10,000 crema recipes

Taco quiche with seasoned ground beef baked in a tortilla-lined dish with eggs and cheese, topped with sour cream, avocado, and tomatoes. Where Taco Tuesday meets brunch. Feeds 8.

Creamy lemon sauce for grilled or baked shark with sour cream, crushed pineapple, lemon zest, green bell pepper, and a hint of ground cloves. No-cook, make-ahead condiment.

New Mexico spoon bread baked in a cast iron skillet with creamed corn, green chiles, and melted cheese. A custard-soft cornbread with Southwestern heat you slice like pie.

Hawaiian pineapple cake with coconut and walnuts topped with cream cheese frosting. A dense, fruity sheet cake baked low and slow with no oil or butter in the batter.

A moist, cinnamon-spiced carrot cake loaded with 3 cups of shredded carrots and topped with a classic cream cheese frosting. Bake as round layers or a 9x13 sheet.

Poppy seed tea cake with sour cream, almond extract, and cinnamon, baked in a tube pan. A buttery, tender cake with nutty seeds and a delicate crumb from cake flour.

Classic moist carrot cake studded with grated carrot, crushed pineapple, and walnuts, warm with cinnamon and topped with tangy cream cheese frosting. The pineapple keeps every slice tender and moist.

Classic sauce a la King made from scratch with a double boiler roux, egg yolk enrichment, mushrooms, pimientos, and dry sherry. A velvety, old-school cream sauce for chicken or turkey.

Salmon mousse molded in a fish shape is the show-stopping retro appetizer. Flaked salmon, tarragon vinegar custard, and whipped cream set with gelatin. Garnish with pimento and olive for the eye.

Mocha layer cake built with cake flour, cocoa, and strong brewed coffee, sandwiched with sweetened whipped cream folded with dates and nuts. A vintage two-layer dessert dusted with powdered sugar.

Pan-seared tuna with Madeira, orange, and soy: yellowfin medallions dusted in flour and browned fast, then plated under a reduced sauce of fortified wine, citrus, cream, and a glossy butter swirl.

New England clam quiche with crispy bacon, canned clam chowder, eggs, sour cream, and a layer of melted American cheese. A clever shortcut quiche that uses chowder as the flavor base.

Chocolate and chestnut layer cake with a tender olive oil and white wine sponge, a smooth sweetened chestnut cream filling, and glossy dark chocolate ganache. An elegant autumn and holiday dessert.

Mixed seafood pizza with clams and shrimp on an oat bran crust, topped with a cream cheese sauce, sauteed broccoli, mushrooms, and oregano. A white pizza with a lighter, health-conscious twist.

Crawfish Rixie sautees a pound of tails in butter, then bathes them in a double-reduced fish stock and cream sauce with a dash of Tabasco. Elegant Cajun simplicity on toast points.

She-crab style soup thickened with sieved hard-boiled eggs instead of heavy roux, finished with dry sherry, lemon zest, and cream. Silky, velvety, and rich with sweet crab in every spoonful.