2,315 fast food recipes

Raspberry truffle trifle layered with sponge cake, homemade custard, raspberry sauce, and chocolate truffle sauce. A showstopping make-ahead dessert for 16.

Chocolate bread made in a bread machine with cocoa powder, butter, egg, and vanilla. A sweet, enriched yeast bread with deep chocolate flavor, makes two loaves.

Baked pears with vanilla ice cream: firm pears poached in apple juice, lemon, and brown sugar syrup until tender, chilled overnight, and served cored-side up with a scoop of ice cream.

Granny's ham and potato gratin for a crowd layers parboiled potatoes, diced ham, and Swiss cheese with a mustard-garlic bechamel. Feeds 24, bakes in under an hour, and can be assembled a day ahead.

Kartoffel Torte is a German chocolate potato cake with mashed potatoes, cocoa, pecans, and maraschino cherries baked in a tube pan and drizzled with powdered sugar icing.

Classic Philadelphia snapper soup made with snapping turtle meat, veal knuckles, dry sherry, and tomatoes. A rich, old-school Pennsylvania tradition simmered for hours.

Chicken and barley salad with tomatoes, celery, red onion, and a lemon-Dijon dressing. A high-fiber, diabetic-friendly main dish salad with a chewy, satisfying grain base.

Bhartha, a classic Indian curried eggplant roasted until smoky and tender, then cooked down with tomatoes, onions, and ghee. Finished with fresh coriander.

Creamy potato, leek, and salt cod soup finished with sour cream and fresh dill. A milk-based chowder with rich, briny depth that can be made a day ahead.

Pecan sweet potato casserole for two with a brown sugar-pecan streusel topping. A small-batch Thanksgiving side that scales down the classic marshmallow-free version into a 3-cup baking dish.

Polish kapusta soup with shredded cabbage, beef chuck, red potatoes, and tomato sauce simmered for two hours. A hearty Eastern European cabbage and beef soup.

Death by chocolate Bundt cake from Dom DeLuise's cookbook. Cake mix doctored with pudding, sour cream, and 12 ounces of chocolate chips for an intensely fudgy result.

Basic sourdough starter uses commercial yeast and milk-based feeding to build a reliable wild-yeast culture in 2 to 3 days. The shortcut starter for sourdough bread baking at home.

Flourless chocolate cake made with 9 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate, 7 eggs, and butter. Dense, fudgy, and naturally gluten-free with just 5 ingredients.

Maine potato donuts use cold mashed potatoes for an extra-tender, never-greasy fried doughnut. Traditional New England recipe spiced with ginger and vanilla. Makes 2 dozen old-fashioned donuts.

Spiced cranberry hazelnut bread with cinnamon, cloves, and orange juice baked into mini loaves. Wrapped in brandy-soaked cheesecloth, this holiday quick bread deepens in flavor for weeks.