4,750 night recipes

Nut raisin bread made with just eight ingredients and no butter or oil. Walnuts, raisins, and a 20-minute rest before baking give this simple quick bread its tender crumb.

Old-school stovetop fudge made with semisweet chips, German sweet chocolate, milk chocolate, marshmallow cream, and toasted nuts. Boil for exactly eight minutes and let the chocolate do the rest.

Herb and goat cheese stuffed crepes with a reduction sauce. Very sophisticated

Cubed ham and elbow macaroni baked in a creamy egg and milk custard with cheddar, mustard, and a hint of dill. This cheesy ham bake is old-school comfort food that feeds eight hungry people.

Whole wheat honey cookies use 100% whole wheat flour and honey instead of refined sugar for a wholesome drop cookie with chewy texture and nutty depth. Eight ingredients, 20 minutes start to finish, kid-lunchbox approved.

Bacon-wrapped chicken breasts baked low and slow over smoked beef in a creamy mushroom and sour cream sauce. Five ingredients, zero fuss, and enough to feed a crowd of eight.

Meatless loaf made with crushed peanuts, cottage cheese, and brown rice for a protein-packed vegetarian main dish. Simple mix-and-bake method with just eight ingredients and no fussy steps.

Spinach garlic soup is a creamy blended soup with fresh spinach, shredded carrots, eight cloves of garlic, and a nutmeg-scented finish. Silky, vivid green, on the table in 40 minutes.

Mocha truffle cake: a flourless dark chocolate cake built with a pound of chocolate, a pound of butter, eight eggs, and strong coffee. Chilled overnight and frosted with vanilla whipped cream.

Crunchy twice-baked biscotti loaded with chopped Heath bars, pecans, and butterscotch extract. Makes 36 to 48 cookies that are built for dunking in coffee, tea, or hot cocoa.

Even if you don't like eggplant, you will love this dish. Roasting develops huge amount of flavor and gets rid of most of the moisture from the vegetables. Roasted garlic just adds more yumminess. A delicious pasta dish that can be served as a side dish or a vegetarian main course.

Coffee cake that has coffee in the cake and in the glaze! Of course you can always enjoy a slice with a cup of coffee. Perfect as a morning or afternoon pick me up.

A simple and delicious Christmas pudding made with dried figs, tapioca and toasted walnuts.

Avocado in the brownies? It may sound strange, but it tastes very pleasant. Avocado adds delicious creaminess and richness to these moist and chocolaty brownies.

The original General Tso's chicken from Chef Peng: crisp-fried dark-meat chicken tossed in a tangy soy-and-vinegar sauce fired up with dried chilies. Savory and hot, not the sticky-sweet takeout version, and gluten-free with tamari.

Ricotta and cream cheese blend with amaretto liqueur and vanilla in this lighter cheesecake where a graham cracker crust supports creamy filling that's less dense than New York style but just as satisfying.