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

Meal:All Breakfast Lunch Dinner Brunch Dessert Party Picnic Snack

Diet:All Vegetarian Vegan Pescatarian Gluten-free Dairy-free High-protein High-fiber

Equipment:All One Pot Oven Skillet Stovetop

Collection:All Breakfast Baking Brunch Soup Vegetable Picnic Casserole Leftovers Seafood Dessert Lunch Dinner Party

106 recipesPage 1 of 5

Lemon cookies, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Lemon cookies

Lemon cookies, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including cream two cupfuls of granulated sugar and one cupful of butter.

Pigeon pie, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Pigeon pie

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

Roast turkey, réchauffé, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Roast turkey, réchauffé

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

Casserole of calf’s liver, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Casserole of calf’s liver

Casserole of calf’s liver, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including fry a few slices of fat bacon in a pan until the fat is all fried out.

Claret or Bordelaise sauce, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Claret or Bordelaise sauce

Marion Harland’s original method for Claret or Bordelaise sauce, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Spiced cranberries, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Spiced cranberries

Spiced cranberries, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including wash a quart of cranberries and put them into a saucepan with a half cupful of cold .

Deviled oyster pâtés, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Deviled oyster pâtés

Deviled oyster pâtés, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including drain the liquor from a quart of oysters.

Potato puff, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 2

Potato puff

Potato puff, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including a cupful of mashed potato to a soft, creamy mass, with a cupful of warm milk and an .

Stuffed potatoes, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 2

Stuffed potatoes

Stuffed potatoes, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including bake eight large potatoes until done.

Sour milk griddle-cakes, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Sour milk griddle-cakes

Sour milk griddle-cakes, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including into a quart of loppered milk stir a quart of flour, a teaspoonful of salt and two b.

Clam wafers, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 2

Clam wafers

Clam wafers, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including chop a dozen soft clams very, very fine, and season with pepper and a few drops of l.

Spanish Garlic Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Soup Cited source

Est. Timing not statedEst. Yield not stated

Spanish Garlic Soup

A spare, comforting garlic-and-bread soup translated from a public-domain Spanish household cookbook.

Caraway biscuits, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 25 min prepEst. serves 2

Caraway biscuits

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

Mince-meat, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 30 min prepEst. serves 4

Mince-meat

Mince-meat, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including (a family recipe 150 years old.) boil two pounds of lean beef, and when cold, chop f.

Beef loaf, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Beef loaf

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

Lamb or mutton sandwiches, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Lamb or mutton sandwiches

Marion Harland’s original method for Lamb or mutton sandwiches, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.

Fricasseed mushrooms, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Fricasseed mushrooms

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

Two-and-two Indian meal muffins, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 2

Two-and-two Indian meal muffins

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

Whole wheat griddle-cakes, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Whole wheat griddle-cakes

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

Clam pie, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Clam pie

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

Stuffed Lobster à la Béchamel, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 30 min prepEst. serves 2

Stuffed Lobster à la Béchamel

The original 1910 method for Stuffed Lobster à la Béchamel, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

Mushroom croquettes, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 20 min prepEst. serves 4

Mushroom croquettes

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

Almond macaroons, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 10 min prepEst. serves 4

Almond macaroons

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

Beef and tomato pie, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Dinner Cited source

Est. 15 min prepEst. serves 4

Beef and tomato pie

Marion Harland’s original method for Beef and tomato pie, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.