3,736 bitter recipes

Thin salmon escalopes grilled in barely a minute and served in a frothy champagne and chive cream sauce. An elegant, restaurant-style dish that cooks fast yet looks dinner-party special.

Instead of cupcakes, try these fluffy, light and delicious friands that are made with egg whites, almond meal and strawberries.

Spicy garlic-ginger popcorn popped in corn oil with fresh ginger root, then tossed in butter, chili sauce, and parsley. A savory snack ready in 10 minutes.

Vanilla pecan slice-and-bake cookies from a make-ahead dough that chills into logs and freezes for up to 3 months. Crisp, buttery icebox cookies baked from frozen in 12 minutes.

Simple Indian dry curry with cabbage, carrots, and onions spiced with mustard seeds, cumin, turmeric, and cinnamon. Vegetarian, budget-friendly, and ready in 45 minutes.

British leek and potato pie wrapped in crispy phyllo with cider-cream sauce and Hereford cheese. Elegant vegetarian main with layers of buttery, golden pastry.

Pan-seared beef tenderloin steaks with a quick red wine pan sauce, butter, and scallions. A 25-minute restaurant-quality steak dinner for two with classic French technique.

Cherry cheesecake muffins with a cream cheese and cherry jam filling hidden inside brown sugar batter with orange zest. Topped with chopped pecans.

New Hampshire maple syrup pie with a silky maple custard filling and a maple-sweetened meringue topping browned until golden. A classic New England dessert that lets real maple syrup shine.

I received this recipe from a friend who knows I love dates. It is an outstanding chocolate square, it is moist, keeps well and freezes nicely.

Butter-sauteed bananas with a thick maple praline sauce made from real maple syrup, heavy cream, and toasted pecans. Serve warm over vanilla ice cream.

Velvety no-bake chocolate mousse pie in a chocolate wafer crust. Only 5 filling ingredients and no eggs needed. A stunning holiday dessert that chills to set.

Fave dolci, Italian almond cookies shaped like fava beans with ground almonds, orange flower water, lemon zest, and cinnamon. A traditional Southern Italian sweet.

Crunchy candied pecans coated in a cinnamon-vanilla meringue and slow-baked in butter. These addictive Swedish Nuts are the holiday snack your guests will fight over.

Silky sweet corn coulis made from fresh corn kernels and cob broth, strained smooth and finished with butter and cayenne. A refined sauce for shrimp and corn ravioli.

Louisiana stuffed oranges filled with mashed sweet potato, brown sugar, pecans, warm spices, and a splash of Grand Marnier. A Southern side dish that doubles as dessert.