10,000 walt recipes

Butterflied shrimp dipped in a light batter and fried until golden, with tails fanned out like a phoenix. Seasoned with dry sherry and white pepper for a classic Chinese appetizer.

Bread machine focaccia topped with melted mozzarella for a pizza-bread hybrid. Five-ingredient hands-off Italian flatbread you can scale up with herbs, olives, or roasted vegetables.

Light, custardy Southern spoon bread made with white cornmeal, butter, milk, and whipped egg whites. Puffs up golden in the oven and gets scooped right from the dish.

Potato griddle cakes with grated raw potato, egg, flour, and baking powder cooked crispy on a greased griddle. Serve with butter and syrup for breakfast.

The bread tastes delicious with butter when it's still warm.

Carciofi dorati e fritti, golden fried artichokes dredged in flour, dipped in beaten egg yolks, and pan-fried crispy. A classic Italian Jewish preparation with just lemon and salt.

Sausage pinwheels roll hot bulk sausage into a homemade biscuit dough, then chill and slice into spirals to bake. A retro Southern party appetizer that yields six dozen savory bites.

Pillowy potato dumplings with cottage cheese and a whisper of nutmeg, boiled until tender and drizzled with melted butter. Eastern European comfort food from scratch.

Fresh spinach sauteed in browned butter with anchovies and garlic, Piedmontese style. A classic Northern Italian side dish with just 5 ingredients, ready in 20 minutes.

Packaged in attractive containers, these spicy nuts make delightful small gifts.

Honey buttermilk bread for the bread machine: a soft, slightly sweet white loaf that uses the dough cycle, then bakes free-form in the oven. Buttermilk and honey create a tender crumb and golden crust.

Mock fried chicken oven-baked with a buttermilk soak and crisp breadcrumb coating. A lighter, cleaner stand-in for deep-fried chicken with all the crunch and none of the splatter.

Authentic New Mexican chili with cubed round steak (no ground beef), pure New Mexico chile powder, garlic, and water. No tomato, no beans, no filler.

Large-batch cream of potato soup made with instant potatoes, bacon, and dry milk powder. A quick, creamy soup for feeding a crowd.

Soft homemade flour tortillas with a hint of whole wheat, griddled until lightly blistered. Oil in the dough keeps them pliable and easy to fold around your favorite fillings.

Spinach crepes filled with a roux-based spinach and nutmeg sauce, then baked until set. A simple vegetarian main dish with classic French technique.