5,389 petele recipes

This is an amazingly delicious salad that can be served at any time!

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.

Authentic Texas chili con carne with cubed beef (no beans), simmered in a paste of rehydrated ancho and pequin chiles. Slow-simmered for 90 minutes of deep, smoky heat.

Add a traditional Mexican taste to your pot roast with this succulent recipe that brings families together at the dinner table.

Butter-sauteed bananas with a thick maple praline sauce made from real maple syrup, heavy cream, and toasted pecans. Serve warm over vanilla ice cream.

Enjoy a hot summer day with this delicious drink made from bananas, mango juice and a bit of rum.

I ruined my blender making this. Use a food processor! Can be frozen for use in the winter.

I always cook this recipe for breakfasts, my kids and husband, they all love it.

Brown bag French apple pie: a cinnamon-spiced apple pie with a buttery streusel top, baked inside a paper bag that traps steam for meltingly tender apples and a crisp, golden crumb. No top crust needed.

Golden-browned chicken simmers with plump shrimp in a velvety red wine and tomato sauce laced with garlic, Italian herbs, and fresh parsley. A rustic Italian-American showstopper for date night or Sunday supper.

Oxtail is one of the most economical and most flavorful cuts of meat, and one that takes well to marinating for days in a hearty mixture of red wine, herbs, and vegetables. The longer you marinate the mixture, the more flavorful it will be, but be sure it marinates at least 3 days. Oxtail is also a fatty cut -- give yourself plenty of time to allow the stew to cook and then cool, so all the fat can be skimmed off. Serve this with thick noodles in warmed soup bowls, accompanied by a tossed salad, and of course, a robust red wine.

Rustic Southern fresh peach skillet pie baked in cast iron with a biscuit-style crust, cinnamon sugar topping, and butter. Serve warm with ice cream for a summertime showstopper.

Farmer's pork chops baked over sliced potatoes with onion rings and a sour cream mustard sauce. A hearty one-dish dinner that braises in the oven for 90 minutes.

Poires Belle Helene, the classic French dessert of vanilla-poached pears served with vanilla ice cream and warm dark chocolate sauce. Elegant and timeless.

A hearty Louisiana-style lentil stew simmered with tomatoes, red wine, zucchini, and Italian herbs. Think of it as Cajun chili without the meat. Serve over polenta or brown rice.

Orange and fennel salad shaves raw fennel over peeled orange segments, dressed in olive oil and red wine vinegar, finished with dried cranberries. A Sicilian classic done simple.