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Chocolate Hazelnut Crinkle Cookies

These classic rich, chewy cookies crack - or, yes, crinkle - as they bake. Hazelnuts, cocoa, and chocolate come together to make them particularly potent.

White Chocolate Truffle and Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake

A thick layer of pure white chocolate truffle separates the amaretto-brushed layers, and a bit more truffle filling is used to flavor the whipped cream icing.

Maple and Black Pepper Bacon

Author: Melissa Roberts

Spiced Pumpkin Soufflés with Bourbon and Molasses Sauce

Though these delicately spiced soufflés reach toward the skies, they capture the fragrant earthiness of pumpkin. Best of all, this airy alternative to pumpkin pie leaves you satisfied, not stuffed.

Author: Shelley Wiseman

Honey Cinnamon Ice Cream

Author: Joanne Chang

Cheesy leeks à la Oliver

If you want to take this dish to the next level, invest time in cooking your leeks super-slowly until sticky and sweet.

Author: Jamie Oliver

Bourbon Cranberry Sauce

Author: Barbara Price

Cacio e Pepe

If one pasta dish exemplifies the complexity of pan sauce precision, it's cacio e pepe (literally, cheese and pepper). The minimalist recipe calls for only a few ingredients and doesn't even include garlic....

Author: Oliver Strand

Crock Pot Dressing

My sister Terry has made this for years, recipe is courtesy Rival Crock Pot Cooking. Many variations abound - but we like this one.

Author: CindiJ

Baked veggie samosas

Perfect as a curry accompaniment or as a snack in their own right, these flavour-packed samosas are super-fun to make. Plus, once you've cracked making the dough you can experiment with lots of different...

Author: Jamie Oliver

Smoked Ham with Sweet Country Mustard Sauce

On the buffet table, put the ham and mustard sauce next to the Caraway-Dill Biscuits so that your guests can make their own little sandwiches. Prepare the sauce one day ahead.

Jumbo Shrimp Marsala Housewife Style (Gamberoni alla Casalinga Siciliana)

The tradition of Sicilian cooking is well documented in Anna Tasca Lanza’s works, and she is the zen mistress of all of the island’s fascinating food lore. Her school at Regaleali winery is one of the...

Author: Mario Batali

Mashed Potatoes and Parsnips

Author: Andrew Weil, M.D.

Petits Pois à la Française

Author: Nigella Lawson

Double Pecan Thumbprints

Dusting these tender pecan-and-butter-packed cookies with powdered sugar before baking them creates a crackly, glossy coating. Feel free to add more afterward as well.

Author: Chris Morocco

Coconut Macaroon Sandwiches with Lime Curd

Author: Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez

Cranberry Linzer Tart

This dough is too delicate to weave into a true lattice without breaking. Instead, arrange the strips in a crosshatch pattern, crossing over in a few places (it will look just as pretty).

Author: Claire Saffitz

Café au Lait

Author: Melissa Roberts

Glazed carrots

I love doing carrots like this, as the simple flavour combination teamed with the clever cooking technique gives you something that makes you go wow. Carrots are sometimes seen as everyday, but not here...

Author: Jamie Oliver

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pinwheel

Author: Fran Gallagher Ripsom

Coffee and Mocha Buttercreams

This is called a meringue buttercream because its foundation is egg whites, not the more traditional yolks. That makes it very light, satiny, and easy to spread-a plus if you're making a many-layered cake...

Author: Ruth Cousineau

Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

Make use of your leftover ham in this scalloped potatoes and ham casserole. With a salad on the side, it's a meal in itself!

Marinated Shrimp Canapes

A lady I worked with many years ago gave me a recipe box filled with her recipes (she was a wonderful cook). This was one of her recipes. Great for a dinner party.

Author: Denise in NH