10,000 salted recipes

Authentic Mexican black beans slow-simmered with salt pork, garlic, and epazote herb. Rich, velvety beans perfect as a side dish for tacos or served over rice for a hearty meal.

Classic party mix tosses Chex-style cereals and pretzel sticks in a Worcestershire butter sauce, baked low until every piece turns deeply seasoned and crisp. The original snack-bowl staple, ready in an hour.

Pot roast with sour cream gravy: chuck roast braised with vinegar and dill, paired with potatoes, carrots, and zucchini. The Eastern European-leaning Sunday dinner that finishes with a tangy sour cream sauce.

Beef cabbage rolls baked in a clay cooker with ground beef, salt pork, cooked rice, and beef stock. The clay pot traps steam for tender, juicy rolls with a rich, meaty filling.

Pan-wilted winter greens with fresh ginger using spinach, kale, and Swiss chard steamed together in ginger water. Four ingredients, five minutes of cooking, no oil needed.

French-style wild game pate layered with cognac-marinated duck and seasoned pork, wrapped in blanched bacon, and baked in a water bath. Slice it cold and serve with crackers.

Abby's Chocolate Cake: a classic two-layer chocolate cake with sour cream for tang, frosted in cooked fluffy white seven-minute frosting. Vintage American birthday-cake territory.

Wok-sauteed spinach with sliced onion in hot oil, stir-fried until just wilted. A fast, 3-ingredient side dish technique that works with any leafy green vegetable.

Flounder fillets rolled around a buttery sea scallop stuffing with garlic and white wine, then baked and topped with a creamy white sauce. Restaurant-quality seafood you can make at home.

Homemade breakfast sausage patties made with ground turkey, sage, thyme, and rosemary. A leaner, lower-fat take on classic pork breakfast sausage, ready in 25 minutes.

Homemade kreplach with hand-rolled egg noodle dough folded into filled triangles and boiled in soup or salted water. A traditional Jewish dumpling made from scratch.

Whole bananas baked in their skins until caramelized and tender, then split and loaded with butter, salt, and pepper. Three ingredients, 20 minutes, pure Brazilian comfort.

For those who don't eat potatoes, this puree makes a wonderful substitute.

Fresh spinach wilts into a savory peanut butter sauce with sautéed onions and tomatoes in this quick 15-minute West African side dish.

Traditional Maya corn and bean tamales with masa flour and slow-cooked beans. A 4-ingredient vegan recipe wrapped in corn husks and steamed for an authentic Mesoamerican meal.

Ground venison casserole layered shepherd's-pie style with green beans, creamy mashed potatoes, and melty cheese on top. A hearty one-dish dinner that puts lean game meat to good use.