Chicken and cherries jubilee braises whole chickens in cherry juice and chili sauce for 6 to 8 hours, finished with a sherry-brandy flambé cherry sauce. Retro slow-cooker showstopper.
Chocolate silk pudding with cocoa, three types of milk, egg yolks, and gelatin. A pot de creme-style dessert that sets overnight into a dense, velvety custard.
Quick sherry pan gravy with currant jelly, orange juice, soy sauce, and a splash of sherry, thickened with cornstarch. A sweet-savory sauce ready in 15 minutes for roast game, duck, lamb, or holiday turkey.
No-bake pineapple cheese pie with a cookie crumb crust, cream cheese pudding filling brightened with orange juice and zest, and a glossy pineapple-juice glaze. A tropical fridge dessert.
Classic Swiss cheese fondue with Gruyere, white wine, garlic, and a splash of kirsch. The traditional Alpine party dish for dipping crusty bread cubes.
Light lemon blitz cake with a tangy lemon curd filling made from skim milk, and a yogurt whipped topping frosting. A low-point layered dessert that tastes rich without the guilt.
Slow cooker shredded beef sandwiches made with a beef roast, Italian dressing mix, and wine left to simmer overnight. A five-ingredient crockpot recipe that pulls apart with two forks and tastes even better the next day.
Peach caramel crisp: ripe peaches baked over a hardened caramel base and crowned with ground almond praline streusel, served warm with vanilla ice cream. Summer fruit dessert elevated with French patisserie technique.
Homemade pineapple maple syrup thickened with cornstarch, served over waffles with pineapple chunks, mandarin oranges, and raisins. A fruity waffle topping.
Pick any three berries, simmer them in blackberry wine with orange zest, then drop a buttery biscuit topping on top and bake until golden. A warm, bubbling berry cobbler begging for a scoop of ice cream.
Chow mein on a bun with ground beef, bean sprouts, and water chestnuts in a soy-molasses-ginger sauce. A retro American-Chinese sloppy joe served on toasted hamburger buns.
Hot and sour tofu soup builds a silky Chinese-style broth with shiitake mushrooms, ginger, garlic, rice vinegar, and chili oil, thickened with cornstarch and finished with green onions.
Versatile cold cherry soup with white wine vinegar, cinnamon, and heavy cream. Serve as chilled soup with sour cream or flip to dessert with sweetened whipped cream. Makes 2 quarts to feed 10.
Teriyaki pot roast braised low and slow in honey, soy sauce, dry sherry, and ginger with a curry-dusted sear. Fork-tender beef served over rice with homemade gravy.
Chinese-style chicken with snow peas, mushrooms, and celery in a ginger-soy sauce thickened with cornstarch. A simple one-skillet stir-fry dinner ready in 45 minutes.
Fresh lemon juice adds the refreshing taste, cinnamon gives the warm flavor; plum and almonds together make this cobbler fruity and nutty; all the ingredients let this cobbler taste absolutely delicious!