2,655 catering recipes

Green beans with mushrooms is a buttery, six-ingredient side dish. Fresh green beans simmered until tender, then tossed with butter-sauteed mushrooms for a humble holiday classic.

No-knead whole wheat bread with just four ingredients: whole wheat flour, yeast, molasses, and warm water. Mix in a bowl, scoop into loaf pans, rise once, and bake. Dense, hearty, salt-free.

French baguette bread with a crackling crust and chewy open crumb, made from a simple yeast dough you can shape into baguettes, boules, or herbed loaves. Bakery-style results from your home oven.

Elephant ears: Pennsylvania Dutch yeast-dough fritters stretched thin, deep-fried until golden and bubbly, then dusted with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar. The state fair classic.

Cranberry catsup simmers fresh cranberries with onion, vinegar, and warm spices into a tangy crimson condiment. A holiday alternative to traditional ketchup, perfect with turkey or pork.

Classic Filipino sinigang with pork ribs braised in a tart tamarind broth alongside tomatoes, daikon, green beans, and wilted spinach. The ultimate sour soup for rice lovers.

Russian torte: a yeast-leavened pastry layered with cinnamon-walnut filling and apricot preserves, then crowned with meringue and sugared nuts. The Old World dessert that disappears at every gathering.

Oreganato bread machine loaf with polenta, dried oregano, garlic, and parsley. A rustic Italian herb bread that fills the kitchen with Mediterranean aromas.

Make-ahead spaghetti and meatball casserole assembled the night before with uncooked pasta, jarred sauce, and frozen meatballs. Refrigerate overnight, bake, and serve.

Meatloaf for 120: a scaled-up classic ground beef, oats, and tomato juice meatloaf with tangy ketchup-mustard glaze. 16 loaves for church suppers, reunions, and crowd feeding.

Classic French tarte Tatin with 5 pounds of Golden Delicious apples baked in caramel and topped with flaky puff pastry. A showstopping upside-down dessert worth the effort.

Homemade bear claw pastries made from a buttery yeasted dough wrapped around a cherry, date, raisin, and walnut filling. This classic bakery recipe yields 16 to 20 golden, flaky pastries with a sweet almond glaze.

Rich chocolate Cajun pound cake with devil's food mix, chocolate pudding, rum extract, and chocolate chips. Topped with a glossy cocoa glaze. Easy one-bowl recipe, bakes in under an hour.

Yeasted honey twist coffee cake coiled into a spiral, brushed with a honey-butter topping, and drizzled with vanilla icing. A rich, soft dough with lemon and nutmeg.

Ultra-moist chocolate bundt cake with orange zest, Kahlua, sour cream, and chocolate chips. Soaked in a warm orange-butter syrup right out of the oven.

Joululimppa is a traditional Finnish holiday rye bread with buttermilk, molasses, fennel, caraway, and orange zest. A gently kneaded dough yields soft, aromatic round loaves with a glossy molasses glaze.