905 tender recipes

Slow-braised eye of round steak with Spanish onions, vinegar, mustard, bay leaf, and whole cloves in butter. A hearty Dutch-style pot roast that turns a tough cut fork-tender.

Stuffed eggplant loaded with ginger, peanut butter, red peppers, and warm spices, then baked until tender. A bold vegetarian Indian-inspired main dish.

Kitty Wells' 7-Up pound cake uses lemon-lime soda for a light, tender crumb with subtle citrus flavor. A Southern classic baked in a tube pan with just seven ingredients.

Old-fashioned spice cake with cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg, sweetened with brown sugar and studded with raisins. A tender crumb built on evaporated milk and topped with caramel frosting.

Dainty sandwich cookies are tender butter rounds coated with almond-sugar tops and filled with raspberry jam or chocolate. A classic European tea-cookie tray pick.

Buttered rum pound cake: a tall, tender sour cream pound cake with vanilla and lemon notes, lightened by whipped egg whites folded in at the end. A Southern holiday classic for slicing and sharing.

Triple layer chocolate cake made with both melted chocolate and cocoa, plus yogurt and coffee for a moist, tender crumb. A lighter approach to a towering celebration cake.

Cherry quick bread with maraschino cherries folded into a buttery buttermilk batter. A sweet, tender loaf with pops of bright red cherry in every slice, baked in one hour.

Irish potato bread made easy in the bread machine. Mashed potato and potato water give this soft, moist loaf a tender crumb that stays fresh for days. A simple, comforting everyday bread.

A warmly spiced brown sugar cake with chopped prunes, walnuts, and buttermilk baked in a 9-inch square pan. Cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves fill every moist, tender bite. Serve with sour cream or whipped cream.

Wild game braised bear steak marinated overnight, seared golden, then slow-simmered in tomato soup with chili powder and onions until fork-tender. A hearty backcountry main dish.

Robust beans and rice casserole with lean ground beef, pinto beans, green chilies, and Southwestern spices baked together until the rice is tender. A hearty one-dish dinner.

Cajun smothered round steak braised low and slow with the holy trinity of onions, bell peppers, and celery until fork-tender. Serve sliced over rice with all that pot gravy.

Basic holiday butter cookies with a tender, melt-in-your-mouth crumb from cornstarch in the dough. This versatile base recipe can be rolled, cut, or shaped into any holiday cookie you want.

Chili-beer brisket braised low and slow in chili sauce and beer for 3 hours. A tender, sliceable beef brisket served with its own rich cooking liquid over wild rice almondine.

Slow cooker beef stew with tender chuck, zucchini, potatoes, celery, and green pepper simmered all day in a marjoram-scented broth. Finished with a quick skillet gravy spooned over everything.