925 homemade recipes

Thick-cut cowboy steak rubbed with smoky chipotle paste, grilled over high heat, then slathered with homemade jalapeno jelly. Includes a from-scratch pepper jelly recipe.

Homemade cherry liqueur with just three ingredients: Bing cherries, sugar, and vodka. Layer them in a jar and wait three months for a rich, fruity spirit.

Homemade Indian dough incense: a hand-mixed blend of cinnamon, sandalwood, cloves, benzoin, curry, and jasmine essence, shaped into cones or sticks to dry and burn.

Homemade Sri Lankan curry powder blends dry-roasted coriander, cumin, fennel, fenugreek, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves with curry leaves and cayenne. Stores for months in an airtight jar.

Homemade flour tortillas with just four ingredients: flour, shortening, salt, and warm water. Soft, pliable, and ready to wrap around tacos, burritos, or quesadillas straight off the griddle.

Momos, Tibetan steamed dumplings with spiced ground beef, ginger, daikon, and cilantro wrapped in homemade flour dough. Served with fresh tomato tsal salsa and hot sriracha dip.

Florida Keys bread pudding made with homemade coconut milk, day-old sponge cake, crushed pineapple, and a silky dark rum sauce. Tropical Caribbean comfort dessert.

Soft, cakey chocolate drop cookies topped with a rich homemade chocolate icing. Made with real unsweetened chocolate and optional pecans, this bakery-style recipe yields 3 dozen.

Southern-style fruited iced tea with fresh orange juice, pineapple juice, and English breakfast tea sweetened with a homemade simple syrup. Best chilled overnight.

No-bake peanut butter bars with a graham cracker base and a thick chocolate topping. Only 5 ingredients and they taste like homemade Reese's cups.

Layered banana split ice cream cake with strawberry, vanilla-pineapple, and chocolate ice cream layers, homemade chocolate sauce, and fresh strawberry sauce. Serves 12.

Homemade cantaloupe sherbet churned with pureed melon, milk, honey, and a squeeze of lemon. Smooth, scoopable, and bursting with fresh summer melon flavor. Makes about 2 quarts.

Traditional homemade wine fermenting dried apricots with raisins, citrus slices, ginger, and yeast for 30 days before bottling.

Homemade all-purpose seasoning blend with parmesan, sesame seeds, paprika, and poppy seeds. Shake it on fish, meat, vegetables, or salads for instant savory depth.

Homemade Mexican piloncillo syrup infused with cinnamon and whole cloves. Dark, rich, and caramel-like. Stir it into coffee, drizzle over pancakes, or use in cocktails.

Homemade buckwheat pasta made with semolina and buckwheat flour using a pasta machine. A nutty, earthy fresh pasta with rustic Italian character in just a few ingredients.