8 litter recipes

Kitty litter cake made with crumbled spice and white cake, vanilla pudding, crushed white sandwich cookies, and shaped Tootsie Rolls. The ultimate gross-out Halloween party dessert.

Don't be disgusted by the name, this scrumptious casserole is made with rice, cheddar cheese and succulent ground beef.

Cream cheese snowflake cookies with lemon zest, topped with powdered sugar icing and edible glitter. Delicate, buttery Christmas cutout cookies that sparkle.

Steamed stuffed bitter melon with seasoned pork, water chestnuts, and ginger, finished with a garlicky fermented black bean sauce. A classic Cantonese home-style dish.

Lemon chicken with Angostura bitters, brown sugar, and paprika. Flour-coated chicken thighs browned in a skillet then baked with lemon slices in a sweet-bitter pan sauce.

Bitter greens salad with radicchio, peppery arugula, and chicory tossed with Italian dressing. A bracing four-ingredient side that cuts through rich pasta or roasted meats.

Pasta with bitter broccoli, garlic, and chili flakes: a Southern Italian classic scented with an almost reckless 14 cloves of garlic and a hit of red pepper heat. Weeknight dinner, minimal effort.

Vegetarian penne pasta with crumbled feta cheese and sauteed bitter greens in olive oil. The feta melts into a creamy, tangy sauce without any cream needed.