738 butter finger recipes

These moist and scrumptious muffins are always welcomed by my family and friends!

Hot cherry fruit compote baked with rum, curry powder, candied ginger, and brown sugar. A retro holiday side dish for ham or turkey, or chill and serve as dessert with ice cream.

Stuffed pork tenderloin birds: pounded pork loins rolled around a sage-bread stuffing, marinated in honey, soy, and cinnamon, then grilled and basted until glazed. A showstopper grill dish.

Old-school dark fruitcake soaked overnight in brandy and orange liqueur with figs, apricots, currants, walnuts, and pecans. Makes four loaves; ages beautifully.

Sweet potato ginger rolls with fresh ginger, orange zest, and nutmeg in a soft yeast dough, egg-washed and topped with sesame seeds. Tender dinner rolls with warm, spiced flavor.

Asian chicken pita: cold chicken salad with pineapple, water chestnuts, and peanut-teriyaki dressing tucked into pita pockets with sprouts. Crunchy lunch ready in 15 minutes.

A creamy, relatively low-fat recipe using yogurt and peanut butter. Serve it with whole grain pasta or cut the carbs and use just veggies for the base.

Medieval-style meat cakes with pork shoulder, dates, raisins, pistachios, and saffron baked into a buttery pastry shell. Ancient sweet-savory tart that blends pork with dried fruits and warm spices.

An exotic and scrumptious dish made with potatoes, mixed vegetables and blanched almonds.

No-bake jellied cheesecake with cottage cheese, crushed pineapple, whipped cream, and crystallized ginger on a graham cracker crust. A light, airy refrigerator dessert.

Mughlai-style chilli chicken with whole cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, yogurt, saffron, coconut cream, and almonds. Aromatic North Indian curry simmered in ghee.

Broiled chicken wings marinated in peanut butter, curry powder, fresh ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and lemon juice. A satay-style wing with sticky, nutty, spiced flavor. Great on the grill too.

Butter chicken with yogurt-marinated pieces baked then simmered in a saffron cream sauce with cardamom, cinnamon, and ground almonds. A rich, aromatic Indian classic.

Margarita shrimp with fettuccine: tequila-lemon-marinated shrimp dipped in egg and flour, seared, and served over pasta with a lemon-ginger-wine butter sauce.

Moroccan fish couscous: halibut poached in a golden onion t'faya sweetened with raisins and deeply spiced with saffron, ginger, turmeric, and cinnamon. Served over whole wheat couscous with toasted almonds.

Fiery Goan beef curry with a complex marinade of vinegar, garlic, hot chilies, and warm spices that packs serious heat for adventurous eaters who like their Indian food authentically spicy.