495 stack recipes

Smashed green olives marinated with lemon chunks, roasted fennel seeds, and chili heat for bold Mediterranean appetizers that keep for 4 weeks.

When you don't have 4 hours or more to make chicken broth use inexpensive chicken legs to make this rich broth along with cooked chicken for use in other recipes.

Callos a la Madrileña is a classic Madrid tripe stew slow-simmered with chorizo, ham, pig's foot, white wine, and smoky paprika. Rustic Spanish comfort food at its finest.

Marinated artichoke hearts with Greek olives and Salonika peppers in a lemon-vinegar dressing. A make-ahead Mediterranean appetizer served with pita wedges.

Slow-simmered wildfowl stock from game bird pieces with wild celery, onions, carrots, and watercress. A patient, traditional method for a deeply flavored base.

Pressure cooker chicken stock: a golden, flavor-packed homemade broth in 15 minutes of pressure time. Chicken parts, onion, carrot, celery, and a splash of sherry make stock richer than any carton.

Fat-free homemade chicken stock simmered from poaching bones, then chilled, defatted, and frozen as cubes. The diet-friendly trick for adding flavor to anything.

Homemade chicken stock simmered low and slow for 4 to 6 hours with chicken bones, onion, carrot, celery, thyme, and bay. Pure-flavored stock for soups, risotto, and sauces. Freezes for months.

White veal stock, the classic clear, pale fond blanc made by blanching veal and chicken bones, then simmering low with aromatics for hours. A neutral, gelatin-rich base for fine sauces and soups.

Three-ingredient pretzel turtles with mini pretzels, Rolo or chocolate caramel candies, and toasted pecan halves. Easy no-fail sweet-and-salty holiday treat ready in 15 minutes.

Dry-rub beef jerky with thyme, oregano, marjoram, and basil pounded into round steak. A no-marinade Italian-herb-style jerky slow-dried in a very low oven for hours.

Apricot coconut balls are no-bake holiday candies with just four ingredients: dried apricots, shredded coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and a powdered sugar coating. Ready in 20 minutes.

Ranch oyster cracker mix with fish crackers, nuts, dill, lemon pepper, and garlic, baked low and slow until crispy. A classic party snack ready in 30 minutes that stores well in an airtight container.

Vegetarian broth that mimics chicken stock using nutritional yeast, mushrooms, onions, and poultry seasoning. The 5-minute meatless replacement for chicken stock in any recipe.

Fried eggplant and yellow squash drizzled with taratour (Lebanese tahini-lemon sauce), served with pita wedges. A Middle Eastern appetizer with crispy, golden vegetables and creamy sauce.

Homemade turkey jerky marinated in soy sauce, Worcestershire, liquid smoke, and hot sauce. Dehydrate in the oven or a dehydrator for a high-protein, smoky snack.