818 golden recipes

Cape Cod cranberry scones flavoured with fresh cranberries, grated orange zest and buttermilk for a tender crumb. Cut into wedges and baked golden in 15 minutes for a New England breakfast classic.

Classic chocolate chip cookies with a tablespoon of water for soft, chewy centers and crisp golden edges. Half butter, half sugar, plenty of semi-sweet chips. One bowl, no chilling.

Sourdough-style buttermilk biscuits with a make-ahead refrigerator dough that bakes up tall, golden, and tender. Mix once, stash the dough in the fridge, and bake fresh biscuits all week long.

Asian-style baked noodle casserole layered with stir-fried vegetables, creamy white sauce, and a golden breadcrumb crust. A fusion comfort dish that transforms simple ingredients into something special.

Easy homemade focaccia, with the bread machine doing the kneading. Hand-dimpled, drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil and showered with coarse salt and rosemary. A crisp-edged, golden Italian flatbread.

Buttery lemon scones with bright fresh lemon zest packed into every bite, a tender three-times-sifted crumb, and golden cream-brushed tops. A genuinely lemon-forward scone, not a hint.

Palak paneer is a classic North Indian curry with golden-fried paneer cubes simmered in a spiced spinach gravy built on garam masala, ginger, garlic, and tomatoes. Creamy, green, and deeply warming.

Greek apple pastry rolled in flaky phyllo with cinnamon-spiced apples, walnuts, and currants. Buttery, golden, dusted with powdered sugar while hot for that signature shattering crackle. A traditional milopita from the Greek table.

Mughlai-style mixed vegetable curry with paneer, cream, pineapple, and golden raisins. A rich, mildly spiced North Indian dish that finishes with a sprinkle of fried nuts for royal-court flair.

Ultra-rich banana nut bread with a full cup of butter and folded egg whites for the lightest crumb. Golden, tender, and impossibly moist from the double banana-butter combo.

Chipotle potato salad swaps mayo for tangy yogurt and roasts the potatoes until golden, then folds in smoky chipotle, lime, cilantro, and Dijon. A lighter, bolder no-mayo potato salad for any cookout.

Baklava layers buttered phyllo with cinnamon-spiced walnuts, bakes until golden, then drinks in a citrus-honey syrup steeped with cloves. Greek taverna classic finished with whole cloves studded into each diamond.

Flaky, sky-high buttermilk biscuits with golden, buttery tops that shatter at first bite. This Southern-style recipe delivers tender layers perfect for breakfast sandwiches or smothered in sausage gravy.

Crispy potato pancakes from a simple batter of grated potato, egg, onion, and flour, pan-fried golden in a shallow pool of fat. Serve them piping hot with applesauce or a dollop of sour cream.

Hungarian white tomato soup (Feher Paradicsomleves) made from just three ingredients: ripe tomatoes, strong chicken broth, and salt. The tomatoes simmer whole, then are strained out to leave a crystal-clear, golden broth.

Vegetarian chili dog rolls wrap a smoky, cumin-spiced TVP filling with sauteed peppers, mushrooms, and tomato inside soft homemade whole wheat yeast dough. Baked golden at 375F, they make 20 hearty rolls.