3,492 bitter recipes

Festive cupcakes decorated as a colorful caterpillar for kids' parties. Fluffy vanilla or chocolate cakes topped with tinted frosting, shredded coconut, and candy details arranged in a whimsical crawling pattern.

Cranberry honey pecan crunch pie with a tart cranberry-orange puree filling and a caramelized honey-pecan topping. A stunning holiday pie with bright fruit and buttery crunch.

Hearty steak soup with ground beef, carrots, celery, onion, and mixed vegetables in a roux-thickened broth with diced tomatoes. A big-batch crowd-pleaser that freezes well.

In other parts of Central Asia this dish is made with red beans and I have it made with beef, horse, camel, chicken, and venison for the meat instead of the lamb. It is excellent anyway it comes.

You are a vegetarian or not, this recipe can be used by everyone, always goes very well!

Peppermint candy cookies with a buttery walnut shortbread shell hiding a pink cream cheese filling inside. Rolled in crushed peppermint and powdered sugar after baking.

Blueberry cheesecake with macadamia nut crust, creamy cream cheese filling, tangy sour cream layer, and fresh blueberry topping. A Hawaiian-inspired dessert that impresses.

Jack Jubilee layered Tex-Mex casserole with corn chips, Monterey Jack, green chiles, and a creamy egg-tomato sauce, topped with sour cream and cheddar. Retro potluck classic.

Apfelquarkkuchen, the German apple and cream cheese kuchen, layers a tender yeast-dough base with cinnamon-tossed Granny Smith apples and a sweetened cream cheese topping. Traditional bakery-style.

Chocolate roll-out cookies with cocoa in the dough and a tinted decorator's frosting. Cut into holiday shapes and decorate for Christmas cookie trays and gift boxes.

Tender beef cubes braised in a from-scratch garlic tomato sauce with red wine, then spooned over spaghetti. Slow-cooked in a Dutch oven for 3 hours of deep, saucy flavor.

Hawaiian-inspired apple pie poached in pineapple juice instead of baked. A no-bake filling in a pre-baked crust, topped with whipped cream and chopped macadamia nuts.

Old-fashioned veal stew is the French classic blanquette de veau: blanched veal gently simmered with pearl onions, mushrooms, and chicken stock, finished with a velvety egg-yolk and cream velouté sauce.

Glazed almond cookies rolled in sliced almonds, baked until golden, then drizzled or dipped in amaretto chocolate ganache. A festive nut cookie for cookie tins and holiday trays.

Russian salmon coulibiac: flaked salmon, rice, mushrooms, hard-boiled eggs, and dill wrapped in flaky puff pastry. A showstopper main course with deep Russian roots.

Chewy sourdough drop cookies with whole wheat pastry flour, brown sugar, raisins, and nuts. A clever way to use sourdough discard in a quick cookie with warm nutmeg spice.