Eve/7 recipes

Armenian sweet rice pilaf studded with dates, apricots, prunes, and toasted almonds simmers in honey-butter. Raisins and currants add even more jeweled sweetness.

A silky 4-ingredient shrimp pate blended with cream cheese, butter, and a splash of brandy. Ready in 5 minutes flat, this elegant spread is the easiest appetizer you'll ever bring to a party.

Lentil stew recipe from my German mother! One of my favorites German dishes ever. Pour over spaetzle, noodles, or rice.

Portuguese rubble soup with dried red beans, bacon, pumpkin, turnips, carrots, potatoes, and hand-torn cabbage. Even better with a ham bone simmered in the pot.

Pan-fried chicken breasts in a bright lemon butter sauce with garlic and fresh parsley. Pounded thin for even cooking and ready in 45 minutes with just seven ingredients.

Hearty split pea soup with tender lamb shoulder chunks, built on deeply browned vegetables and chicken broth. A rustic, stick-to-your-ribs bowl that simmers low and slow and tastes even better the next day.

2 ingredients, smoked sausages steamed in beer for even more flavor. Perfect for Superbowl or any time the guys get together.

Sweet and sour cabbage soup: a classic Jewish Eastern European soup simmered low and slow with cabbage, tomatoes, brown sugar, and vinegar. Tangy, warming, and even better on day two.

The easiest slow cooker beef stew you will ever make. Toss beef, vegetables, cream of mushroom soup, and tomato soup into a crock pot and walk away for 5 to 8 hours.

Strong coffee steeped with cinnamon sticks, cloves, and allspice, then topped with sweetened whipped cream. A warming Viennese-style spiced coffee for chilly evenings.

Caldo Verde: Portuguese green soup with kale, chorizo, white beans, potatoes, turnips, and smoked ham in chicken broth. One pot, one hour, and even better the next day.

An easy to make soup for lunch that will have you licking your spoon, and maybe even your bowl!

Basic cheesecake recipe done right: three pounds of cream cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, and a foil-wrapped water bath for the silkiest, crackless slice you'll ever cut.

This is my no-fail party recipe... always receives compliments and is devoured every time. I have even memorized the recipe because so many people ask for it at parties!!

A boozy blended milkshake with vanilla ice cream, crushed Oreos, creme de menthe, and creme de cacao. Five minutes, one blender, and the best adult milkshake you'll ever make.

Two-ingredient marinated chicken using Italian dressing for a tangy, herb-infused grilled chicken breast. Just marinate, grill, and serve for the easiest weeknight dinner ever.