3,059 catering recipes

Beef barley soup built on a slow-simmered beef shin broth with carrots, parsnips, celery, and tomato, finished with chewy pearl barley. A hearty one-pot meal that doubles as a side of horseradish-dressed beef.

Golden color and rich flavor is achieved by the caramelization of the sugar, and the addition of orange rind.

Handy pastry dough: make-ahead pie crust with egg and vinegar that keeps two weeks in the fridge. Makes five balls ready to roll for pies, quiches, or turnovers on short notice.

Fresh fruit ice is a light, low-fat frozen dessert made with orange juice, lemon, mashed banana, and strawberries or peaches. Gelatin and a rebeat give it a creamy, scoopable texture without a churn ice cream maker.

Crispy Chinese-American shrimp toast: golden-fried bread triangles topped with seasoned shrimp paste, fresh ginger, water chestnuts, and toasted sesame seeds. A classic dim sum starter.

Pressure cooker lamb stew with potatoes, carrots, and onions. Hearty chunks of meat and vegetables in a thick gravy, done in just 45 minutes.

Creamy orange smoothie made with frozen orange juice concentrate, milk, vanilla, and ice. Tastes like a melted creamsicle and blends up in minutes.

Braised Hungarian partridge with green bell peppers, pimentos, onions, garlic, and dry sherry. A rustic game bird dish slow-cooked until fork-tender in a pepper-rich sauce.

Indian-style lemonade sweetened with maple syrup and spiked with fresh ginger and a pinch of cayenne. A no-cook spiced citrus drink made with both lemon and lime juice.

Ossi di Morti (Bones of the Dead) Italian cookies flavored with cinnamon and clove oil, baked hard and meant to be dunked in coffee or tea. A traditional Italian All Souls Day treat.

Fizzy pineapple cooler punch with unsweetened pineapple juice, frozen orange juice concentrate, and lemon juice topped with club soda. A refreshing non-alcoholic party drink.

Oranged cranberry sauce made with fresh cranberries, orange juice, orange zest, brown sugar, and cinnamon sticks. Boiled until thick and jammy, this keeps indefinitely in the fridge.

Indian-style lemonade with fresh lemon and lime juice, maple syrup, grated ginger, and a pinch of cayenne. A spiced twist on nimbu pani ready in 10 minutes.

Garlic vegetable soup with two whole heads of garlic simmered into a creamy, vegan, fat-free puree with potatoes, carrots, celery, and onion. The cure-all soup for cold and flu season.

Spaghetti with pork chops simmered in tomato soup sauce with onion and green bell pepper. A retro weeknight pasta with pantry-staple ingredients.

Elk or venison meat loaf topped with chili sauce uses water-softened bread as a binder for a lean, flavorful wild game loaf. Simple ingredients let the rich game meat shine.