2,768 buttery recipes

A lighter chocolate strawberry cheesecake made with nonfat cottage cheese, neufchatel, and cocoa on a graham cracker crust. All the creamy richness with a fraction of the guilt.

Cranapple cake baked in a tube pan with cranberries, shredded apple, and applesauce for moisture. A lower-fat fall cake with a vanilla confectioners sugar drizzle.

Mexican bean cake made with pinto bean puree, apples, raisins, and warm spices like cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. A moist, spiced sheet cake with a simple glaze.

Creamy toasted almond soup with almond paste, sherry, orange zest, and rice, pureed silky smooth. An elegant New England inn-style appetizer soup.

Puffy apple pancake baked in a skillet over caramelized brown sugar apples with cinnamon, dusted with powdered sugar and served with a yogurt-applesauce sauce. A lighter Dutch baby.

Lemony chicken thighs marinate in fresh lemon juice for 12 hours, then sauté golden and bake in lemon-thyme broth. Make-ahead picnic and potluck classic, served chilled.

Fruit bar dough: a chill-and-rest whole wheat cookie dough that pairs with any fruit filling. The hearty, wheat-germ-boosted base for homemade fruit-filled bar cookies.

Pepper-crusted beef tenderloin seared and served over crisp-tender bell peppers and scallions, all draped in a tangy balsamic-soy sauce. A fast steak and peppers dinner that's easily made gluten-free with tamari.

Chocolate almond crisps with almond meringue cookies piped on parchment and sandwiched with a dark chocolate ganache. A French patisserie-style confection with crisp, nutty, chocolatey layers.

Creamy fish soup with fennel, hake and flounder, simmered in homemade fish stock with leek, carrot, and lovage. A two-fish European-style chowder finished with sour cream and chopped fennel fronds.

Rigatoni with thick mushroom sauce shreds portobello mushrooms straight into the pan, then reduces with garlic, broth, and red pepper for a meaty vegetarian pasta. Pan to plate in 30 minutes.

Indonesian tofu satés marinated in sweet kecap manis and garlic, skewered, and broiled until the edges catch color. Served with a quick peanut-chili dipping sauce for a vegetarian take on a Southeast Asian street food classic.

A dark, earthy bread machine pumpernickel made with rye flour, whole wheat, cocoa, molasses, and instant coffee. Dump the ingredients in and let the machine do the work.

Makkhani murghi (butter chicken) with tandoori-style chicken in a creamy tomato sauce with garam masala, ginger, roasted cumin, and fresh green chile. India's most beloved curry sauce.

Hot and saucy turkey wings barbecued with a homemade sauce of ketchup, mustard, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire, and beef broth. Sticky, tangy, and fall-off-the-bone tender.

Persian lamb soup simmered with dried fruits (prunes, apricots, peaches), turmeric-browned onions, and a sweet-sour balance of brown sugar and citrus for comforting depth.