2,662 nutmeg recipes

Oatmeal date walnut cookies blend chewy chopped dates with crunchy walnuts in a brown-sugar-and-cinnamon spiced dough. Three full cups of oats per batch make these hearty enough for breakfast.

Tall honey cake (lekach) baked with 1¼ cups honey and a full cup of strong coffee for moisture and depth. Walnut-studded with warm spices, traditional for Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish New Year.

Toasted curry powder oven-toasts coriander, cumin, fennel, cardamom and turmeric before grinding for a deep, aromatic, restaurant-style spice blend. Six-month shelf life in a tightly sealed jar.

Jumbles are old-fashioned filled sandwich cookies, two rolled rounds enclosing a smear of grape jelly with three peek-a-boo windows cut into the top. Vintage pantry treat.

Applesauce nut bread with brown sugar, chopped nuts, cinnamon, and an unexpected pinch of dried mint. A tender, fragrant quick bread that slices like coffee cake.

Homemade Italian sausage with ground pork shoulder, fennel seed, garlic, and crushed red pepper. The classic from-scratch sausage for grilling, frying, or pasta sauces.

South American empanadas with a lard pastry and two filling options: spiced fruit dessert or savory beef carne in tomato sauce. Bake, fry, or grill.

Apple cheese pie: thinly sliced apples baked in a cream cheese pastry crust under a sweet cottage cheese custard. A two-cheese, two-temperature bake topped with whipped cream.

Lightened fettuccine alfredo built on blended simmered garlic and broth, thickened with sour cream and parmesan instead of heavy cream. Zucchini matchsticks cook in the pasta water for a vegetable-loaded quick dinner.

Blanquette of veal is a classic French white stew with tender veal, cauliflower, and a silky sour cream and lemon sauce. Bistro comfort served over rice or noodles.

Gnocchi di semolina is gnocchi alla Romana: rounds of rich semolina cooked with milk, butter, parmesan and egg yolk, layered and baked golden. A comforting Roman classic, nothing like potato gnocchi.

Traditional British Christmas plum pudding: a dense steamed pudding rich with suet, dried fruit, candied orange, and brandy. Made weeks ahead to mellow, then reheated and flamed for the holiday table.

Gramma Bahrt's salmon piroghi, a hearty double-crust pie layered with stock-cooked rice, flaked salmon, hard-boiled eggs and buttery chives. A Russian-style salmon pie baked golden and glossy.

Gingerbread Scones with Lemon Breakfast Cream recipe

Cranberry apple quick bread with walnuts, warm spices, and a simple confectioners' sugar glaze. Tart cranberries and tender apples in every slice.

Pork tenderloin pinwheels stuffed with a dried apricot and whole wheat bread stuffing, broiled and served with a warm apricot nectar sauce with nutmeg.