2,556 bitter recipes

Very buttery challah with 2 1/2 sticks of melted butter in an egg-enriched dough, braided and baked golden with an egg wash and poppy or sesame seeds. Rich, tender, and irresistibly soft.

Buttery drop cookies loaded with oats, vanilla milk chips, flaked coconut, and macadamia nuts. Sour cream keeps them soft and chewy. Makes 5 dozen for the holiday cookie swap.

Pour la France's Fudge Caramel Cake - Express recipe

Lazy perogi casserole layers lasagna noodles with mashed potatoes, cottage cheese, cheddar, and buttery onions. All the flavor of homemade pierogies, none of the folding.

Pumpkin-shaped sandwich cookies filled with raisins, walnuts, and orange juice concentrate. A festive Halloween cookie project with pumpkin pie spice dough.

Pork loin scallops sauteed with baby artichokes, apple slices, sage, and Calvados in clarified butter. A Normandy-inspired one-pan saute restaurant-quality and ready in 30 minutes.

Thick vegetarian stew with soybeans, potatoes, carrots, and celery finished with a ghee roux for silky body. Seasoned with sage, marjoram, and bay leaf for old-fashioned warmth.

Polish Reuben casserole layered with sauerkraut, egg noodles, kielbasa, Swiss cheese, and cream of mushroom soup topped with buttered breadcrumbs. All the Reuben flavors in one pan.

Curried orzo and chicken salad with marinated artichoke hearts, cucumber, green peas, and a tangy artichoke-mayonnaise dressing. A cold pasta salad with warm curry flavor.

A medieval English blancmange: tender poached chicken folded into creamy almond milk rice with butter and ground almonds, topped with golden fried almonds. A savory, centuries-old dish brought to life.

Herbed Roast Leg of Lamb with Roast Onions& recipe

Double chocolate muffins with cocoa-rich batter studded with white chocolate chunks inside and on top. Tender, bakery-style, and easy to make from scratch.

Final exam brownies pile fudgy chocolate batter with marshmallows, nuts, chocolate chips, and colorful M&M's. The over-the-top dorm-room treat for stressful study sessions.

Old-fashioned bourbon nut cake loaded with pecans, raisins, and candied cherries, baked low and slow in a tube pan. Mellows for a week and tastes even better with time.

Old-fashioned chocolate cake with crushed peppermint stick candy folded right into the batter. A tender cocoa layer cake with a cool, pepperminty crunch. Straight out of a mid-century church cookbook.

Nutty oatmeal bread with simmered rolled oats, honey, walnuts, and sunflower seeds folded into a yeasted dough. Tender, slightly sweet, and topped with a sprinkle of raw oats for a hearty rustic crust.