10,000 cream recipes

Chicken Kiev wraps pounded chicken breasts around frozen garlic-herb butter, then breads and deep-fries until golden. Cuts open to a buttery flood, served with sherry cream sauce.

Meatball paprikash with pork meatballs simmered in a smoky paprika and tomato sauce finished with sour cream, served over egg noodles. A Hungarian-inspired one-skillet dinner for four.

Yummy tuna mounds with curry mushroom sauce shapes tuna into breadcrumb-bound baked patties surrounded by a curried cream-of-mushroom gravy. Mid-century pantry comfort with a warm spice lift.

Moist bundt cake loaded with grated carrots, mashed banana, crushed pineapple, and pecans, topped with a cinnamon cream cheese frosting. A tropical twist on classic carrot cake that feeds a crowd.

Quiche rounds are mini Tex-Mex quiches baked in muffin tins with corn tortilla bases, two melty cheeses, green chilies, olives, and a sour cream-cumin custard. Brunch finger food that comes together in one tray.

Sweet potato pie with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a flaky shell, finished with a decorative ring of pecan halves and a dollop of whipped cream. The yogurt in the custard adds tang and lift that traditional milk-only versions miss.

Savory potato quiche with butter-sauteed potato slices dusted in Parmesan, set in a half-and-half custard with savory, dry mustard, and cayenne. A hearty, golden potato-and-egg pie.

Restaurant-style crab cakes with red and green bell peppers, seared golden then oven-finished, served on a velvety cilantro butter sauce. A stunning plated seafood main course.

Moist banana loaf cake studded with grated bittersweet chocolate, dusted with powdered sugar. Uses ripe bananas, half-and-half, and real butter for a rich, tender crumb.

This sorbet, based simply on commercially canned pears, can be enhanced with the flavor of eau-de-vie de poire (pear liqueur) or, if preferred, with fresh lemon juice.

Chocolate nut upside-down Bundt cake with a buttery brown sugar walnut crown. Inverts onto a plate showing off a glossy caramel-pecan top layer.

Revani semolina cake soaked in chilled lemon syrup with almond extract. This Greek dessert uses olive oil instead of butter and gets its lift from whipped egg whites.

Italian polenta cake with ground almonds, cornmeal, orange and lemon zest, and vanilla bean. Naturally gluten-free with a tender, grainy crumb and citrus perfume.

Rabbit, squirrel and venison are featured in this game lovers stew.

Sunshine cake with bright lemon frosting, an airy egg-yolk-and-white sponge baked in a tube pan with lemon zest and extract. Tender, fragrant, finished with a tangy lemon glaze.

Oatmeal coconut cake with a soft cinnamon-spiced crumb and a broiled brown-sugar coconut-nut topping that bubbles into a chewy caramel crown. Lazy Daisy-style, the way grandma made it.