1,428 petele recipes

A rustic French chicken stew from Normandy's Auge Valley with golden apples, mushrooms, creme fraiche, and a splash of calvados. Slow simmered comfort food at its finest.

Chilled asparagus soup with slow-sweated vegetables, potato for natural body, and stalks simmered in chicken stock for depth. Finished with half-and-half and crème fraiche.

Grilled catfish fillets smothered in a homemade tomato sauce with burgundy wine, garlic, and fresh parsley. Low-fat, low-calorie, and ready in under 40 minutes.

Mulligatawny soup with chicken, apples, potatoes, and curry spices in a rich broth. This Anglo-Indian classic balances warm curry and allspice with sweet apple for a deeply layered bowl.

Homemade cream of chicken noodle soup with shredded chicken, elbow macaroni, mixed vegetables, and a sage-and-thyme-scented cream base. A hearty one-pot soup that beats anything from a can.

Sweet red bell peppers stuffed with fresh corn, tomatoes, celery, onion, and bread crumbs, topped with melted Swiss cheese. A meatless stuffed pepper that celebrates summer produce.

Slow cooker beef shanks braised in beer and tomato paste with mushrooms, carrots, red potatoes, and garlic, finished with fresh lemon zest and juice. Set it and forget it for up to 9 hours.

Authentic German potato salad with diced apple, hard-boiled eggs, spicy mustard, and pickle juice in a creamy dressing. Best when chilled overnight for fully developed flavors.

British leek and potato pie wrapped in crispy phyllo with cider-cream sauce and Hereford cheese. Elegant vegetarian main with layers of buttery, golden pastry.

Basque-style eggplant casserole with egg-dipped fried slices layered under a slow-simmered tomato sauce with peppers, mushrooms, and garlic, topped with Parmesan and melted Swiss cheese.

Italian-style winter salad of shaved fennel, juicy orange slices, pink grapefruit, red onion, and bitter radicchio dressed with citrus-spiked olive oil. A bright, anise-scented cold-weather starter.

Chile peppers in spicy cream sauce with roasted green chiles simmered in coconut milk, heavy cream, and seven Indian spices including cumin, coriander, and turmeric. Rich, fiery, and ready in 30 minutes.

Curry lobster risotto: arborio rice cooked the classic risotto way with West Indian curry powder, ginger, and shallots, finished with sweet papaya, mango, banana, and chunks of cooked lobster.

Crispy-skinned chicken simmers in a Madras curry sauce with a ginger-garlic-onion paste and sliced key limes. Tangy, aromatic, and on the table in under an hour.

Deep-dish peach pie with a tangy cream cheese pastry top draped over six cups of fresh peaches, brown sugar, and nutmeg. The cream cheese makes the crust shatteringly tender and golden under the egg wash and sugar.

Swordfish Provencale braised in a French bouquet garni-perfumed tomato sauce with mushrooms, peppers, and white wine. A classic southern French main dish topped with pimentos and capers.