10,000 cheese recipes

Homemade chocolate peanut butter Easter eggs, the kind that beat any store-bought candy. Mold creamy peanut butter centers (plus crispy rice and cream cheese variations), freeze, and dip in chocolate for a no-bake Easter treat.

Brie gives the creaminess and cheesiness to the sandwiches, sauteed mushrooms are so delicious with the brie. It takes you about 25 minutes, enjoy.

Chocolate sauerkraut cake that sounds wild but bakes up incredibly moist and tender. The sauerkraut disappears into the cocoa batter, and a creamy chocolate frosting seals the deal.

For 5 or 6 quart crockery cooker: Double all ingredients.

Italian lentil minestrone soup with overnight-soaked lentils, cabbage, mushrooms, celery, and tomato paste, simmered with Italian herbs and finished with Parmesan.

Neapolitan torte stacks chocolate, vanilla, and pink cake layers with green cream cheese filling and chocolate frosting. A retro Italian-flag-colored layer cake from boxed mixes.

Slow cooker potato and mushroom chowder with carrots, celery, and a parmesan finish. Crock-Pot weeknight comfort soup with optional hash brown shortcut.

Marbled chocolate cheesecake made with a lighter cottage cheese and cream cheese blend, swirled with cocoa, and served over a homemade chocolate sauce. Lower-fat cheesecake with full chocolate flavor.

Traditional lasagne from Bologna uses handmade egg pasta, a long-simmered pork Bolognese with white wine and cream, silky bechamel, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. No mozzarella, no ricotta, just the real deal.

Apple cheddar shortcake layers cinnamon-spiced apples between two sharp cheddar biscuit rounds, finished with whipped cream. A sweet-savory New England-style dessert that plays on the classic apple pie pairing.

Warm lobster tacos pair seared lobster medallions, jalapeño jack, and shredded spinach in flour tortillas, served over a bright yellow tomato salsa with serrano and lime.

This 1951 Pillsbury Bake-Off classic layers chocolate-mint cake with a cream cheese frosting made from semisweet chocolate, peppermint extract, and powdered sugar. A retro showstopper.

Low-cal cheesecake made with cottage cheese, skim milk, whipped egg whites, and gelatin instead of cream cheese and butter. A light, no-bake cheesecake with graham cracker crumb topping.

A delightful company dessert that can be made in advance. This banana cream cheesecake recipe hits all the right decadent notes.

Leftover stuffing? A quick mix and stuff into juicy mushrooms caps for a delicious leftover side that surprisingly easy to prepare.

This 30-minute microwave enchilada casserole cooks ground beef with chili powder and tomato sauce, then layers it with flour tortillas and sharp cheddar. No oven needed for this retro weeknight dinner shortcut.