10,000 maine recipes

Vegan potato and vegetable curry with broccoli, carrots, and seven ground spices. A simple one-pot Indian-style curry ready in 40 minutes, no coconut milk needed.

Fork-tender flank steak slow-cooked on a bed of onions and mushrooms in the Crock-Pot, rubbed with Worcestershire and paprika. Set it up in 10 minutes and let it cook all day.

Thai-style stir-fried eggplant with ground pork, garlic, green chili, fish sauce, and fresh basil. Fast, punchy weeknight wok cooking in under 20 minutes.

Baked peppery shrimp marinated in lime juice, soy sauce, garlic, and red pepper flakes, finished with a drizzle of sesame oil. A spicy, citrusy shrimp dish with bold Asian-inspired flavor.

Grilled beef tenderloin gets seared hot then finished indirect, basted with a vinegar-and-ancho Western BBQ mop. Spicy Texas-style barbecue sauce with cumin and Tabasco for medium-rare results.

Oxtails braised in red wine with celery, leeks, carrots, and a French-style sauce made from the reduced braising liquid. Rich, fork-tender, and worth every one of the 4 hours.

Roasted turkey breast glazed with orange juice, sage, and thyme, then finished with sugared raspberries that melt into a tart-sweet ruby sauce. An elegant alternative to the whole-bird Thanksgiving routine.

Texas-style no-bean chili with hand-cubed beef and pork, beer, whiskey, dried chiles, and masa harina. A fiery, competition-worthy pot that feeds a crowd.

One-pan potatoes and chicken Dijon: tender sliced potatoes and chicken breast tossed in a quick barbecue-tarragon pan sauce. Ready in 30 minutes with one skillet and a microwave shortcut. Weeknight winner.

Classic Williamsburg Inn Chicken and Dumplings recipe

Golden onion quiche built on a full pound of slow-caramelized onions and sharp Gruyere, suspended in a heavy-cream custard. French bistro flavor, deeply savory, and worth every minute of stirring.

Creamy chicken pot pie with a buttery flaky pastry topping over chunks of chicken, carrots, celery, and onion in a half-and-half cream sauce. Single-crust comfort that bakes up bubbly and golden.

Elaine's dolmas are vegetarian grape leaves stuffed with brown rice, pine nuts, currants, mint, and dill. A Mediterranean mezze classic made vegan with TVP instead of meat.

Smothered pork chops simmered in a tangy ketchup and hot sauce gravy with mushrooms and green peppers. Iron skillet comfort food, fork-tender in under an hour.

Kroger's seafood pasta: a quick weeknight tomato-crab sauce with red pepper, onion, garlic, and oregano spooned over pasta. Ready in about 35 minutes, budget-friendly comfort.

Polpette di pollo in brodo: Italian chicken meatballs with Parmesan, lemon zest, and nutmeg poached in chicken broth. A light, comforting soup ready in 30 minutes.