Polish Cabbage, Potato, and Bacon Casserole

This browned, bubbling, soul-satisfying winner of a winter dish brings warmth on a cold winter night.

Crubeens and Cabbage

Crubeens are a traditional Irish dish of boiled pigs feet that are often served fried and eaten by hand. Removing the bones and stuffing it with mashed potatoes elevates this Irish classic Sunday Supper status while keeping it in comfort food territory.

From A Polish Country House Kitchen's Red Cabbage with Cranberries

Braised cabbage is like the nerdy younger brother to the now hip fried brussels sprouts or effortlessly cool kale caesar salad. Grassy and cruciferous like its siblings, cabbage is simply bigger, bulkier, and (often) less flavorful. But if cabbage is prepared as it is in Anne Applebaum and Danielle Crittenden's From A Polish Country House Kitchen, it has a chance at popularity.

Crispy Braised Chicken Thighs With Cabbage and Bacon

Braising chicken with crispy skin is a great technique for an infinite number of dishes. Here, we pair it with cabbage and bacon.

Colcannon Recipe with Cabbage and Leeks - Striped Spatula

Dress up your mashed potato repertoire with a bowl of buttery colcannon! This Irish potato dish is perfect to serve with corned beef on St. Patrick's Day!

Roast pork loin with crackling, red cabbage and apple butter

It’s almost winter down here in Australia, which means it’s the perfect time to cook up a big, juicy roast pork with an insanely crispy crackling. We’ll also whip up some delicious sides to go with it.

Chinese Spicy and Sour Stir-Fried Cabbage With Bacon

Hunanese food is famous for its fiery, chili-spiked dishes, and this quick and easy one with hand-torn cabbage, fresh red chilies, garlic, scallions, and bacon, is no exception. In fact, by Hunan standards, this dish is fairly tame. Slightly sour, thanks to the addition of black rice vinegar, the dish is great as part of a multi-course meal where the other dishes are even more intensely flavored and spicy.

Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage

Slow Cooker Corned Beef is reliably flavorful, tender, and juicy every time. Cook the potatoes, carrots, and cabbage alongside the brisket for a one-pot dinner that's perfect for St. Patrick's Day.

Bacon-Braised Green Beans

I'd like to make the case for tender braised green beans that still retain a hint of crunch and are cooked in a flavorful liquid to pick up the flavors that really enhance them.

Cider-Braised Country-Style Pork Ribs With Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Containing a mix of light and dark meat, country-style pork ribs braise well, yielding tender meat that both flavors and absorbs the liquid they cook in. With that in mind, I built mine from rustically cut nubs of carrot, celery, onion and garlic, plus burnished tomato paste -- prepped in the same Dutch oven that's used to brown the pork. Then, the pan is deglazed with white wine, cider vinegar, chicken stock and apple cider and spiked with Dijon mustard and aromatics. After a time spent in a lo...