1,520 cheery recipes

Sweet and sour pork with vinegar-simmered pork shoulder, pineapple, peppers, and onions in a glossy honey-soy sauce. Restaurant takeout, recreated at home with tender meat.

Egg vegetable salad served in a puffed Swiss cheese choux pastry shell. Cauliflower, mushrooms, peas, and hard-cooked eggs in a cumin-Dijon dressing inside an edible bowl.

Grilled beef kababs marinated 12 hours in soy sauce, lemon juice, Worcestershire, and mustard. Skewered with mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, and onion over hot coals.

Showstopping chocolate mousse pie with brandy-soaked chocolate-dipped cherries, a cookie crust, and a filling loaded with 12 oz of chocolate, coffee, and whipped cream.

Beat the summer heat with this delicious fruit dish that is bound to cool you off.

Fat-free cherry cheesecake bars with cinnamon cookie crust, creamy lemon-kissed filling, and glossy cherry topping that tastes like splurging but keeps calories in check.

Traditional English fruitcake loaded with raisins, candied orange and lemon peel, citron, candied cherries, and walnuts. Baked low and slow in a tube pan for over 2 hours.

Grilled beef kabobs marinated 12 hours in a tangy soy-lemon-Worcestershire sauce with mushrooms, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, and onion. Bold flavor from a simple overnight marinade.

Spumoni slice-and-bake cookies with three layered doughs: cherry pink, chocolate, and pistachio green with rum flavoring. A colorful Italian-inspired Christmas cookie.

This dish was pretty easy to prepare and turned out beautifully. The potatoes, zucchini, tomatoes, and olives created a wonderful medley of flavors.

Sirloin beef kabobs marinated in soy sauce, sherry, honey and ginger, then broiled with pineapple chunks, mushrooms and green onions. A glossy, sweet-savory skewer dinner the whole family will love.

Strawberry lemon trifle with homemade genoise cake, lemon curd cream filling, kirsch-strawberry syrup, toasted almonds, and piped whipped cream. A showpiece French-style layered dessert.

Grilled beef kabobs marinated overnight in soy sauce, lemon juice, Worcestershire, and mustard with mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, and onion. Bold flavor, hot off the grill.

Strawberry lemon trifle layered with homemade genoise cake, lemon curd filling, kirsch-soaked strawberries, toasted almonds, and whipped cream.

Rotini pasta salad Nicoise-style with chicken, white beans, artichoke hearts, and a Dijon lemon vinaigrette. A hearty, protein-packed cold salad for summer.

Chewy oatmeal cookies loaded with white chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, candied cherries, and toasted almonds. A bakery-style drop cookie with almond extract for extra depth.