681 soul recipes

Elegant pureed soup with apples, maple syrup, cinnamon, lemon, and white wine. Thickened with arrowroot and finished with sour cream. Serve warm for a sophisticated starter or light dessert.

A beef stew full of mushrooms, onions, carrots and hint of sophisticated red wine.

Invite your neighbors over for dinner so they can try this succulent and tantalizing dish that can easily be made with your crockpot.

Mini rice cake snacks topped with herbed cream cheese and sour cream, baked until warm and bubbly. A quick 10-minute appetizer with tarragon, rosemary, oregano, and dill.

Try this decorative cookie that uses date and walnuts to give it a scrumptious taste.

No-bake chocolate truffles shaped like tiny mice with almond ears, dragee eyes, and licorice tails. A fun holiday treat kids love to make and eat. Makes 2 dozen.

Retro fruit pie with sour cherries, crushed pineapple, bananas, and cherry Jello in a graham cracker crust topped with whipped cream. A vintage no-bake dessert that brings the church potluck right to your kitchen.

Easy chicken broccoli casserole with Rice-a-Roni, creamy chicken soup, and melted cheddar. A hint of curry powder gives this cozy weeknight bake a warm, unexpected twist.

Pork chops in Dijon mustard sauce with tarragon and sour cream, served over egg noodles. A quick French-inspired skillet dinner with a creamy, tangy pan sauce.

Krautfleisch is a German pork and cabbage casserole braised with paprika, caraway seeds, and tomato puree. Simmered low and slow until fork-tender, finished with sour cream.

Unadulterated black bean soup with dried beans, ham hocks, red and yellow onion, pureed silky smooth and finished with dry sherry. A purist's approach with no spices masking the beans.

Flank steak marinated in dry red wine, olive oil, and onion soup mix, then grilled and sliced thin against the grain. The reduced marinade doubles as a savory pan sauce.

Mexican guacamole dip mashes ripe avocados with lime, fresh tomato, onion, jalapeno and cilantro. Restaurant-style chunky guacamole for chips, tacos and burrito bowls.

Fiesta turkey with cream sauce: leftover cooked turkey simmered with mixed vegetables in a cumin-scented sour cream sauce. Weeknight dinner from Thanksgiving leftovers.

Slow cooker vegetable stroganoff combines mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, and onions in tomato-stock sauce, finished with yogurt and sour cream over noodles. Vegetarian comfort food without the beef.

Sour cream Christmas cut-out cookies with a tender, slightly tangy dough, finished with a buttery coffee frosting. Makes 6 dozen cookies. Chill dough overnight for clean edges when cutting shapes.