10,000 walt recipes

Need a new kind of pie to take to Christmas dinner? Try this decadent dessert that will have everyone talking.

Old-fashioned yeast ferment bread with a simple dough of flour, sugar, salt, and shortening. Double-risen and baked hot for a crisp crust and chewy crumb.

Classic SOS (chipped beef on a shingle): ground chuck in a thick, peppery white milk gravy ladled over toast, waffles, or muffins. Five ingredients and 25 minutes.

Billy goats are soft date and nut cookies, sometimes called "rocks" due to their shape after baking. Children love them.

Elegant French pastry with puff pastry, vanilla pastry cream, and glazed apricot halves resembling sunny-side eggs. A playful Michel Richard classic.

Broiled eggplant topped with a creamy Mediterranean walnut sauce spiked with crushed fennel seed and garlic. A rustic vegetarian starter or side dish that makes produce-section eggplant taste like a proper restaurant plate.

Pork chitterlings: soul food classic of pork intestines simmered with vinegar, onions, and hot peppers until fork tender, then served hot or battered and fried. A Southern holiday tradition.

Mincemeat is not only good for making cookies, but also good for making delicious muffins.

Butter-browned Vidalia onions baked in a rich sour cream and egg custard with crispy bacon on top. A simple, savory quiche that lets sweet onions shine.

Spice up your life with this scrumptious baked chicken dish that will feed your appetite in a hurry.

Big batch homemade hamburger buns: a soft yeasted dough made with scalded milk and shortening. Yields four dozen buns, perfect for a backyard cookout crowd.

Georgia peach pie with 8 fresh peaches, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a homemade butter lattice crust. A classic Southern fruit pie that lets peak-season peaches shine.

Kill your hunger with this delicious cheese spread that is perfect for sandwiches or crackers.

Emu steak au poivre with crushed peppercorns, cognac pan sauce, and heavy cream. A classic French technique applied to lean, red emu meat. Ready in 30 minutes.

Lots of apples and nuts make a filling rich snacking cake.

A classic vanilla sponge cake that gets its lift from 10 whipped egg whites and cake flour with no butter or oil. Tall, airy, and springy with a delicate vanilla crumb.