3,492 bitter recipes

This buttery, tangy and fruity plum tart is so delicious, the almond crumble adds the extra crunchiness.

An elegant chilled walnut custard cream spiked with kirsch, unmolded and drizzled with warm chocolate sauce. A make-ahead French-inspired dinner party dessert that serves 10.

Classic chicken tetrazzini from scratch. A whole chicken simmers into rich broth that becomes the base of a sherry cream sauce layered with spaghetti, mushrooms, and parmesan.

Rich, fudgy chocolate cake hiding a gooey caramel filling baked right inside. Sour cream keeps it impossibly moist while melted caramels and condensed milk create a buttery surprise layer.

A boozy chocolate sheet cake laced with peppermint schnapps and sweetened condensed milk, topped with a minty schnapps frosting. Big batch, bold flavor, and ready in an hour.

Layered savory pie in flaky puff pastry with herb omelets, garlicky spinach, Swiss cheese, ham, and roasted red peppers. An Italian-style tourte that slices into gorgeous layers for a stunning brunch or appetizer.

Garlicky Baked Vegetables with Spoon Bread Topping recipe

Oven-baked monkfish in a ginger cream sauce made with white wine, fish stock, and heavy cream. Includes a from-scratch fish stock recipe. Restaurant-quality seafood entree.

Layered cheesecake brownies stack a dense semisweet chocolate brownie base under a tangy sour cream cheesecake topping. Finished with fresh berry sauce or chocolate ganache for serious dessert ambition.

Chocolate nut torte: a four-layer sponge cake filled with silky cooked chocolate-buttercream frosting and topped with chopped nuts. An old-world holiday torte for special occasions.

Halva gateau is a Middle Eastern layer cake with semolina-almond sponge, coffee syrup soak, and halva buttercream. Pistachio-topped elegance perfumed with cinnamon.

Fudgy brownies made with a full cup of butter and 8 ounces of unsweetened chocolate, loaded with toasted walnuts. Baked in a jelly-roll pan for thick, slab-style bars.

Grilled lamb chops marinated overnight in currant jelly and Dijon mustard, cooked over hickory coals, and served with a shallot-rosemary white wine butter sauce.

Lemon Almond Cheesecake with Biscotti Crust recipe

Potato and adzuki bean patties coated in grated Parmesan and pan-fried until golden. A vegetarian main with a crispy cheese crust and creamy mashed interior.

Annie's butter cookies: one buttery, rich dough that shapes into candy canes, pinwheels, spritzes, cutouts, or drop cookies. The Christmas-cookie foundation worth memorizing.