Cream cheese frosting/13 recipes

Toasting quinoa in pan creates much more flavor than just boiling it directly. Quinoa is tossed with a light yet tasty vinaigrette, sugar snap peas, apples, bell peppers, celery, red onions and toasted walnuts. You can make the salad one day ahead, it tastes even better next day.

Crusty french bread, brushed with garlic and olive oil topped with tomato, sea salt, mozzarella and basil then a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil make very fresh appetizers that showcase the simple ingredients. Quick and easy to make for guests in a flash.

Devil's food cake imbibed with cream of coconut and sweetened condensed milk, it is reminiscent of a tres leches cake. Topped with whipped cream and a sprinkling of toasted coconut, it's an easy to do treat.

This version of the classic green bean casserole lightens the load without sacrificing the flavor or creaminess. Making your own french fried onions adds loads of crispy fried onion goodness.

These stuffed jalapeno peppers are "fried" in the oven to cut the fat in a big way. A mixture of refried beans and cheese creates a warm and gooey inside with the cornmeal delivering a delicate crispy outside. Perfect for New Years or Superbowl gatherings.

Inspired by 1986 winner almond thumbprint cookies recipe, we came out an idea to make this low fat and low calorie version. The cookies came out absolutely delicious, but have a lot less fat and calories than original recipe. It definitely proves that healthy food can be also tasted good.

Five cheeses made these tarts super cheesy, oozy and tasty. We made our own pastries that were buttery and flakey, also we used mini tartlets instead of 9-inch tart pan.

A French daughter sauce from the mother sauce Béchamel. A tasty cheese sauce useful for many dishes including Eggs Florentine and is wonderful to dress up vegetables.

This sophisticated soufflé will wow your family and friends. Soufflés are not that difficult to make; just make sure to get them onto the table straight away before they begin to deflate.

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Absolutely delicious! Roasted bell pepper, salted mushrooms, and spinach are an excellent combination, which works great with crispy phyllo pastry. Serve it as a main dish or an appetizer!

Scrumptious chicken main dish with a green chile kick that is tamed by creamy cool sour cream.

This is a classic French recipe also called Pate a Choux for making puffs that can be filled with any manner of filling savory or sweet. The most basic filling would be whipped cream. Crispy on the outside and wonderfully creamy on the inside.

This cornbread is delicious, use cream style corn, stir in scallions and cheddar cheese, cheesy and moist.

Buttermilk Carrot Cake recipe

A rich version of German apple pancake. Half and half adds the richness, using more apples than usual really highlights the apple flavor, and cinnamon gives the extra warmness. An ideal and delicious breakfast.