2,635 catering recipes

Maple nut rugelach roll cream cheese pastry around a maple-walnut-cinnamon filling for buttery, crescent-shaped Jewish cookies. Sweetened with pure maple syrup instead of jam.

Marinated asparagus bundles tied with blanched green onion strips and marinated in red wine vinegar with oregano and tarragon. An elegant make-ahead appetizer.

Spiced applesauce bread with cinnamon, cloves, plumped raisins, and walnuts. A moist quick bread loaf baked with real applesauce for tender crumb.

Honey Bunnies are sweet yeast rolls shaped like rabbits, brushed with a honey-butter glaze, and decorated with raisin eyes. A fun Easter or holiday baking project.

Focaccia with Parmesan, rosemary, and olive oil baked on a cornmeal-dusted sheet until golden and crusty. A simple yeast bread with a one-hour rise and just a handful of ingredients.

Marble squares swirl cream cheese filling through a tender chocolate sheet cake batter, topped with chocolate chips. Makes a big jelly-roll pan for a crowd, baked in 30 minutes.

Classic French onion soup gratinee: deeply caramelized onions simmered in beef broth, topped with toasted French bread and bubbling Gruyere. Pure bistro comfort.

Dried pinto beans simmered from scratch with carrots, celery, Roma tomatoes, fresh thyme, oregano, and cilantro. A nourishing bean soup served over rice or barley that's worth the overnight soak.

Crab fritters with a featherlight batter lifted by whipped egg whites, deep fried golden and served with a curry mayonnaise dipping sauce made bright with chutney and orange.

Herbed beef patties breaded and pan-fried in butter, then baked with spaghetti sauce, cheddar, and Parmesan until bubbly. Like chicken Parmesan but with seasoned ground beef.

Here's a rich chowder with big chunks of fish, potatoes and bacon in a tempting creamy broth.

Super blueberry pie packs 7 cups of berries into a flaky double crust, sweetened with maple syrup, thickened with tapioca, and brushed with cream for a glossy golden top. A bakery-worthy summer dessert.

Vegan fricadelle: crisp pan-fried patties of tofu, toasted millet, and finely chopped vegetables, breaded golden and served with a bright cilantro-almond chutney. A hearty meat-free, dairy-free main.

White chicken chili with great northern beans, green chiles, and cumin in a creamy Monterey Jack broth. The Tex-Mex alternative to red chili, slow-simmered to silky.

Pumpkin ravioli stuff fresh egg pasta with a Parmesan, amaretti, and nutmeg pumpkin filling, then toss in browned butter. Northern Italian Mantua-style autumn pasta with sweet-savory crumbs.

Grandma's Ohio farm chili made with ground beef, hot Italian sausage, kidney beans, and condensed tomato soup. Served the Midwest way: ladled over mashed potatoes in a big bowl.