589 nut top recipes

A succulent steak dinner made with hot pepper sauce and a bit of gin.

Pepper-crusted top round steak seared in a hot skillet and finished with a red wine, cognac, and cream pan sauce. Bistro-style steak dinner on the table in 30 minutes.

Chicken paprika with strips of chicken breast simmered in a paprika-vegetable juice sauce, finished with sour cream and served over rice. A quick Hungarian-inspired weeknight dinner for two.

Mocha layer cake built with cake flour, cocoa, and strong brewed coffee, sandwiched with sweetened whipped cream folded with dates and nuts. A vintage two-layer dessert dusted with powdered sugar.

Philadelphia-style sour cream apple pie in a butter crust, topped with a brown sugar walnut streusel. The Pennsylvania classic that swaps lattice for custard and crunch.

Flaky puff pastry shells filled with orange-scented cream cheese whipped cream and topped with cherry pie filling. A dinner party dessert that looks dressed up but takes 30 minutes.

Grilled Caucasian shashlik from the Russian Tea Room: lamb kebabs marinated overnight in lemon, dill, garlic, and bay leaf, skewered with tomatoes, onions, and peppers. Served over rice.

Beef and tofu stir-fry with Chinese cabbage in a glossy brown sauce over rice. Ground beef and cubed tofu wok-fried with garlic in under 30 minutes.

A big-batch Dutch oven peach cobbler built for a crowd. Canned peaches simmer in a sweet cornstarch glaze under a lattice of homemade biscuit dough strips. Campfire-ready and feeds up to 18 hungry folks.

Sour cream apple pie with a thick walnut-cinnamon streusel topping. Granny Smiths in vanilla custard under a buttery crumble. The high-heat start sets the shell, the low finish cooks the apples through.

Double chocolate cherry cookies that a favorite during Christmas. A chocolate cookie with and embedded maraschino cherry covered with a baked on chocolate frosting. Takes a bit of time, but the results are over the top spectacular.

Louisiana banana cake with mashed bananas in a buttermilk batter, topped with sliced fresh bananas and a broiled coconut-brown sugar topping. A Southern sheet cake served warm.

No tomato and not very cheesy but very delicious. Recipe for the pizza base as well as the topping. Use your own pizza base recipe if you prefer or a store bought one.

Quick pork and black bean burritos using leftover roast pork, cumin-seasoned beans, and a splash of hot sauce. Ready in 25 minutes with all the classic taco-night toppings.

Loaded potato and buffalo chicken casserole piles spicy roasted potatoes with hot-sauce-marinated chicken, then a loaded topping of cheese, bacon, and green onion. A bold, hearty bake that eats like buffalo wings and loaded fries in one dish.

Unusual baked apple and banana casserole with buttery crumble topping that works as a warm fruit side dish or easy dessert with vanilla ice cream.