2,626 bitter recipes

A hearty vegetarian barley stew simmered in sweet carrot juice with shiitake mushrooms, kale, and a hit of ginger. Toasted barley cooks risotto-style into a cozy, warming, fiber-rich bowl.

Dark pumpernickel bread for the bread machine, a four-flour loaf with rye, cocoa, coffee, molasses, and caraway seeds for that deep-mahogany deli-style crust and crumb.

Sweet potato streusel casserole with bourbon, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg topped with a crunchy pecan-oat streusel. A Southern holiday side dish.

Chunky chocolate cookies loaded with cocoa, big pieces of semi-sweet chocolate, and chopped pecans. Crispy edges, chewy middles, and a deep chocolate flavor that hits twice in every bite.

Seafood fettuccine in a creamy Parmesan sauce with crab meat and steamed broccoli. A quick homemade roux-based cream sauce that comes together in 25 minutes flat.

Fruitcake drop cookies with brandy, candied cherries, dates, candied pineapple, and nuts. All the holiday fruitcake flavor in a bite-sized cookie that bakes in 12 minutes.

A scrumptious and decadent fruitcake made with golden raisins, candied fruit and delicious blackberry cordial wine.

Garlic mushroom casserole layered with ground beef, almonds, and a full cup of fresh garlic, topped with Swiss and Parmesan cheese. A bold, savory bake with serious crunch.

Fudgy bon bons: a chocolate truffle-like dough wrapped around a Hershey's Kiss, baked just 6 to 8 minutes, and drizzled with white chocolate. A hidden-surprise cookie that bakes up shiny and molten.

Aloo matar mushroom curry (Masalewali Alu Mattar Khumben) with potatoes, peas, and mushrooms in a garam masala and turmeric sauce. A vegetarian Indian dry curry cooked in ghee.

Spinach with pine nuts and raisins sauteed in garlic butter, topped with Parmesan and broiled until golden. A classic Italian-style side dish.

You will simply die and come back again after trying this rich and decadent cake that tastes too good to be true.

Ultra chocolate cheesecake with cocoa in both the mocha cookie crust and the creamy sour cream filling. Double the chocolate, intensely rich, and baked until silky smooth for serious chocolate lovers.

Double chocolate walnut biscotti with cocoa powder and semi-sweet chocolate chips baked twice for a crisp, crunchy cookie. Dusted with powdered sugar and perfect for dunking in coffee.

Curried orzo and chicken salad with marinated artichoke hearts, cucumber, green peas, and a tangy artichoke-mayonnaise dressing. A cold pasta salad with warm curry flavor.

Knockoff Neiman-Marcus chocolate chip cookies built on the famous internet legend recipe: blender-pulverized oatmeal for tender chew, two kinds of chocolate, and a generous load of toasted walnuts or pecans.