945 pasto recipes

Traditional Chinese New Year noodles with glass noodles, dried mushrooms, lily buds, and fermented bean curd sauce. Long noodles symbolize longevity and good fortune.

Chinese fried dumplings stuffed with pork, shrimp, water chestnuts, and ginger, served with a hot chili dipping sauce. Crispy, golden, and deeply savory.

Spicy Sichuan tofu stir-fried with hot bean paste, Sichuan peppercorns, and chili oil, finished with mushrooms, water chestnuts, and green onions for a tongue-tingling vegetarian main.

French-style pork medallions braised in a classic brown sauce with mustard butter, capers and a bouquet garni. Restaurant-technique dinner served with glazed turnips and potatoes.

Very good for celebrating New Year, with the whole families, very ho, if you do like spicy, can add hot chili oil as needed!

A favorite has to be the buttermilk biscuits, they are so light and fluffy, they just melt in your mouth. They were made fresh daily in every store. Now due to the popular demand of these biscuits, they come frozen.

Turned out well, quick and easy to make. I used pepper jack cheese instead of fontina. Try adding some white wine to the skillet you used to brown the chicken breasts to deglaze the pan to gather up those tasty brown bits and serve with the resulting jus.

Herb-roasted Thanksgiving turkey with fresh sage, marjoram, and thyme tucked right under the skin and a lemon-lime glaze brushed on at the end for a glossy, citrus-bright finish. The holiday centerpiece, done simply.

Salmon scampi seared in bacon drippings and finished with marsala wine, butter, garlic, and herbs. A pan-to-oven main course served over rice.

Serve this rich and creamy shrimp over cooked rice, toast points or pasta.

Pan-seared scallops with fennel over soba noodles plates golden-crusted scallops on Japanese buckwheat noodles in a Pernod and orange pan sauce. East-meets-West restaurant plating at home.

Olive oil and vinegar chicken cacciatore braised with white wine, garlic, and rosemary. Italian hunter-style chicken without the heavy tomato sauce. Pan-to-oven in 45 minutes.

Seasoned beef meatloaf with oatmeal, thyme, nutmeg, and cayenne, bound with eggs and beef stock. Starts at high heat for a crust, then bakes low to stay juicy.

Gefilte fish made from scratch with ground whitefish, pike, and carp, poached in a vegetable broth with carrots and onions. A traditional Jewish holiday recipe.

Praline macaroons from Mississippi: chewy meringue cookies built on whipped egg whites, brown sugar, and toasted pecans, each one crowned with a whole pecan half. Crisp shell, soft center, pure Southern bakery counter.

Reuben quiche with shredded corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and Dijon mustard in a caraway-seeded crust. All the flavors of a Reuben sandwich in pie form.