408 mellow recipes

Summer squash and corn chowder with smoked trout, bacon, zucchini, and cream. A hearty seasonal soup built on bacon drippings and finished with flaked smoked fish.

Maharagwe is a Swahili spiced red bean stew simmered in coconut milk with turmeric, hot chili peppers, and tomatoes. A vegan East African comfort dish served over rice or ugali.

A simple but delicious cake that's easy to make and your whole family will enjoy!

Five-ingredient drop cookies made from yellow cake mix with crunchy peanut butter and chocolate chips. Mix, scoop, bake, done. The easiest peanut butter chocolate chip cookies you'll ever make.

Fresh corn and summer squash sauteed in a cream sauce infused with whole cloves, coriander seeds, cinnamon, and jalapeno. A refined seasonal ragout with serious depth.

The easiest cake you'll ever make: dump apple pie filling, pineapple, yellow cake mix, coconut, and pecans into a pan, top with butter pats, and bake. No mixing, no fuss.

A rustic Spanish stew of yellow summer squash, potatoes, tomatoes, green peppers, and onions simmered in olive oil with garlic and parsley. Vegan and naturally hearty.

Guacamole-stuffed tomato cups with avocado, green chiles, onion, and lemon juice, topped with crumbled bacon on a bed of lettuce. A fresh Mexican-inspired appetizer salad.

Rustic whole wheat pasta loaded with deeply caramelized onions, wilted kale, melted anchovies, and crunchy garlicky breadcrumbs. Simple Italian-inspired comfort in under 45 minutes.

Dutch oven raspberry cobbler made with cake mix and lemon-lime soda for a fluffy topping over bubbly raspberry pie filling. A campfire dessert that works at home too.

Pumpkin crunch with a spiced pumpkin custard base topped with dry yellow cake mix, chopped pecans, and drizzled melted margarine. A dump cake with a crunchy, buttery top.

Pumpkin dump cake with a spiced pumpkin custard base, yellow cake mix topping, chopped pecans, and a buttery crumble finish. A Thanksgiving-ready shortcut dessert with no mixer required.

Italian vegetable brochettes with angel hair pasta: grilled eggplant, zucchini, fennel, bell peppers, and mushrooms over thyme-smoked coals, tossed with pasta in a tomato-thyme marinade sauce. Vegan, oil-free.

Jansson's frestelse is the iconic Swedish Christmas potato gratin: julienned potatoes layered with soft onions and salty anchovies, baked in cream until golden and bubbling. A must on any Scandinavian smorgasbord.

Hominy chili casserole layered with canned chili, black olives, onion, and sharp cheddar cheese. A five-ingredient Tex-Mex bake using pantry staples.

Poke cake loaf soaked with milk and layered with crushed pineapple, whipped topping, and coconut. A tropical twist on the classic poke cake using a yellow cake mix base.