10,000 cream recipes

Peanut butter Kisses pie layers a Hershey Kiss ganache, creamy peanut butter pudding, and sweetened whipped cream over a baked pie shell. The Reese's Cup of pies, no oven beyond the crust.

Drop sugar cookies with a soft, crumbly bite from a mix of margarine and oil, two kinds of sugar, and a touch of cream of tartar. No chilling, no rolling, just scoop and bake.

This hearty Cajun chicken and andouille gumbo starts with a deep chestnut roux, the holy trinity, and smoky sausage simmered into a rich, soul-warming bowl. Serve over rice with a splash of sherry.

Make-ahead seafood souffle casserole layered with flaked halibut, water chestnuts, mushrooms, and cubed bread in a creamy egg custard topped with cheddar. Assemble the night before and bake.

Shrimp spaghetti casserole in a Swiss cheese and sherry cream sauce, topped with Parmesan and slivered almonds, then broiled until golden. Southern-style comfort seafood.

Creamy spinach pesto dip with Parmesan, walnuts, basil, and garlic blended with sour cream. No cooking required, ready in 5 minutes flat.

A colorful vegetarian casserole that is perfect for dinner outside in the summer heat.

Polish dill pickle soup (zupa ogorkowa) made from soup bone stock, shredded dill pickles, pickle brine, and a flour-cream finish for a tangy, creamy bowl. Eastern European comfort food at its purest.

Sour cream coffee cake mixed the night before, chilled overnight, and baked in the morning. Tender buttermilk crumb with a swirl of cinnamon-pecan-brown sugar streusel through the middle.

One-bowl devil's food cake made with melted unsweetened chocolate, buttermilk, and cake flour. Dark, moist, and mixed entirely in one bowl.

We have always been great lovers of mushrooms, wild and cultivated. This dish was usually made with meadow or button mushrooms, but the cultivated ones will fill in just as easily and be almost as good.

Tender bay scallops in a light thyme-nutmeg cream sauce tossed with pasta shells and finished with fresh parsley and lemon zest. Elegant enough for date night, easy enough for a weeknight.

Fresh strawberry pie glace with whole berries macerated in Cointreau under a homemade strawberry glaze. Topped with sweetened whipped cream for a stunning no-bake filling.

Cream cheese dough rolled with apricot preserves and walnuts, sliced into crescent-shaped cookies and baked until golden.

Cheesy chicken spaghetti casserole with poached chicken breasts, melted Velveeta, cream of mushroom, and tender pasta baked into a Southern church-supper crowd-pleaser. Feeds a small army.

No-bake strawberry chiffon bars with marshmallows, sweetened condensed milk, and whipped cream folded into strawberry Jello on a graham cracker crust. Fluffy, pink, and ready after a two-hour chill.