Comfort Foods
Creamy soups, casseroles, pies, and slow-cooked dishes give this comfort-food collection its familiar character. The recipes bring together substantial textures and preparations associated with home cooking, while allowing room for newer interpretations of those flavors. Find a dish that suits the kind of comforting meal you want to put on the table.
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Mandarin Orange Ambrosia Salad
Ingredients 1 8-ounce tub cool whip, regular or lite (thawed) 1/4 cup milk 1/2 cup sour cream 1 (3.4 ounce) instant vanilla pudding mix (goes in the salad…
Braised Chicken and Black Pepper Dumplings
Ingredients Soup 1 (3-pound) chicken 2 bay leaves 3 garlic cloves 2 ribs of celery, diced 1 Large yellow onion, peeled and cut in quarters 16 Cups water…
Okra and Tomatoes
Fresh summer okra, sliced and cooked with canned tomatoes (you could use fresh instead), bacon, onion, celery, and a few seasonings makes a delicious vegetable side dish for…
Semmelknöedel (Bread Dumplings)
Ingredients 1 (1 pound) loaf stale French bread, cut into 1 inch cubes 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons butter 1 onion, finely chopped 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley…
Simple Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese
Inspired by an innovative macaroni and cheese recipe that calls for adding sodium citrate, an emulsifying salt, to cheese to keep it smooth when heated (instead of adding…
Buttermilk Cornbread Soup
Ingredients Peanut oil 1/3 cup chopped leeks, white part only 1/3 cup chopped celery 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic 2 1/4 cups chicken broth, plus extra if needed to…
Sous Vide Scalloped Potatoes
Every holiday season, you wait with anticipation when the bubbling, pan of scalloped potatoes is put on the table, salivating at the thought of those creamy, cheesy potatoes…
Creamed Bacon Spinach
Ingredients 8 oz. bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 garlic clove, grated 3/4 c up heavy cream kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 2…
Foolproof Onion Rings
It’s always difficult to decide whether to get onion rings or fries (get a combo if they’ll let you!). Proper beer-battered onion rings, with a substantial crisp crust…
Slumgullion
Slumgullion may not sound like the most appetizing name for a dish, but that’s part of its charm. The word’s etymology doesn’t do it any favors: “slumgullion” is…
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