Please share your "hidden treasures" on FOOD52 - recipes you make often or tried and plan to make again, that were not Community Picks. etc.

Seriously flattered to be among such elite company.

I had to add another one. Lapadia's Spaghetti & Broccoli. Made it tonight for the first time, and it will definitely go into heavy rotation at my house. Easy & flavorful! http://www.food52.com/recipes/6193_spaghetti_broccoli

@cheggwen's cranberry-orange compote: http://food52.com/recipes/1416_cranberry_orange_compote - AJ, did you ever make it? I'm making it for the third year in a row for Thanksgiving (originally discovered on her blog) - also make it for other holiday dinner parties - everyone asks for the recipe. Best ever.

I must give a shout out for aargersi's Lamb and Sweet Potato Stew: http://www.food52.com/recipes/14943_lamb_and_sweet_potato_stew

I have prepared this several times using lamb loin chops. It's one of those dishes that benefits from a slow, long cook (even better the next day). I have added carrots, and gave the flavor a boost by using HLA's Pickled Prunes (http://www.food52.com/recipes/9268_pickled_prunes) although you can easily just add prunes, or stew the prunes in a sugar and red wine syrup, which is what I usually make. I have yet to add orange zest simply because I had no oranges in the house - an extra shot of lemon zest was sublime. This recipe was added by aargersi not too long ago, so it may yet be recognized for the outstanding recipe it is. If you are a lamb lover, this will make your heart sing. I would classify this as a company dish for like-minded folks.

Here's another one that, although was a community pick, is utterly delicious; Smoked Turkey Stew in West African Gravy by globaltableadventure. It comes together so easily, making it perfect for evenings when you haven't much time to cook. (But do give it the full measure of time for simmering, as it benefits greatly from it.) I tested it, not ever having used a smoked turkey part in cooking. It turns out that smoked Diestel thighs are always available at our local Whole Foods, and they are one of my favorite ingredient discoveries of the year. http://www.food52.com/recipes/7517_smoked_turkey_stewed_in_west_african_gravy ;o)

Pasta with Leeks, Peas, Parmesan, and a Fried Egg
added by apartmentcooker about 1 year ago
delicious quick inexpensive dinner
Roasted Duck Breast with Sour Cherries
added by sweet enough over 2 years ago
good company dinner
Roasted Broccoli with Smoked Paprika Vinaigrette and Marcona Almonds
Roasted Butternut Squash Coconut Curry Puree/Soup
added by testkitchenette over 2 years ago
quick and versatile

added by arielleclementine about 1 year ago
the potato chips of broccoli

Some of my favorites are just part of a recipe, like the onions which dress MrsLarkin's Naughty Dog and the peanut sauce from enbe's Grilled Peanut Tofu. My thanks to Boulangere who broke the bread-won't-rise curse with her Hearty Harvest Bread, and to Lapadia whose slaw expanded my horizons, and graced many a sandwich or meal deliciously.

Another recipe I use ALL the time, though not exactly a hidden treasure because it was posted by Merrill, is her saag paneer. I make it so often, sometimes with paneer, other times without, usually in a double batch of which I freeze half. It doesn't get enough love! The spice mixture, by the way, is now my go-to Indian spice blend. Really, really good!! http://www.food52.com/recipes/8650_saag_paneer ;o)

I've enjoyed this 2x now, loving the chicken and cheese/pasta for weekday comfort food eating, http://www.food52.com/recipes/14192_hurricane_irene_special_tarragon_white_wine_chicken_with_goat_cheese_pasta

My husband has requested this so many times, it's ridiculous! http://www.food52.com/recipes/2577_rhondas_spaghetti_with_fried_eggs_and_pangritata_for_one
My savior when I dont have a big appetite (I'll eat salad, cheese & crackers, refrigerator scraps)

whoops! These are the cookies:

http://www.food52.com/recipes/3751_italian_pignoli_pine_nut_cookies

OK I have 2 more! Cookies that cause riots:

http://www.food52.com/recipes/3598_italian_spinach_dressing

Dressing that I absolutley love on a pasta salad with citrus supremes and sliced fennel:

http://www.food52.com/recipes/3598_italian_spinach_dressing

I second Soy Saucy Chicken and Eggs! Others that have become standards in my kitchen:
*melissav's lemon spaghetti with argula , though I often make it with kale, or collards, or whatever greens I have: http://food52.com/recipes/10425_lemon_ricotta_spaghetti_with_arugula;

*AJ's French Country Soup is a fave and just thinking about makes me want a bowl right now:http://food52.com/recipes/9726_french_country_soup;

*Pierino's Kalbi-style flank steak: http://food52.com/recipes/13423_mysteries_of_korea_town_kalbi_style_flank_steak

What a great thread! Apologies that none of mine exactly qualify, though these are a few off the top of my head that are repeatedly enjoyed in my house (including a picky 4 yo, a 6 yo and a gf hubby):
Huevos Rancheros (Country Style Eggs Topped with Pork and Green Chile) http://www.food52.com/recipes/13594_huevos_rancheros_countrystyle_eggs_topped_with_pork_and_green_chile
Soy Saucy Chicken and Eggs
http://www.food52.com/recipes/11514_soy_saucy_chicken_and_eggs
Perfect Pancakes
http://www.food52.com/recipes/1799_perfect_pancakes
Heirloom Tomato Shorba
http://www.food52.com/recipes/6018_heirloom_tomato_shorba

Fun thread! Here are some of my favorites:

Pumpkin Christmas Bread: http://www.food52.com/recipes/8141_pumpkin_christmas_bread
Cavolo Nero and Ricotta Tart: http://www.food52.com/recipes/9995_cavolo_nero_and_ricotta_tart
Apple Panzanella: http://www.food52.com/recipes/8720_apple_panzanella
Smothered Cabbage Risotto: http://www.food52.com/recipes/3699_smothered_cabbage_risotto
Macaroni Cauliflower and Cheese: http://www.food52.com/recipes/2427_macaroni_cauliflower_and_cheese

Hey all.
Thanks for the shout outs! I have a few from the top of my head that I make all the time or that blew me away: aagersi's most requested pate ever, arielleclementine's Snake Bite, ChezSuzanne's Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Soup.

Great thread AJ. Love MonkeyMom's Lamb Shawarma http://www.food52.com/recipes/3799_my_homestyle_lamb_shawarma. So easy for a weeknight if you marinate the meat and make the green sauce the night before. I broil the meat and serve with Lizthechef's creamy cucumber side. I make this meal ALL THE TIME.

Red Lentil and Cauliflower Soup from Antonia James is a family favorite. We add the roasted butternut squash and our toppings include the recommended greek yogurt and chutney, and our own favorites-- golden raisins, toasted almonds and hot sauce. We never seem to have any leftovers!

We make "the Eldred", by gluttonforlife, every weekend!

At our book launch party last night in Seattle Thirdchild brought http://www.food52.com/recipes/15003_olives_in_a_nest#comments_tab olives in a nest. OMG - so amazingly delicious. I am making these for two parties coming up.

Here's another great recipe that is super simple but very delicious -- perfect for summer dinner parties, chezsuzanne's Grilled Salmon with Garlic Basil Butter: http://www.food52.com/recipes/4596_grilled_salmon_with_garlicbasil_butter_for_easy_entertaining

As a baker, I've gotta give a shout-out to some of my favorite sweets: Five & Spice's Cardamom Currant Snickerdoodles .. http://www.food52.com/recipes/8084_cardamom_currant_snickerdoodles .. LC Rebbe's Cookies with a Kick .. http://www.food52.com/recipes/11415_cookies_with_a_kick_triple_chocolate_pecan_bites .. DrBabs' What I Do For Love Bran Muffins .. http://www.food52.com/recipes/2838_what_i_do_for_love_bran_muffins .. And finally in balance I offer Eating is Art's amazing Massaged Kale Salad .. http://www.food52.com/recipes/8753_massaged_kale_salad_with_radish_apple_avocado_and_roasted_sunflower_seeds ..

Solmstea's pizza with butternut squash sauce is fantastic and doesn't seem to be getting much love:
http://www.food52.com/recipes/4413_pizza_with_butternut_squash_sauce
I never would have thought of combining roasted squash with roasted tomatoes--so good. The sauce is a great base for getting creative with your toppings.

Crispy Parmesan Kale Chips: http://www.food52.com/recipes/14201_crispy_parmesan_kale_chips are amazing. They are so easy and delicious and even people who think they do not like kale love them. We make them and leave them in a covered container on the counter and snack on them until they are gone - pretty soon.

People are crazy for my Rosemary Pine Nut Icebox Cookies. I even got a contractor to lower her fee to a non-profit that I work with for those cookies.

This is a wonderful question, and these are wonderful answers! I, too, love Jennifer's ricotta- it is now a staple in my house. The cavolo nero tart is not a recipe I'd seen before but is soon to be made as I love every ingredient in it! Whoa! Lizthechef's pumpkin cheesecake is unreal- I add a splash of bourbon but that's my only change. Amazing.
Melissav's preserved lemon and thyme compound butter is insanely good, and speaking of lemon and thyme, fiveandspice's grilled bread with thyme pesto is fabulous (oh wait, that won a contest; well, it is great).

Ok, I'm home, and I can actually think about more brilliant cooks' recipes that have infiltrated my life. TiggyBee's Homage to Eataly Bread; OMG, nothing like it anywhere. Pan Roasted Calamari Salad with Tomatoes and Avocadoes from Canned; ok, technically it doesn't fit AntoniaJames's question because it was an EP and I (ahem) tested it; but the point is that it's fan-freaking-tastic and I make it for my students at the start of every single session to get them beyond that holy point of "I don't like," whether they've ever tasted something or not. I admit it: I force-feed them calamari. Responses range from the not bad to the WOW! BLT Panzanella by Meredith Shanley; bacon, tomatoes, and oh yes, bread: what's not to love? Lapadia's Pita Bread is my new forever go-to; it is perfection. Wssmom's Grown-Up Jellied Espresso Shots enlivened more than one summertime barbecue. Mushroom Ramen by thirschfeld is Nobel-quality cooking. Even better than his Lo Mein. Make that WAY better. Pauljoseph's chapati - another example of perfection here on earth. And anything caramel that hardlikearmour dreams up is truly the stuff of dreams.

Wow, what a fabulous thread! There are SO many community picks now--thanks for bringing this up! Here are some of mine: pierino's Allez Gazpacho; Nicole Franzen's lemon thyme lentil salad; mrslarkin's chubby chewy chocolate chip cookies; bevi's cod with roasted tomatoes; angiewalker's pumpkin banana walnut muffins; healthierkitchen's healthyish jambalay-ish; linzarella's cucumber blueberry mint smoothie; mariaraynal's very veggie soup....there are so many...sorry for not including links--the site is running really slowly for me today.

Kitchen Butterfly's delicious stuffed bread is absolutely amazing.
http://www.food52.com/recipes/12763_casatiello_napoletano_stuffed_italian_bread

Hirshscields - roasted red pimento peppers with hazelnuts etc. This is a real show stopper! People love it. http://www.food52.com/recipes/6543_roasted_red_pimento_peppers_with_hazlenuts_prosciutto_and_campo_d_montal
Don't Die on Me Man Spicy Soup - love the name as well as on soup http://www.food52.com/recipes/10514_dont_die_on_me_man_a_comforting_and_healing_spicy_soup_vegan_gluten_free

Tashkent Non by solmstea - simply heavenly. WileyP's Spring HIll Ranch Ketchup has banished the bottle from my kitchen. Sdebango's Tomato Balsamic Jam is as much a staple, also, as aargersi's insanely addictive pickled onions.

AJ, what a wonderful question!!!
InPatsKitchen Dad's favorite seafood stew - the first one I have found with rich, rich flavors http://www.food52.com/recipes/14754_dads_favorite_seafood_stew - and I have more but will have to add them in a few minutes because slow loading recipes. I shall return!

With the holidays approaching it's time again for TasteFood's gravlax - it is amazing: http://www.food52.com/recipes/7998_salmon_gravlax

Inpatskitchen fried and baked spicy chicken http://www.food52.com/recipes/11463_my_fried_and_baked_spicy_chicken
antoniajames french country soup, delicious!!
boulangere's focaccia (really any of her breads are amazing)

And let's not forget Jennifer Perillo's outstanding Creamy Homemade Ricotta. It;s one of my favorite recipes ever on FOOD52.There are a lot of good ricotta recipes out there, but none come even close to this one. The combination of buttermilk (the only acid), cream and milk is perfect. The cheese and the whey are both simply wonderful! I'll be posting a soup recipe late tonight or tomorrow, I hope, using both the cheese and the whey. http://www.food52.com/recipes/11403_creamy_homemade_ricotta

I'm totally with you on the Cavolo Nero and Ricotta Tart. I made it last night!! ;o)

Great question, AJ! Two recipes that I love are:
Boulangere's First Night in Florence Spaghetti (http://www.food52.com/recipes/14030_first_night_in_florence_spaghetti) and
thirshfeld's Cavolo Nero and Ricotta Cheese Tart (http://www.food52.com/recipes/9995_cavolo_nero_and_ricotta_tart)

I'll add more recipes as I think of them!

Boulangere's First Night in Florence Spaghetti http://www.food52.com/recipes/14030_first_night_in_florence_spaghetti
Hardlikearmours cheesy polenta with grilled cherry tomato sauce

Great question - I am looking forward to all of the answers! Here are 3 of mine:

Miss Ginsu's chowchow make and can often - and in fact it may be in XMas gift bags - this is THE BEST:
http://www.food52.com/recipes/424_spicy_green_tomato_chow_chow


Arielleclementine's Snake Bite - people fight over this cake whenever I make it:
http://www.food52.com/recipes/2907_the_snake_bite

AntoniaJame's brilliant autumn salad - this has become a Thanksgiving stapl - I have to make a doube batch:
http://www.food52.com/recipes/7200_brilliant_autumn_salad

Another one I make all the time is pierino's classic "Market Porchetta" -- http://www.food52.com/recipes/11439_market_style_porchetta Just unbelievably good. Odd as this may sound, I use leftovers (which I freeze in small packets) in thirschfeld's lo mein recipe, noted above. It's perfect! And then, there's nothing like chunks of the porchetta stirred (at the last minute) into a hearty stew of scarlet runner beans that have been cooking with aromatics and a pork bone (also dug out my freezer) for a few hours. And we put leftovers on Cubans. Etc. ;o)

AJ - what about thirschfeld's lo mein? I've noticed you've made lots of comments on it! http://www.food52.com/recipes/4005_shredded_pork_and_chinese_celery_lo_mein

Gingerroot's manapua. http://www.food52.com/recipes/6924_curry_chicken_kale_and_green_apple_manapua or http://www.food52.com/recipes/12427_savory_duck_buns_aka_kalua_manapua I personally like the dough from her chicken ones better, but the filling from her duck ones (which I've made with shredded pork) better. The both make great self-contained lunches.

This is a great question! Thanks for asking, AntoniaJames!