10,000 butter recipes

Omelet Arnold Bennett, the legendary Savoy Hotel breakfast of smoked haddock folded into a silky omelet and topped with whipped cream and sharp cheddar. A rich, unmistakably British take on eggs.

Honey almond heart cookies made with whole wheat and all-purpose flour, rolled thin and cut into heart shapes. Fill with a thumbprint of jam for a sweet, naturally sweetened Valentine's treat.

Cheddar crab supreme: a velvety sauce of sharp cheddar and sherry folded with flaked crab and mushrooms, spooned over rice. A creamy, elegant retro seafood dish that holds warm for entertaining.

Lebkuchen German Christmas cookies blend honey, molasses, cardamom, and clove into a dense spiced dough rolled and cut into shapes. Family tradition, ages and keeps for months.

Hidden Kisses cookies with chocolate kisses wrapped in buttery pecan shortbread and rolled in powdered sugar. A snowball cookie with a melted chocolate surprise inside.

Peach caramel crisp: ripe peaches baked over a hardened caramel base and crowned with ground almond praline streusel, served warm with vanilla ice cream. Summer fruit dessert elevated with French patisserie technique.

Honey almond tartlets with a flaky sour cream pastry shell, cream cheese and honey filling, toasted almonds, and fresh strawberries on top. An elegant make-ahead dessert.

No-bake date nut logs rolled in flaked coconut with crisp rice cereal and pecans. A retro Southern candy that cooks in one saucepan and shapes in minutes.

Turnip soup simmered in chicken consomme with bright green peas and buttery croutons. A light, elegant French-style starter that highlights an underused root vegetable.

Russian tea cakes with a buttery shortbread base, a thumbprint of jam or chopped walnuts, and a snowfall of powdered sugar. Holiday cookie tin classic.

Aromatic curry stock simmered with onions, ginger, garlic, ghee, cloves, and cardamom. The foundation every Indian curry, biryani, or dal deserves in place of plain water.

Kitty Wells' 7-Up pound cake uses lemon-lime soda for a light, tender crumb with subtle citrus flavor. A Southern classic baked in a tube pan with just seven ingredients.

Oyster mushroom chowder with fresh oysters, mushrooms, shallots, and cream in a light roux-based broth. A quick, elegant seafood soup ready in 30 minutes.

Berlin Doughnuts (Bismarks) are classic German jam-filled yeasted doughnuts with rum extract and orange juice in the dough, deep-fried and sugared. Makes 12 pillowy doughnuts.

Overnight baked French toast layered with cinnamon apples. Thick bread slices soaked in vanilla custard, topped with spiced apple slices and a buttery cinnamon sugar crust that bakes golden.

Overnight baked French toast with a bubbling caramel-pecan bottom that flips into a gorgeous, sticky top. Make it tonight, bake it for a showstopping brunch.