9,644 silk recipes

Mom's Portuguese sweet bread (massa sovada) for the bread machine, with eggs, milk, and butter for a tender, slightly sweet loaf. Three loaf sizes given. Adjust sugar for sweeter or more savory. The classic Easter and holiday bread.

Toad in the hole, the British pub classic. Browned sausages baked into puffy, golden Yorkshire pudding batter for a crackly-edged Sunday supper. Served with Dijon mustard.

Ranch-style chicken fried steak with tenderized round steak dipped in milk, dredged in seasoned flour, and deep-fried golden. Served with a creamy white milk gravy made from the pan drippings.

Poppy seed roll: an Eastern European yeasted bread wrapped around a rich poppy seed filling sweetened with honey and orange-lemon zest. Holiday classic.

An authentic german dish, 'Dampfnudle' may be served sour, with sauerkraut, or sweet, with stewed fruit or vanilla sauce.

Low-fat chocolate mousse skips the cream and yolks, using skim milk, cocoa, gelatin, and whipped egg whites for an airy diet-friendly dessert. Sugar or sweetener, your choice.

Although a "soup," this dish is really a dessert. It's cold and creamy and makes a perfect ending to a summer barbeque.

Silky Chinese almond pudding made with rice flour, almond powder, and sliced dates. Served warm with a melted ice cream consistency, this elegant dessert comes together in 30 minutes.

Vietnamese-style coconut flan baked in a water bath with homemade caramel. Silky coconut milk custard with a bittersweet caramel sauce that pools around every slice. Elegant, simple, and make-ahead friendly.

Gajar ka halwa (carrot halva) is a traditional Indian dessert made by slow-cooking grated carrots in milk for hours until thick and fudgy, then enriched with sugar, powdered milk, and nuts.

Golden, hollow popovers that puff up dramatically in the oven using just 4 simple ingredients: flour, eggs, skim milk, and salt. No sugar, no butter in the batter, and naturally diabetic-friendly. Pure baking magic.

Ground beef browns with onions and garlic, then smothers in a smooth white sauce spiked with black pepper and cayenne. Spoon it over buttery mashed potatoes for pure comfort food satisfaction.

Frozen guava mousse made with fresh guava puree, whipped evaporated milk, sugar, and lemon juice. A tropical no-bake dessert with only 4 ingredients and an airy, creamy texture.

Marbled pumpkin cheesecake swirls chocolate-pumpkin batter over plain pumpkin filling on a graham crust scattered with chocolate morsels. A Thanksgiving showstopper that earns its place at the dessert table.

Three-layer mincemeat cake spiced with cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon, studded with nuts, and covered in homemade caramel frosting. A rich, festive holiday cake from scratch.

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.