Creamy peanut butter soup made with chicken broth, heavy cream, and a splash of Madeira wine. A rich, velvety Southern classic that's savory, nutty, and surprisingly elegant.
Pan-seared rib-eye steaks topped with a wild mushroom ragout in port wine, beef broth, cream, and fresh tarragon. Steakhouse quality from two skillets in 40 minutes.
Oyster and brie soup, a luxurious New Orleans-style chowder with plump oysters, melted Brie cheese, and a champagne-sherry finish. Restaurant-elegant starter for celebration dinners.
Houlihan's baked potato soup copycat with real baked russet potatoes, butter-onion roux, cream, and instant potato flakes for thickness. Topped with cheddar, bacon, and scallions.
Festive raisin tarts with a brown sugar, walnut, and orange juice filling in mini pastry shells. Bite-sized holiday treats similar to butter tarts, topped with whipped cream.
Lapin en gibelotte braises rabbit in white wine with bacon, garlic, and a bouquet garni, then finishes the strained sauce with cream. Old-school French country cooking with no shortcuts.
Pistachio ambrosia salad mixes canned fruit cocktail, pineapple and mandarin oranges with pistachio pudding, sour cream and whipped topping. A retro potluck dessert in every shade of green.
Shrimp and sea scallops sautéed with tomatoes, mushrooms, and garlic in a velvety paprika cream sauce. A gorgeous skillet dinner ready in just 20 minutes.
Coffee-fig delight is a retro parfait-style dessert: vanilla pudding cooked with chopped dried figs and instant coffee, topped with coffee whipped cream. Easy pantry sweet ready in under an hour.
his is a concentrated, liquid coffee easily found in Ireland, but probably not in the States. I would dissolve 2 T of a good instant coffee in an equivalent amount of water, and use that.
Oyster and spinach soup with pureed oysters, spinach, milk, and half-and-half, finished with broiled whipped cream on top. A rich, velvety bisque-style soup with a golden cream cap.
Marbled chocolate truffles swirl white and dark chocolate ganaches with orange liqueur, then roll into powdered-sugar-dusted balls. An elegant homemade gift that beats any boxed assortment.
Cheesy creamy garlic soup caramelizes a dozen cloves of garlic with onion, deglazes with white wine, and purées French bread into a velvety bowl finished with cream and Gruyère. A French country soup with serious depth.
Orange creamsicle cake with four tender layers stacked between a tangy sour cream and whipped topping frosting. Nostalgic push-pop flavor in every bite, using a boxed mix shortcut nobody will guess.
Pumpkin cake made with spice cake mix and canned pumpkin, topped with a cooked flour buttercream frosting. A moist, warmly spiced fall cake with a light, fluffy homemade frosting.
Robert Redford poke cake: chocolate cake soaked with sweetened condensed milk and butterscotch, topped with whipped cream and crushed toffee bars. Classic make-ahead potluck dessert.
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