27 gourmet recipes

Famous for their authentic southern BBQ and gourmet meats, 3Bros Butcher BBQ of Bayside, NY offers this recipe to their customers as a good multipurpose rub. It can be prepared with or without sugar and the cayenne can be added to taste. Use liberally before smoking, grilling, pan searing, or roasting. Also great as an addition to your favorite bbq sauces or as a blackening spice.

A gourmet take on a classic snack. Don't be fooled by the humble ingredients, this is delicious

Caramel snappers made with toasted pecan halves, melted vanilla caramels, and a semi-sweet chocolate top. A three-ingredient candy that looks like it came from a gourmet chocolate shop.

Elaborate muffuletta with homemade olive salad loaded with roasted red peppers, jalapeños, fresh vegetables, and oregano. Broiled until the cheese melts for a hot, gourmet sandwich experience.

Insalata pizzas with garlic-mozzarella pita bases topped with dressed greens, grape tomatoes, kalamata olives, and fresh basil. A 20-minute hot-meets-cold vegetarian dinner that eats like pizza and salad in one bite.

White pizza topped with a garlic-herb aioli, melted Havarti, broccoli, roasted red peppers, and Parmesan. A gourmet vegetarian pizza night upgrade that skips the red sauce entirely.

Tomato-cheese calzones stuffed with melty mozzarella, tangy goat cheese, salami, and sundried tomatoes, folded into golden, individual pizza pockets. A gourmet twist on the classic calzone, baked until well-browned.

Boboli topping with a sweet-savory pork and apple filling: roast pork and tender apples in an orange, Dijon and ginger glaze, piled onto a warm Boboli crust and quartered. A fast, gourmet flatbread that puts leftover pork to use.

Turning now to cooking with cheese, here's a recipe for a yummy spinach and cheese soufflé. This recipe comes from Lynne Kaplan, a chef who owns the Victoria House Bed & Breakfast in Spring Lake, NJ. For a gourmet B&B check them out at victoriahouse.net.

Here's a light, spicy chicken recipe for a warm-weather evening.

I make this chicken and roast beef muffulettas very often. Last year for super bowl, they were even not enough. My friends kept asking me for more of these sandwiches...