fork-tender rump roast in a rich, savory broth.

Onion and potato soup built on sweet butter-cooked white onions, shredded potato, garlic, and prosciutto, finished with grated Romano. A rustic Italian-style soup ready inside an hour.

Black bean chili built on home-ground spices and dried ancho chile. Vegetarian, vegan-adaptable, with toasted cumin and homemade chili powder. Serve over melted cheese with creme fraiche and roasted poblanos.

Aunt Ann's creamy potato soup: waxy potatoes simmered with leek, onion, and celery in herb-scented broth, then finished with cream. Part of the soup gets mashed for a thick, rustic body. Pure comfort.

Mom's chili stacks beef, kidney beans, tomatoes, and a quiet blend of cumin, oregano, and basil into a slow-simmered family-style pot. Old-school weeknight chili with a long-simmer payoff.

Cincinnati's iconic chili simmers with warm spices like cinnamon, allspice, and cocoa powder, creating a Greek-influenced meat sauce perfect for ladling over spaghetti.

Pork roast braised on a bed of red cabbage with apple, onion, and red wine in a clay pot. A classic German-style Schweinebraten with sweet-and-sour braised cabbage built right in.