4,353 tender recipes

Mom's banana loaf bakes ripe bananas, butter, and eggs into a tender, simple quick bread. Eight-ingredient family recipe, makes one large loaf or three small.

Swedish herring and potato casserole layered with sauteed onions, dotted with butter, and baked in cream until golden and tender. A traditional Scandinavian comfort dish.

Menudo with hominy: tender tripe and pork knuckle simmered with chili powder, cumin, oregano, and garlic, then finished with whole hominy. The traditional Mexican Sunday-morning soup.

Cornmeal muffins with a tender crumb and golden crust, made with yellow cornmeal, milk, and a quick muffin-method batter. The classic Southern breakfast bread, baked hot in 20 minutes.

Beef round steak roll-ups stuffed with bacon, browned and pressure-cooked in onion soup gravy. Tender, savory roulades with a thick cornstarch-thickened sauce.

Braised rabbit with dried apricots and a cabernet-mounted sauce, marinated 12 hours and slow-simmered until tender. A French masterchef-style dish for a special-occasion table.

Light pasta primavera with sea scallops, broccoli, mushrooms, and carrots in a broth-based sauce. No cream, no butter, just clean flavors and tender scallops.

German-style beef brisket braised with caraway seeds, vinegar, bay leaves, and brown sugar, finished with sauerkraut and grated potato. Low and slow for 3 hours until fork-tender.

Sour cream pumpkin coffee cake with a tender vanilla batter, spiced pumpkin filling layer, and a brown sugar-cinnamon streusel sandwiched and topped. Fall brunch favorite.

Soft almond cookies made with egg whites, almond extract, and topped with toasted almonds. Lower fat, lightly sweet, and tender with a delicate crumb.

Yankee pot roast: browned beef chuck slow-simmered with bay leaves until fork tender, then finished with potatoes, carrots, and onions. The New England Sunday supper classic.

Slow cooker Swiss steak with mustard-flour coated round steak, sauteed vegetables, tomatoes, and Worcestershire sauce. Fork-tender after 6 to 8 hours on low.

Scandinavian pot roast braised in beer with dill, allspice, brown sugar, and cider vinegar, finished with a sour cream gravy. Fork-tender and deeply savory.

Blue cornmeal crepes made with eggs, milk, and clarified butter for a thin, tender wrapper with earthy corn flavor. Fill with salsa, crabmeat, or your favorite stuffing.

Almond Cookies: tender Italian-style cookies built on real almond paste, butter, and almond extract. Pressed flat with a sugared glass for crackled, sparkling tops. Makes 5 dozen.

Classic pecan sandies are tender shortbread-style butter cookies loaded with chopped pecans and dusted with powdered sugar. A 6-ingredient holiday favorite that melts on the tongue.