A growing cited recipe library

Describe dinner. Find the right match.

Search naturally—“kid-friendly vegetarian dinners under 35 minutes without mushrooms”—and WorkLife AI will interpret the constraints for you.

Every live recipe links to its original public-domain source. Twelve featured recipes are modern WorkLife adaptations; 888 archive recipes preserve measured source-text ingredient cues and original methods without pretending they were independently kitchen-tested. See our sourcing standard.

WorkLife AI beta

Understands time, dietary needs, ingredients, exclusions, leftovers, and cleanup.

Build a complete smart cart
95 recipesPage 1 of 4
Julienne soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Julienne soup

Julienne soup, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cut into thin strips, and these into inch lengths, two carrots, one-half of a white .

View recipe
Rhode Island Chowder, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Rhode Island Chowder

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring clams, with the original instructions and source page intact.

View recipe
Clam and Oyster Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Clam and Oyster Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring clams, with the original instructions and source page intact.

View recipe
Chicken Force-meat II, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Chicken Force-meat II

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring breast raw chicken, with the original instructions and source page intact.

View recipe
Squash Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Squash Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring cooked squash, with the original instructions and source page intact.

View recipe
Macaroni Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Macaroni Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring brown soup stock, with the original instructions and source page intact.

View recipe
Bean soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Bean soup

A page-cited historical lunch recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.

View recipe
Artichoke soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Artichoke soup

Marion Harland’s original method for Artichoke soup, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

View recipe
A good soup stock, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

A good soup stock

Marion Harland’s original method for A good soup stock, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

View recipe
Clear soup á la royale, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Clear soup á la royale

Marion Harland’s original method for Clear soup á la royale, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

View recipe
Swiss Potato Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Swiss Potato Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring small potatoes, with the original instructions and source page intact.

View recipe
Farmer’s chowder, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Farmer’s chowder

Farmer’s chowder, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including parboil and slice six fine potatoes.

View recipe
Oyster Gumbo, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Oyster Gumbo

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring oysters, with the original instructions and source page intact.

View recipe
French Oyster Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

French Oyster Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring oysters, with the original instructions and source page intact.

View recipe
Cream of Lettuce Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Cream of Lettuce Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring white stock ii or iii, with the original instructions and source page intact.

View recipe
Savory potato soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Savory potato soup

A page-cited historical lunch recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.

View recipe
Carrot soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Carrot soup

A page-cited historical lunch recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.

View recipe
Chicken Soup with Wine, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 2

Chicken Soup with Wine

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring lb. fowl, with the original instructions and source page intact.

View recipe
Egg soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Egg soup

A page-cited historical lunch recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.

View recipe
Cream of Cauliflower Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Cream of Cauliflower Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring hot white stock ii or iii, with the original instructions and source page intact.

View recipe
White barley soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

White barley soup

A page-cited historical lunch recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.

View recipe
Mock Bisque Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 4

Mock Bisque Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring tomatoes, with the original instructions and source page intact.

View recipe
Split pea soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe
Lunch Cited source
Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Split pea soup

A page-cited historical lunch recipe from Marion Harland, transcribed with its original method.

View recipe