1,659 elegant recipes

Whole pears poached in spiced white wine with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, vanilla bean, and citrus zest, served warm with burnt sugar ice cream. An elegant make-ahead dessert.

Fresh raspberries served with silky peach puree, raspberry vinegar, and creme fraiche. An elegant no-cook summer fruit dessert with just 5 ingredients.

Wild rice with dried chestnuts, currants, aniseed, shallots, and orange zest. Includes both pressure cooker and stovetop methods. An elegant vegetarian side dish.

Delicate sole fillets rolled around a buttery crab, chive, and parsley filling, baked in a creamy wine sauce and topped with melted Swiss cheese. Elegant seafood in 40 minutes.

Sea scallops with fresh tomatoes and white wine over spinach fettuccine, topped with toasted pine nuts and Parmesan. A light, elegant pasta dinner in under an hour.

Baked potato skins filled with chopped smoked salmon, sour cream, and topped with red or black caviar. An elegant four-ingredient appetizer that turns a humble potato into something luxurious.

Shrimp and scallops in white wine cream sauce served over rice. A simple seafood main with cornstarch-thickened cream and dry white wine for a crowd-friendly elegant dinner.

Spargel in Weisser Sosse: tender white asparagus spears in a creamy nutmeg-scented white sauce with julienned ham. A beloved German side dish that's simple and elegant.

Mousseline of scallops and salmon, a silky two-tone seafood mousse with a truffled scallop outer layer and a salmon center, steamed in ramekins and served on sauteed spinach with a beurre blanc. An elegant French starter.

Feather souffle roll bakes an ethereal egg-white souffle flat in a jellyroll pan, then rolls it around a cream cheese shrimp filling with horseradish and sour cream. An elegant sliced appetizer.

Cornish hens roasted over a toasted long-grain rice stuffing studded with pecans, raisins and orange juice. An elegant holiday-worthy dinner with juicy birds and aromatic fruit-and-nut rice.

Pan-seared chicken breasts with a white wine tarragon pan sauce, chives, and parsley. A light, elegant weeknight dinner ready in 25 minutes with just a handful of ingredients.

French-style almond macaroons piped from almond paste, filled with rum-spiked chocolate ganache, and dipped in a semisweet chocolate glaze. An elegant three-part cookie.

Pan-sauteed chicken breasts with a quick raspberry vinegar cream sauce, green onions, and unsalted butter. An elegant 30-minute dinner with a tangy, silky pan sauce.

Whole pears poached in apple cider with vanilla bean and cinnamon sticks, then glazed with a reduced spiced syrup. An elegant, make-ahead autumn dessert.

Pan-fried fish fillets with Jerusalem artichokes braised in white wine, rosemary, lemon, and heavy cream. An elegant dish where the artichokes melt into a thick, silky sauce.