Taco Salad

This guest-worthy taco salad recipe is beefy, cheesy, and flush with black beans. Avocado, tortilla chips, and two dressings top it off.

Spanakopita

Greek spinach pie with a phyllo pastry crust. You’d think it’d be hard, but it’s pretty approachable. And so worth it!

This easy recipe for Baked Gingerbread Oatmeal, with its caramelized cardamom topping, transforms old-fashioned oats into a superb breakfast.

Gingerbread Cheesecake: spicy, warm, tangy, and sweet. Ginger up front, molasses in back. Candied ginger graham cracker crust.

Rich, satisfying Boeuf Borguignon for Twelve (beef braised in red wine w/onions & mushrooms) requires work. This 2-pot method offers success.

This recipe for flavorful and satisfying Korean-Style Fried Pork includes pork tenderloin, gochujang, rice noodles, and toasted sesame seeds.

Swiss Cheese and Onion Soup with Homemade Croutons: another Mollie Katzen “Moosewood” recipe that I love, and have made again and again.

This is a recipe for a completely approachable, celebratory lasagna: super cheesy, Parmesan-infused, comfort-food pasta

White Bean and Sundried Tomato Pasta with Wilted, Garlic-Lemon Spinach is a fantastic dish that you’d be proud to serve to guests.