2,322 half half recipes

Italian baked stuffed littleneck clams on the half shell with seasoned breadcrumbs, Parmesan, olive oil, and white wine. Broiled until golden and served sizzling.

Chili bean soup made from scratch with dried pink beans, stewed tomatoes, and chili seasoning. Half the beans get mashed for body, the rest set aside for a second meal.

Plump oysters wrapped in crispy bacon, seasoned with paprika and parsley, then baked until the bacon crisps for a classic British appetizer.

Sloppy bean joes with lean ground beef, pork and beans, and chili sauce on toasted buns. A hearty, budget-friendly 30-minute weeknight dinner that stretches a half pound of beef.

Slow-roasted pork loin stuffed with apple and onion slices, rubbed with sage, and basted in a creamy chicken soup and sherry pan sauce.

Grilled angel food cake with skewered nectarines basted in a lemon-sugar glaze, served alongside fresh blueberries for a light summer dessert straight off the grill.

Avocado tomato and mushroom salad fans buttery avocado and ripe Roma slices on a plate, then crowns them with warm shiitake sautéed in garlic, shallot, and red wine vinegar. Hot-cold contrast salad ready in 20 minutes.

Creamy winter vegetable soup loaded with potatoes, carrots, spinach, cabbage, and leeks in a bacon-enriched broth. Half pureed for velvety body with chunky texture in every spoonful.

Chocolate mint cookie sandwiches stack slice-and-bake chocolate rounds around a cool mint buttercream, then dip half in semisweet chocolate glaze.

No-bake Hawaiian refrigerator cake with ladyfingers, sweetened condensed milk, crushed pineapple, marshmallows, and whipped topping. Sets overnight in a springform pan.

Kalitsounia me kanella, sweet Greek cheese pastries filled with ricotta, cinnamon, and sugar, folded into half-moons and dusted with powdered sugar. Traditional Cretan Easter sweet with a tender pastry shell.

Flambe bananas in brown sugar butter sauce with raisins, walnuts, and brandy. A 15-minute showstopper dessert with caramelized fruit and a dramatic flame finish.

Mild blender salsa with tomatoes, banana peppers, cilantro, onion, and garlic. No heat, no cooking, no fuss. Just blend and serve.

Iced mocha coffee shake: chilled brewed coffee blended with cocoa, sugar, and milk, topped with whipped cream and grated chocolate. The cafe drink you can make at home for half the price.

Fish fumet made from sole or salmon bones simmered with white wine, bouquet garni, onion, and carrot, then strained and reduced by half. A foundational French stock for seafood sauces and soups.

A lighter chicken pesto pasta with a yogurt-based spinach pesto, fresh basil, pine nuts, and Parmesan tossed with penne. Half the fat of traditional pesto, all the flavor.