9,650 mild recipes

French style herbed cheese spreads softened cream cheese with oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, and milk into a five-minute Boursin-style appetizer for crusty bread or crackers.

Crunchy nacho cheese chips layered with shredded chicken, corn, melted cheese, and a creamy soup sauce baked until bubbly. This crowd-pleasing casserole is pure weeknight comfort food.

Hungarian poppy seed cookies sweetened with maple syrup and flavored with lemon extract and nutmeg. Butter-rich drop cookies with a subtle crunch from milk-soaked poppy seeds.

Make sure to sit by the fireplace when enjoying this decadent cake that goes great with a cup hot chocolate.

Classic baked flan with a deep amber caramel top and silky vanilla-orange custard underneath. Spanish-style cream caramel made the proper water-bath way for a dinner-party showstopper.

Slow cooker cheese and shrimp chowder with tender potatoes, Velveeta, and a splash of dry sherry. Set it in the morning and come home to a rich, creamy bowl.

Wholesome after-school snack muffins made with raisin bran cereal, whole wheat, and shredded carrot. Lightly sweet, moist, and full of fiber, a kid-friendly muffin for lunchboxes and snack time.

Czech kolaches made with soft yeast dough and a homemade apricot filling. These pillowy rolls get an indentation pressed in the center to hold sweet fruit puree.

From Massachusettes' Cape. Delightfully different for Thanksgiving,

Rum Tum Tiddy: a retro cheesy tomato-cheddar Welsh rarebit variation with onion, green pepper, and a splash of sherry, spooned over toast. Vintage American comfort food.

Jumbo cream cheese peanut butter cookie: one giant cookie-dough pizza slathered with fluffy peanut butter cream cheese frosting and chopped peanuts. A sliceable dessert for 12 in 45 minutes.

Old-fashioned chicken pot pie with fluffy biscuit topping baked right on top. Creamy mushroom sauce with peas and tender chicken makes this the ultimate use-up-leftovers weeknight dinner in just 30 minutes.

Ham and macaroni casserole baked in a brown sugar-mustard white sauce with sliced apples and a buttered bread crumb topping. A sweet-savory comfort bake.

Browned pork ribs braised with tangy sauerkraut and caraway seeds, then crowned with fluffy potato dumplings cooked right on top. A German-American one-pot meal for 12.

Upside-down orange muffins with a honey-glazed orange slice baked into the bottom of each one. Oatmeal in the batter adds a nutty chew. Warm from the oven in 40 minutes.

Herbed breakfast muffins are savory, lightly sweet muffins studded with fresh chopped herbs. A great brunch pairing with eggs, soup, or cured salmon.