10,000 cream recipes

Cream cheese snowflake cookies with lemon zest, topped with powdered sugar icing and edible glitter. Delicate, buttery Christmas cutout cookies that sparkle.

Mushroom pate with a pound of sauteed mushrooms, dry vermouth, Parmesan, sour cream, and toasted pecans. A rich, earthy spread for crackers and crostini.

Praline coffee cake with a brown sugar sour cream batter topped with cinnamon pecan streusel. A warm, nutty breakfast cake baked in one pan.

Hawaiian cake starts with a yellow cake mix base topped with a cream cheese pudding layer, crushed pineapple, chopped nuts, maraschino cherries, and flaked coconut.

Pan-seared salmon fillets finished in a silky sherry-Madeira cream sauce with garlic, shallots, roasted red peppers, and mushrooms. Restaurant-plate elegance at home.

Oven-baked nutmeg French toast with a gingered maple-orange syrup, dusted in powdered sugar and served with jelly and sour cream. A brunch showstopper.

Slow-simmered beef chuck chili with cumin, oregano, and chili powder, made a day ahead for deep flavor. Topped with sour cream and fresh lime.

Tender sour cream muffins with a buttery cinnamon-pecan crunch folded inside and crumbled on top. Made with cake flour for an extra-soft crumb.

Layers of angel food cake, sweetened cream cheese, whipped topping, and fresh strawberries under a shimmering strawberry jello glaze. A no-bake showpiece for any gathering.

French onion tart with a handmade butter pastry, slow-cooked onions, bacon, and a silky cream custard. Baked low and slow for a rich, golden filling.

German beef strips with carrots simmered in white wine and soda water, finished with heavy cream. A classic Geschnetzeltes with tender sirloin and sweet braised carrots.

Lobster casserole with cream of cheddar soup, mushrooms, sherry, and buttered breadcrumbs made entirely in the microwave. A rich, creamy seafood main dish in 30 minutes.

Nusskipferl are Austrian nut crescent cookies made with a buttery sour cream yeast dough rolled around a sweet ground almond and egg white filling, baked golden.

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.

Rice kugel with cream cheese, cottage cheese, orange and lemon zest, topped with crispy rice cereal and brown sugar. A creamy, custard-like Jewish holiday side dish.

Hollywood Hash: a big-batch ground beef and bacon casserole with noodles, cream of mushroom soup, peas, mushrooms, and cubed cheese. Freezes perfectly and feeds a crowd.