3,696 butter recipes

Malai kofta are golden-fried potato and paneer-style balls stuffed with cashews and raisins, simmered in a cashew-cream sauce warmed with cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cayenne. A North Indian restaurant classic.

Flaky phyllo dough wraps around spiced ground beef with mushrooms and a triple-cheese filling of feta, cream cheese, and cottage cheese. Bakes golden, serves 12, and disappears fast.

Toasted coconut layer cake with zesty lime-lemon curd filling and fluffy coconut-crusted seven-minute icing. A tropical showstopper that's equal parts tangy and toasted-sweet.

Chocolate hazelnut mascarpone torte layering a coffee-deepened chocolate butter cake with framboise-spiked mascarpone cream, fresh raspberries, and caramelized hazelnuts under a glossy chocolate ganache glaze.

Layered lamb and Italian sausage meatloaf baked in a Bundt pan with bulgur wheat, pine nuts, pistachios, and Middle Eastern spices like allspice, cinnamon, and mint. A showstopping ring-shaped meatloaf.

Cornmeal and corn kernel cakes spiced with cumin, green chilies, and hot sauce, pan-fried in butter and topped with a fresh sweet pepper and lime-cilantro relish.

A hearty, full-scale borsch loaded with beef, bacon, kielbasa, beets, cabbage, potatoes, and navy beans. This is the real deal: slow-simmered, sweet-sour balanced, and crowned with sour cream. Feeds 10.

Four-cheese manicotti stuffed with ricotta, fontina, mozzarella, and Parmesan in a homemade tomato sauce. From-scratch Italian comfort food baked until bubbly.

Fresh gingerbread cake paired with whole pears poached in ruby port with ginger, cinnamon, and vanilla. Served with ginger-scented whipped cream for an elegant holiday dessert plate.

Indian potato curry with baby potatoes, coconut cream, garam masala, and fresh chili, served with a spiced onion relish and cooling cucumber raita. A complete vegetarian feast.

Vegetable curry with potatoes and tomatoes cooked in ghee with whole cumin, coriander, garam masala, and fresh ginger. A warming vegetarian one-pot dinner served over rice.

Indian mixed vegetable cutlets with seven vegetables, chickpeas, nuts, and garam masala, coated in poppy seeds and fried in ghee. A crispy, spiced vegan snack.

Spring kichadi with basmati rice, mung beans, seasonal vegetables, and a ghee-toasted spice base of cumin, mustard seeds, and turmeric. A gentle, nourishing Ayurvedic one-pot meal.

Slow-roasted beef tenderloin paired with wine-simmered mushrooms and zesty Texas Caviar made with black-eyed peas, cilantro and picante sauce. A Lone Star showstopper that feeds a crowd.

Loaded baked mac and cheese with extra-sharp cheddar, spinach, corn, sour cream, and a custard-style sauce of half-and-half, heavy cream, and eggs. Rich, creamy, and packed with hidden veggies.

Classic Italian spinach lasagna layered with fresh pasta, ricotta-spinach filling, tomato sauce, and bechamel. From-scratch vegetarian showstopper.