Staple recipes that stay

Community dishes on the counter leave after a week. These staples stay put. Cook one, then post your own version.

• Leftover turkey soup

  Turn the holiday turkey carcass and leftover meat into a big pot of soup that freezes well.

• Lower sugar pecan pie

  A Texas pecan pie made with a sugar substitute and sugar-free syrup, for family members watching their sugar.

• Weeknight beef chili

  A one pot chili with ground beef and beans, ready in under an hour and good for freezing.

• Budget black beans and rice

  A cheap, filling pantry meal of seasoned black beans over rice. Easy to double.

• Fluffy pancakes from scratch

  Simple homemade pancakes with pantry staples. No mix needed.