3,402 catering recipes

Minted pears with honey walnuts poaches whole baby pears in honey-sweetened mint tea, then crowns them with caramelized walnuts. Elegant fruit dessert that works hot or chilled.

Refrigerator dill pickles with garlic, fresh dill, and apple cider vinegar brine. No canning required. Crisp, sour, ready in 4 to 7 days.

Six cups of fresh strawberries piled into a cream cheese-lined pie shell and drenched in a homemade cooked strawberry glaze. A celebration of peak berry season in every glossy, towering slice.

Versatile Czech kolace dough made like pie crust with shortening, egg yolks, and yeast. Chills overnight, then rolls out on powdered sugar for filled pastries in any shape.

Tahini and hazelnut dip with pan-roasted hazelnuts, garlic, lemon juice, and sesame paste. A nutty, creamy vegan dip with rich toasted flavor that deepens overnight in the fridge.

Gourmet glazed nuts with peanuts and pecans, blanched then baked with sugar and butter until golden and crunchy. Sweet, salty, and perfect for holiday gift-giving.

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.

Italian chicken escarole soup with homemade broth simmered from chicken pieces, onion, celery, and parsley, strained clear, then finished with chopped escarole and grated cheese.

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.

Roasted vegetable gazpacho with oven-charred tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, and garlic blended with sherry vinegar and stale bread into a silky chilled soup. Deeper and smokier than traditional gazpacho.

Traditional meat dolma: small green bell peppers stuffed with seasoned meat and rice, gently simmered over parsley stems until tender. Served hot with cool yogurt on the side.

No-egg raisin cake with brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon, and ginger baked low and slow. A Depression-era pantry cake that's moist, spiced, and surprisingly rich.

Simple homemade tomato sauce from fresh ripe tomatoes, garlic, bay leaf, olive oil, and a splash of vinegar to brighten the finish. Long-simmered Italian-style sauce with the deep flavor only patient cooking delivers.