Recipes with flour

Loaded vegetable chicken soup with three tomato styles, carrots, celery, zucchini, onion, and shredded chicken. Hearty Dutch-oven soup that feeds a crowd and freezes beautifully.

Raspberry almond layer cake sweetened with apple juice concentrate instead of sugar. Whipped cream and raspberry spread frosting, amaretto-brushed layers, and toasted almond crunch around the sides.

Peche Royale dans son Panier Fleuri: poached peaches in fried batter baskets over genoise, topped with Grand Marnier sabayon and pate a choux handles. A showpiece French plated dessert.

Flour-dusted turkey breast slices pan-fried in butter until golden, finished with toasted almonds and a bright lemon pan sauce. An elegant 30-minute dish inspired by classic French amandine.

Felvideki finom nulleves, a hearty Hungarian hare soup from the Upper Highlands with root vegetables, lard-browned liver roux, and rice. Old-country game cookery from the Felvidek region.

Classic veal fricassee with tender poached cubes in a buttery roux sauce, sautéed mushrooms, and white asparagus. A refined European comfort dish served over rice that's worth the slow simmer.

Fudgy Greenwich Village brownies with melted unsweetened chocolate, brown sugar, corn syrup, and loaded with pecans. Rich, dense, and chewy with a crackly pecan-studded top.

Homemade crepes filled with a vanilla ricotta and cream cheese filling, baked golden, and topped with fresh mixed berries. These lighter cheese blintzes are brunch royalty.

Self-saucing chocolate puddle pudding: a cocoa cake batter with boiling chocolate sauce poured over before baking. Vegan-friendly, egg-free, and magically creates its own gooey sauce.

Peach and raspberry brown betty with nutmeg bread crumb filling, topped with buttered coconut bread cubes. A rustic baked fruit dessert ready in 40 minutes.

Tender butter cookies studded with chopped fresh strawberries and scented with nutmeg and brandy, dusted in powdered sugar. Little jewel-like bites that melt on the tongue.

Not your grandma's carrot cake. This one's spiked with Coca-Cola, loaded with grated carrots, nuts, and coconut, then drenched in a hot cocoa-cola syrup that soaks right through the warm crumb. Serves 16.

Favourite Red Devil's Food Cake with Creamy Vanilla Frosting recipe

Greek oil cake (gliko tapsiou me ladi) is a dairy-free, egg-free spice cake made with olive oil, orange juice, walnuts, and raisins. Naturally vegan and Lenten-friendly.

Homemade beef foldovers with seasoned ground beef, rice, cheddar, and tomato sauce wrapped in yeasted whole wheat dough. Freezer-friendly and perfect for picnics.

For years I only ate carrot cake with a butter and cream cheese frosting, but I was surprised by this glazed carrot cake. It was actually delicious. I will not mind enjoying a glazed carrot cake any more.