Haring salade, a traditional Dutch marinated herring salad with beets, potatoes, apples, and dill cream dressing. A tangy, no-cook Northern European classic.
No-bake gianduja truffle cake with a praline and pirouette cookie base, topped with bittersweet chocolate mousse, dusted in dark cocoa. A restaurant-quality dessert.
Old-fashioned cooked fondant made from scratch with sugar, cream, and butter. Silky smooth candy base for truffles, mints, and filled chocolates. A real confectioner's skill worth learning.
Roman pie is a chilled, layered pasta terrine: cheesy macaroni, turkey, mushrooms, ham, and anchovy set in jellied consomme. A make-ahead Italian-style centerpiece served cool and sliced like a cake.
Rich cappuccino pound cake with cocoa, honey, sour cream, and warm spices like cinnamon and cloves. Finished with a Kahlua coffee cream glaze that takes it over the top.
A decadent butter icing made with crushed pineapple that is perfect for cakes and muffins.
Oysters Lafitte: oysters on the half shell topped with crabmeat in dill cream and a tarragon béarnaise, broiled until golden. A French Quarter classic for the brave home cook.
Crawfish tails baked in a rich custard of cream, eggs, and Swiss cheese with sautéed vegetables, cognac, and sautérne. A Cajun-French quiche that's pure indulgence.
Shrimp linguine Alfredo with jumbo shrimp and mushrooms sauteed in butter and garlic, tossed in a Parmesan cream sauce. A rich, restaurant-style pasta in 35 minutes.
A delicious creamy vegetable soup that's perfect as a side or as a family dinner when served with a scrumptious crusty bread.
Seared tuna steaks braised in a luscious port wine sauce with cranberries, shallots, orange zest, and cream, finished with swirled butter. A stunning date-night dinner for two in 25 minutes.
A kosher-for-Passover chocolate fudge torte: a flourless matzo-meal sponge layered with rich chocolate fudge frosting. Dairy-free and parve, rising on whipped egg whites instead of leavening.
A kosher-for-Passover chocolate fudge torte: a flourless matzo-meal sponge layered with rich chocolate fudge frosting. Dairy-free and parve, rising on whipped egg whites instead of leavening.
Rahm-Fleckle are German potato dumplings rolled thin, topped with cream and sliced tart apples, then baked and cut into squares. A sweet-savory Bavarian comfort dish served hot with cream.
Yeasted flatbread topped with a lime and almond frangipane and fresh redcurrants, dusted with icing sugar. A stunning Italian-inspired dessert bread.
In Hungary, this Swabian dish is known as 'Burgonyalangos'.