950 saucer recipes

Easy braised lamb shanks slow-cooked in red wine, tomato, and stock until the meat falls off the bone, then finished with a reduced, glossy pan sauce. A rustic, restaurant-worthy lamb dinner that mostly cooks itself.

Creamy baked mac and cheese with sauteed peppers and onions in a velvety cheese sauce. A 30-minute comfort food classic the whole family will devour.

Loaded avocado dip with bacon, sour cream, cucumber, and a kick of hot sauce. A no-cook party dip that's like guacamole's smokier, tangier cousin.

Grilled tofu squares stuffed with julienned cucumber, carrots, bean sprouts, and pineapple, served with a sweet chili-lemon dipping sauce. A quick, light vegan snack.

Braised leeks with celery in a reduced celery-honey sauce. A clean, virtually fat-free vegetable side that lets the alliums and herbs do the talking.

Marguery sauce, a rich hollandaise-style seafood sauce with shrimp, crabmeat, mushrooms, and oyster liquor. A classic Creole butter sauce for fish and shellfish.

Thin-pounded round steak dredged in dry mustard and spices, pan-fried golden, and served with a red wine and mushroom pan sauce. A bold, peppery beef dish that feeds eight.

Traditional Swedish sillsallad with chopped herring, beets, potatoes, apple, and dill in an egg yolk dressing, served with a pink beet-sour cream sauce. A Scandinavian holiday classic.

Spanish omelettes: vegetable-loaded egg substitute omelettes with zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, and tomato sauce. A lighter breakfast built for watching cholesterol without skipping flavor.

Quick fish sauce made with mayonnaise, sun-dried tomatoes, dill, lemon juice, and hot sauce. A no-cook dipping sauce for fish fillets or fish sticks.

Spicy cheese-stuffed shells with a three-cheese filling and tomatoes with green chilies sauce. A lighter stuffed pasta with low-fat cottage cheese and part-skim mozzarella.

Portuguese-style spicy shrimp marinated overnight in garlic, chilies, and olive oil, then grilled and served with a fiery red hot pepper dipping sauce. A bold piri-piri inspired starter.

Bacon-wrapped chicken breasts slow-cooked over dried beef in a rich cream of mushroom and sour cream sauce. A hands-off crockpot dinner with serious comfort food credentials.

Theada's beef jerky uses an old-school boil-and-bake method with a salt-vinegar brine, finished with Liquid Smoke and A-1 sauce. A pantry-friendly homemade jerky that skips the dehydrator.

Green peas and sauteed mushrooms with green onions tossed in reduced-sodium soy sauce. A quick, low-fat, diabetic-friendly vegetable side dish ready in 15 minutes.

Pork chops with raspberry sauce pan-sear boneless chops, then deglaze with shallot, chicken stock, raspberry jam, and vinegar for a glossy sweet-tart pan sauce. A 30-minute bistro-style dinner.