10,000 icing recipes

A warm non-alcoholic grog blending cranberry juice, orange juice, fresh lemon, strong tea, and sugar. Serve hot with cinnamon sticks or chilled over ice for a refreshing punch.

Peruvian coffee punch blends evaporated milk, instant coffee, sugar, egg, and rum into a creamy, boozy iced cocktail. A rich, frothy coffee drink that whirs together in the blender in minutes.

Fire-grilled oyster shooters soaked in ice-cold citron vodka and vermouth marinade with fresh dill. Wood-fired oysters on the half shell for a dramatic appetizer.

Cranberry-cherry cooler: a blender-quick punch of tart cranberry juice, bright orange juice, and cherry drink mix served over ice. Ten minutes, four ingredients, party-ready pitcher drink.

Classic double-crust pie pastry with flour, salt, vegetable shortening, and ice water. Four ingredients, flaky every time, ready to wrap any sweet or savory pie filling.

Pina colada sorbet made with crushed pineapple, cream of coconut, dark rum, and a simple syrup. No ice cream maker needed, just freeze, blend, and refreeze for tropical scoops.

Pecan thumbprint cookies, the classic shortbread-style holiday cookie. Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth dough rolled in finely chopped pecans with a thumbprint well ready for jam, chocolate, or icing.

Cumulonimbus chocolate cake hides a secret ingredient: sauerkraut. Drained, snipped, and folded into a cocoa-and-coffee batter, it disappears completely and leaves behind a moist, fluffy chocolate cake. Frosted with a two-ingredient chocolate sour cream icing.

Chilled Bloody Mary soup with sauteed vegetables, tomato juice, Tabasco, and Worcestershire, served with a shot of ice-cold vodka at the table. A crowd-size cocktail in a bowl.

These cute little pastries are so yummy! I serve them warm with vanilla ice cream and they are always a big hit with family and quests. Easy to make and delicious.

Sorbet Caribe blends frozen bananas with fresh and frozen pineapple juice and shredded coconut into a creamy tropical sorbet. No sugar added, no ice cream maker needed.

Strawberry frozen yogurt made with plain yogurt, sieved strawberries, whipped cream, and gelatin. A no-churn frozen dessert set in an ice cube tray without a machine.

Frozen peach mousse with fresh peaches, whipped cream, and almond extract. A silky, no-churn frozen dessert with just four ingredients and no ice cream maker needed.

Strawberry yogurt freeze: three ingredients, no ice cream maker. Strawberry yogurt frozen in cubes, blended with fresh strawberries and orange zest into a soft-scoop frozen treat.

Slow-simmered strawberry-rhubarb compote with just four ingredients cooked low for hours until thick and jammy. A versatile fruit topping for yogurt, ice cream, or toast.

Peanut butter shortbread: round pan-pressed shortbread with peanut butter in the dough and a peanut butter icing topped with melted white chocolate drizzle. Two pan-rounds.