73 spooned recipes

Homemade pecan caramel clusters topped with melted semi-sweet chocolate. Buttery soft-ball caramel spooned over chopped pecans, then finished with a chocolate cap.

Seared spiced pork strips in a citrusy orange-soy sauce spooned over fluffy couscous and tangy red cabbage. Cumin, coriander, and fresh mint bring bold North African-Asian fusion flavor to your table.

South American pork and corn pie spoons spiced pork with sweet corn, raisins, and black olives under a fluffy cornmeal topping. Pastel de choclo style casserole, baked in 45 minutes.

Creamy potato and cucumber soup with heavy cream, dill, and grated scallion. Potatoes riced until silky smooth, with tender cucumber pieces in every spoonful. Served hot.

Classic New Orleans bananas Foster: halved bananas caramelized in brown sugar and butter, flambeed with rum, and spooned over French vanilla ice cream tableside.

Curry-spiced pea fritters dropped from a spoon into hot oil. Crisp outside, soft and green-flecked inside. A fast fried side dish or handheld appetizer.

A slow cooker Parmesan cream sauce loaded with chicken, ham, and mushrooms, spooned into flaky pastry shells. Set it and forget it for an effortless dinner that feels fancy.

Pepper steak strips simmer round steak with green pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes, and red wine for a saucy microwave dinner spooned over fluffy rice. A retro weeknight classic built for a busy night.

Sabayon sauce made with egg yolks, red and white wine, sherry, and fresh citrus, spooned warm over strawberry ice cream sundaes. A French classic for entertaining.

Veal grillades and grits, a classic New Orleans Creole brunch dish. Flour-dusted veal steaks browned and baked in a rich tomato-pepper gravy, spooned over creamy grits.

Bananas in Phyllo Nests serves warm banana slices in an orange-Grand Marnier syrup spooned into crispy phyllo shells. An elegant 20-minute dessert for entertaining that looks far harder than it is.

Meatless red beans and rice simmers dry red beans with onion, garlic, and a clever pinch of fennel seed that echoes sausage, cooked down to a thick, creamy gravy and spooned over rice. Vegan comfort, no meat needed.

Cream of curried corn soup blended silky smooth with chicken stock and half-and-half, garnished with popcorn. Sweet corn meets warm curry in every spoonful.

Mushrooms and tofu simmered in white wine, tamari, ginger, and sesame oil. A vegan Chinese-French fusion braise to spoon over noodles with toasted almonds on top.

Pan-seared chicken livers in a rich wine and beef gravy sauce spooned over hot rice. A budget-friendly comfort meal ready in 25 minutes.

Pasta with smoked salmon and golden caviar: thin spaghetti in a silky butter cream sauce, ribboned with smoked salmon and crowned with a spoonful of golden whitefish caviar. Elegant in 30 minutes.