45 masa recipes

Ground venison casserole layered shepherd's-pie style with green beans, creamy mashed potatoes, and melty cheese on top. A hearty one-dish dinner that puts lean game meat to good use.

Vegetarian cottage pie with kohlrabi, barley, and mushrooms in red wine, topped with diagonal rows of mashed white and sweet potatoes. Hearty and meat-free.

A killer no-bean Texas-style chili with coarse-ground chuck, beer, tequila, whiskey, and six whole jalapeños. Not for the faint of heart.

Potato spice cake with mashed potatoes, cocoa, warm spices, raisins, and nuts baked in an angel cake pan. Incredibly moist crumb from the potatoes with old-fashioned chocolate spice flavor.

Taco-seasoned mashed potato crust loaded with chicken, refried beans, and barbecue sauce, then baked with melted cheddar. A Tex-Mex twist on pie night!

Very low-fat vegan pastry crust made with soy milk, mashed potatoes, whole wheat flour, and yeast. No butter or oil needed for a soft, pliable dough that rises beautifully.

Turkey casserole baked in a mashed potato shell with mixed vegetables, cream of mushroom soup, and melted cheddar. A low-fat way to use leftover turkey.

A deli-style corn rye bread with rye flour, cornmeal, mashed potatoes, and caraway seeds. Finished with a glossy cornstarch glaze for that authentic bakery look. Worth the rise time.

Vegetarian shepherd's pie with a three-bean puree base, sauteed peppers and zucchini in crushed tomatoes, topped with golden mashed potatoes. Comfort food, plant-powered.

Potato focaccia with paper-thin red potato slices, Parmesan, rosemary, and anchovy paste baked into a soft, pillowy dough made with mashed potatoes for extra tenderness.

Three-layer German chocolate cake with mashed potatoes in the batter for a tender crumb, German milk chocolate, and a cooked pecan-coconut frosting that's stirred for 12 minutes until golden.

Big-batch Texas-style chili with 5 lbs of rough-ground beef and pork simmered in beer, sour mash whiskey, jalapenos, and a heavy hand of cumin. No beans. No compromise. Pure cowboy heat.

Six pounds of beef and venison cubed and simmered in cast iron with beer, whiskey, cola, ancho chiles, jalapeños, cayenne, and hot sauce. This is not a chili for the faint of heart. Bring a cold drink.