10,000 buttered recipes

Lemon rum Bundt cake made with yellow cake mix, lemon pudding, and a boozy butter-lemon glaze soaked right into the warm cake. Pecans line the bottom for a nutty crust.

Bread machine beer cheese bread with American cheese melted into beer and Monterey Jack cubes folded through. Push the start button and walk away. Beer-yeast bread with hidden pockets of melted cheese.

This cheesy and creamy tetrazzini is easy to make. It can be made in advance, then freeze it in your freezer. Reheat it for a quick and tasty weekday dinner.

Homemade sloppy joes with ground beef, tomato paste, and sweet red pepper in a thick, tangy sauce. Ready in 30 minutes with simple pantry staples. Skip the canned stuff forever.

Dried tart cherry scones with orange zest and cold butter cut in for a flaky, tender crumb. A simple breakfast bake best served warm from the oven.

Cherry cheesecake muffins with a cream cheese and cherry jam filling hidden inside brown sugar batter with orange zest. Topped with chopped pecans.

James Beard's persimmon bread folds ripe persimmon puree into a spiced quick-bread batter with cognac, mace, raisins, and walnuts. Legendary holiday bread adapted for the bread machine.

Butter-baked chicken breasts topped with a rich sherry and mushroom almond sauce with Worcestershire and a hint of almond extract. Elegant enough for company, served over rice.

Gingerbread bears: classic rolled and cut gingerbread cookies with ginger, cinnamon, cloves, molasses, and a lemon zest brightener. Chill the dough, roll thin, decorate as bears for the holidays.

Mimi's bread pudding made with French bread soaked in evaporated milk, bananas, raisins, and a full ounce of vanilla. Served with a buttery whiskey sauce.

No-bake frozen peppermint cheesecake with a chocolate wafer crust, cream cheese filling, crushed candy canes, and whipped cream. A pink holiday showstopper.

Hash brown crust quiche with ham, pepper jack, gouda, and a half-and-half custard. The crispy potato crust ditches pastry entirely. Brunch crowd-pleaser, breakfast-for-dinner all-star.

Brown sugar blondies loaded with butterscotch chips and chopped nuts. No cocoa, all caramel and vanilla. The butterscotch cousin to classic chocolate brownies.

Fruit cake cookies loaded with candied cherries, candied pineapple, white raisins, and pecans with brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Holiday baking in cookie form.

Toffee squares with a buttery brown sugar shortbread base, melted chocolate on top, and chopped nuts. A sheet pan cookie bar that's rich, crunchy, and easy to make.

Homemade maple syrup ice cream served in crisp sablé pastry barquettes with a maple custard sauce. A French-style plated dessert made from real vanilla beans and pure maple syrup.