630 food recipes

Traditional challah bread with saffron, white raisins, and poppy seeds. A slow two-day cold rise develops deep flavor in these golden braided loaves.

Off-The-Wall Chocolate Cake starts with devil's food mix, then gets a cream cheese swirl loaded with chocolate chips and walnuts dropped right into the batter. Done in 1 hour.

Rainbow ice cream cake layers jello-coated angel food cake pieces with strawberry, lime and orange-pineapple flavors, fruit and vanilla ice cream. A showstopping no-bake frozen dessert.

Frozen lime pie with a cooked egg yolk and lime curd base folded into whipped cream and stiff egg whites, set in a graham cracker crust. Light, mousse-like, and served frozen.

Warm and fresh with just a hint of pineapple for a mellow tropical aroma.

Yogurt-marinated chicken baked golden, then simmered in a buttery saffron cream sauce with whole spices and ground almonds. Authentic Indian butter chicken from scratch.

Peppermint candy cookies with a buttery walnut shortbread shell hiding a pink cream cheese filling inside. Rolled in crushed peppermint and powdered sugar after baking.

The legendary Waldorf Astoria red velvet cake with buttermilk, cocoa, and a silky cooked-flour ermine frosting that tastes like whipped cream. A stunning 3-layer showpiece for any celebration.

A show-stopping heart-shaped cake for Valentine's Day made from one square and one round cake, frosted in pink vanilla buttercream and covered in tinted coconut. Decorated with gumdrop hearts and fruit roll bows.

Red Velvet Cocoa Cake made with buttermilk, cocoa powder, and vinegar for a tender, tangy crumb with that classic crimson color. A Southern layer cake staple.

Chocolate roll-out cookies with cocoa in the dough and a tinted decorator's frosting. Cut into holiday shapes and decorate for Christmas cookie trays and gift boxes.

Oven-roasted char siu pork tenderloin marinated in soy sauce, honey, red wine, and warm cinnamon. Basted until gloriously sticky and sliced on the diagonal.

Heath Bar Ice Cream Cake with Hot Caramel Sauce recipe

Two-layer devil's food cake baked on a brown sugar pecan praline base, filled and topped with sweetened whipped cream and chocolate curls. Serves 12 and steals the show.

Spiced devil's food bundt cake studded with brandy-soaked dates, raisins, and chopped filberts, all baked in the microwave and topped with tangy cream cheese frosting. Ready in under an hour.

Devil's food cake mix upgraded with melted chocolate chips, sour cream, vanilla pudding, and pureed raspberries, served with a mango-raspberry sauce and fresh kiwi garnish.