3,492 bitter recipes

Beef round steak cubes braised for 3 hours with mushrooms, wine, and Italian herbs in a rich tomato-consommé sauce, served over spaghetti. Fork-tender, deeply flavored, and worth every minute.

Fruit cocktail bars with coconut, maraschino cherries, and a soft cake-like crumb. A vintage pantry-friendly bar cookie made with canned fruit cocktail syrup in the batter.

Breaded chicken breasts in a mushroom-sherry cream sauce tossed with fettuccine and Parmesan. A restaurant-quality one-skillet dinner ready in just 30 minutes.

Slow cooker ground turkey tacos with mushrooms, tomato paste, white wine, and pickling spices, topped with a homemade yogurt cream sauce with nutmeg.

Lemon icebox cookies with cornmeal and cardamom, sliced from a chilled log and baked golden, finished with tart lemon icing and chopped pistachios. Makes 6 dozen.

Vegan tofu nut patties with almond butter, walnuts, sunflower seeds, and millet. Hearty, nutty, and grilled or pan-fried to a golden crisp. Egg-free and packed with plant protein.

Lemon cream bread baked in a loaf pan with cream cheese in the batter, chopped pecans, and a lemon-sugar glaze poured over the hot crust. Soft, tangy, dense crumb.

Creamy chicken and rice casserole for two with mushrooms and green pepper in a from-scratch white sauce. No canned soup needed. Bubbly and golden in about an hour.

Chicken breasts topped with roasted chile-spinach pesto and Monterey Jack, wrapped in buttery phyllo dough and baked golden. Served over a garlic-basil cream sauce.

Idaho potato salad with julienned ham, Swiss cheese, toasted walnuts, and a Dijon-shallot vinaigrette. A hearty, warm potato salad that doubles as a main course on a bed of lettuce.

Aniseed biscotti from Genoa, twice-baked into long, crisp logs scented with whole anise seed. A yeast-raised dough makes them lighter and more bread-like than the typical Tuscan biscotti, ideal for dunking in coffee or sweet wine.

Rich chocolate bundt cake studded with nuts and crowned with a velvety mocha cream cheese frosting. Inspired by the legendary Waldorf Astoria, this showstopper is pure old-school elegance.

Savory potato quiche with butter-sauteed potato slices dusted in Parmesan, set in a half-and-half custard with savory, dry mustard, and cayenne. A hearty, golden potato-and-egg pie.

Pumpkin loaf made with brown sugar, toasted pecans, and warm pie spice. Served with a peach preserves cream cheese spread for a sweet-tangy finish. Fall in slice form.

Creamy salmon chowder with tender potatoes, herbs, and melted Monterey Jack. This comforting soup balances flaky canned salmon with aromatic thyme and dill in a velvety roux-thickened broth.

Mac and cheese for grown-ups with Fontina, Gruyere, Emmentaler, sherry, cream, and thyme in a chicken stock bechamel, topped with Parmesan bread crumbs and baked golden.