This thread is a treasure trove.
Savory all-timers:
Ian Knauer’s meatloaf
Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food pot roast (Sarah Carey video)
Traditional PA Dutch ham, string beans and potatoes (get a big smoked ham hock. Cook in a big pot of water for two hours or so, add green beans, cook til almost done, add peeled and chunked potatoes, cook til done. )
Hearty beef stew with green peas and carrots
Cold Noodles with Tomatoes (I make this to use my homegrown cherry tomatoes, skip the ice and added water, and always use soba noods)
Sweet All-Timers:
Serious Eat’s best strawberry ice cream
Ruth Levy Beranbaum’s triple lemon velvet bundt
Smitten Kitchen’s sour cherry slab pie, made with Erin Jeanne McDowell’s all-buttah pie crust (using added lamination for extra flaky goodness)
Epicurious’ ginger spice cookies - a must every Christmas
