1,902 french recipes

Sweet monkey bread made with canned buttermilk biscuits rolled in cinnamon sugar and drenched in a melted brown sugar glaze. Pull-apart, sticky, and ready in 40 minutes.

Papas chorreadas are Colombian potatoes drenched in a creamy tomato, scallion, and cilantro cheese sauce. A comforting side that pairs with grilled meats or eggs.

A four-layer cheesecake masterpiece: walnut-graham crust, dense cream cheese filling, silky sour cream topping, and whole strawberries drenched in a Cointreau-spiked raspberry glaze. Plan ahead; it needs 2 to 3 days to reach peak flavor.

Indonesian chicken sateh skewers marinated in lemongrass, garlic, and curry, grilled over fire and drenched in a silky coconut-peanut sauce with fish sauce and lime.

Melomakarona: traditional Greek Christmas cookies made with olive oil, orange zest, and semolina, soaked in honey syrup and topped with walnuts. Fragrant, syrup-drenched holiday staple.

Apple dabble cake baked in a tube pan with chopped apples, cinnamon, and nuts, then drenched in a hot brown sugar-butter glaze that soaks in as it cools. A dense, moist apple cake.

Smothered burritos: warm homemade flour tortillas rolled around refried beans, drenched in pork-and-Anaheim chili verde, and blanketed with three melted cheeses. Southwest comfort food plate that eats like a diner favorite.

Traditional Croatian mlinci: yeasted flatbread baked until crisp, then soaked in salted water and drenched in melted butter or roast drippings. The classic side for roast poultry.

Kadin Gobegi, a traditional Turkish fried choux pastry soaked in lemon syrup and garnished with cream and pistachios. Crispy puffed dough rounds with a syrup-drenched center.

Flourless-style chocolate loaf cake spiced with cinnamon, lifted with whipped egg whites, and drenched in a glossy mocha sauce. A dense, fudgy slice with espresso depth.

Honey lemon soaked cake baked in a tube pan, pierced while warm, and drenched with a hot honey-lemon syrup. Finished with a dusting of powdered sugar.

Pan bagnat is the South of France's answer to the packed lunch: a crusty roll stuffed with tomatoes, peppers, onions, olives, hard-boiled egg, and anchovies, drenched with olive oil and vinegar. Beach-food classic.

Greek-style baked shrimp with feta (shrimp saganaki style): jumbo shrimp baked under crumbled feta and breadcrumbs, drenched in a garlic-rosemary-oregano scampi butter. Served over pasta or rice.

Baked Granny Smith apples stuffed with brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped nuts, then drenched in a maple syrup glaze. A classic Midwest fall dessert served warm with cream.

A moist apple cake baked in a tube pan, packed with fresh apples and pecans, then drenched in a warm brown sugar caramel glaze that soaks right into the crumb. An old-fashioned keeper of a cake.

Stir-fried vegetable stew drenched in a spicy peanut sauce with ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Loaded with broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and bell peppers. Ready in 30 minutes.