40 scald recipes

Old-fashioned banana cream pudding layered with vanilla wafers and sliced bananas in a rich, stovetop custard. A Southern-style dessert that's ready in 20 minutes flat.

Lemon sponge pudding cake that magically separates into three layers as it bakes: meringue top, sponge cake middle, and creamy lemon pudding on the bottom.

Ham and mustard biscuit rolls with a sharp cheddar cheese sauce. Ground ham, butter, and mustard rolled into biscuit dough, sliced into pinwheels, and baked golden brown.

Cream of corn soup builds a classic milk-based bechamel with butter, flour, and minced onion, then folds in sweet corn and celery leaves. A simple, vegetarian comfort soup ready in 40 minutes.

Layers of homemade sponge roll with raspberry jam, sherry-soaked custard, crunchy amaretti, and piped whipped cream make this Scottish trifle a showstopper British dessert.

Swedish cardamom braid bread with raisins, a classic Scandinavian yeast bread shaped into a beautiful three-strand plait. Soft, fragrant, and lightly sweet.

These mouth-watering cinnamon rolls are buttery and chocolatey. The frosting adds extra sweetness, you will have trouble to stop eating these yummy rolls.

Invite your neighbors over for dinner so they can try this succulent and tantalizing dish that can easily be made with your crockpot.

Garlic stuffed mushrooms with pecans, parmesan, and a folded-in roasted garlic bechamel, baked hot until the filling sets and the tops blush with cayenne.

For as far as I can remember my Aunt made this custard filled cake that has what seemed like 100's of layers. Unbelievably good.

Onion soup Provencal with 8 pounds of slowly caramelized onions, fresh tomatoes, red wine, herbs, and barley miso for umami depth. Topped with croutons and Emmentaler cheese.

Pecan sweet potato casserole for two with a brown sugar-pecan streusel topping. A small-batch Thanksgiving side that scales down the classic marshmallow-free version into a 3-cup baking dish.

Grapefruit soju cocktails mix fresh grapefruit juice with chilled soju and a splash of club soda. A tart, low-ABV Korean drink that scales up easily for a crowd.

Cranberry apple relish with cider-cooked apples, raw cranberries, sugar, cinnamon, and cloves. A ratio-based holiday condiment you can scale to any batch size.

Roasted Cornish hens brushed with olive oil, parsley, and thyme, served with pan-gravy mushrooms, glazed carrots, and Brussels sprouts. A rustic Sunday dinner plate, scaled small.

Vodka witch's brew is a Halloween punch with apple juice, lime, vodka, and lime sherbet floated in club soda. Eerily green, slushy, and easy to scale up for a crowd of 16.