9,651 mild recipes

Country-fried steak with saltine cracker breading and a creamy milk gravy made from the pan drippings. A Southern diner classic with cube steaks fried until golden.

This dessert is a favorite on the menus at many Houston, Mexican and South American restaurants.

Classic Mexican tres leches cake soaked in three milks (sweetened condensed, evaporated, and whole milk) with a hint of nutmeg, topped with whipped cream and chopped nuts. The Latin American birthday cake.

Hot quinoa breakfast cereal with sliced apples, raisins, and cinnamon. A protein-packed, gluten-free alternative to oatmeal ready in 15 minutes.

Baked Indian pudding with maple syrup is a colonial New England cornmeal dessert sweetened with maple, molasses, and brown sugar, spiced with ginger and cinnamon, baked low and slow into a quivering custard. Serve warm with ice cream.

Three-ingredient mayonnaise biscuits stir together self-rising flour, milk, and a quarter cup of real mayonnaise for tender muffin-pan biscuits. Fastest dinner roll on the planet.

Holderkuechle are traditional German elderberry blossom fritters dipped in pancake batter and deep-fried until golden, then dusted with sugar. A seasonal springtime treat made with foraged elderflowers.

Maine lobster casserole in a creamy mustard white sauce with torn bread pieces, topped with buttered breadcrumbs. A classic New England baked lobster dish that lets the lobster shine.

Sri Lankan curried leeks simmer in two rounds of coconut milk with turmeric, green chilies, and curry leaves. A creamy, mild vegetarian curry that comes together in 40 minutes.

Amish friendship yeast starter, the classic 10-day fermented sweet starter you stir daily, feed with milk, flour, and sugar, then divide to bake friendship bread and share with friends.

Prune Buns are old-fashioned yeasted sweet buns filled with prune preserves - built on an overnight sponge starter and a butter-rich dough, finished with powdered sugar.

No-bake cookie crumble cheesecake sets up creamy in a graham crust with gelatin-bound cream cheese filling, mini chocolate chips, and crushed cookies on top.

Overnight egg and sausage breakfast casserole layered with bread, browned sausage, cheese, and a custard of eggs, milk, and dry mustard. Make ahead, bake in the morning. Holiday brunch staple.

Nutty graham cracker bars: a cooked butter, pecan, and graham filling sandwiched between graham crackers, chilled until the crackers soften into cake-like layers. Pecan pie in a no-bake bar.

Basic sourdough starter uses commercial yeast and milk-based feeding to build a reliable wild-yeast culture in 2 to 3 days. The shortcut starter for sourdough bread baking at home.

Ruehrkuchen is a classic German stirred cake: a simple lemon-and-rum-scented butter cake split into layers and filled with silky vanilla pudding buttercream. Everyday German baking at its most comforting.