10,000 four four recipes

Belgian waffles using flour, salt, and liquid egg substitute, crisp-edged from the waffle iron and topped with whipped cream. A light brunch favorite.

Ginger icebox cookies with molasses, three teaspoons of ground ginger, and a slice-and-bake method. Make the dough ahead, chill, and bake crisp rounds whenever you want fresh cookies.

Microwave cranberry orange bread ready in under 15 minutes. Fresh cranberries and grated orange zest pack this quick bread with bright, tart flavor and zero oven time.

Old-fashioned molasses oatmeal bread with tender texture and deep caramel flavor from a time-tested family recipe

Silky smooth cream soup with tender chicken in a buttery roux base. Ready in 25 minutes and rich enough to serve as a main course. Bonus: swap chicken for cheese to make it vegetarian.

Date-nut muffins with boiled dates, chopped pecans, and vanilla. The dates are softened with baking soda before mixing, creating a moist, caramel-like crumb.

Slow cooker cola steak made with round steak braised in cola and ketchup for 8 to 10 hours. The cola tenderizes the beef and creates a sweet, tangy gravy with almost no effort.

Pan-seared fish fillets in a Mediterranean sauce of kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, and capers. Ready in 25 minutes with trout, sole, or orange roughy. Quick, elegant weeknight dinner.

Try these colorful and scrumptious muffins that go hand-in-hand with a sunny day.

Orange-scented sweet crepes rolled around a cinnamon-sugared cottage cheese filling. A Central European-style blintz made in a cast iron skillet, served for breakfast or dessert.

I love chocolate flavour from I was a kid, this chocolate dipped creams really very yummy, but sure, if eat too much, not very good for keep fit:)

his is a concentrated, liquid coffee easily found in Ireland, but probably not in the States. I would dissolve 2 T of a good instant coffee in an equivalent amount of water, and use that.

Cheesy baked spinach squares loaded with Monterey Jack and eggs, ready in 40 minutes flat. Cut into squares for an easy appetizer, brunch side, or grab-and-go snack that works warm or cold.

Chocolate coconut cake topped with a boiled coconut-coffee-cocoa glaze that soaks into the warm crumb. Simple pantry ingredients for a rich, fudgy everyday cake with tropical coconut finish.

The Colonel was in the kitchen one day and had an idea what to do with the potatoes that he had and he came up with the Potato Wedges. They used to be made fresh but due to the invention of the frozen fry, they are sent to the stores frozen and ready to cook.

Lemon pound cake with a fine, buttery crumb and bright citrus zest, baked in a bundt or mini loaves. Old-fashioned five-egg richness with no leavening except properly creamed butter.