28 river recipes

Pâté de poulet en gelée layers poached chicken, broiled chicken livers, poached vegetables, and apple in individual aspic molds. Elegant French cold starter set in savory gelatin.

This winning decorated cookie charmed us with its sophisticated look and pleasing chocolate-pepperminty flavor. It's from Deb Bonfiglio of River Hills.

A velvety chilled soup made with strained yogurt, ripe tomatoes, fresh dill, and a bright splash of white wine vinegar. This no-cook vegetarian recipe is refreshing, tangy, and ready to serve after a few hours in the fridge.

Sarazener is a traditional German game liver dish with elk or deer liver sauteed in lard with onions, broth, and spaetzle. A hearty hunter's meal with tangy vinegar finish.

Roast goose rubbed with thyme and served with potato pierogies and a pan dripping gravy made from the neck and liver. A showstopping Eastern European holiday centerpiece.

Vegetarian stuffed peppers filled with brown rice, red kidney beans, sauteed vegetables, and Italian herbs, topped with diced tomatoes and roasted until tender.

Turkey roulade stuffed with foie gras, wrapped in savoy cabbage, and steamed. Served with a sauterne-cherry reduction sauce and crispy sweet potato frites.

A composed salad of flaked smoked mackerel, halved grapes, and toasted hazelnuts with a lemon-mint brown rice ring and chilled yoghurt. An elegant, refreshing centrepiece.

Lobster in tomato sauce with saffron rice: Mediterranean-style shelled lobster simmered in tomato, white wine, orange juice, fennel, and saffron, thickened with lobster coral and liver. A rustic European coastal seafood feast.

Turkey roulade stuffed with foie gras, wrapped in savoy cabbage, and steamed. Served with a Sauterne and sun-dried cherry reduction and crispy sweet potato julienne.

Felvideki finom nulleves, a hearty Hungarian hare soup from the Upper Highlands with root vegetables, lard-browned liver roux, and rice. Old-country game cookery from the Felvidek region.

The ultimate health-boosting juice. Beets have been shown to effectively lower blood pressure and are a good liver detoxifier. Carrots are packed with beta-carotene and ginger is a natural anti-inflammatory.