Recipes with egg yolks

Showstopping three-layer cappuccino torte with a nutty graham crust, thick semisweet fudge layer, and espresso chocolate buttercream. A make-ahead dessert that chills overnight.

Introduce venison to the spice named "Curry" with this scrumptious recipe that is extremely easy to follow and enjoy!

A showpiece Christmas coconut layer cake with tutti-frutti filling loaded with pecans, candied cherries, golden raisins, and coconut, then frosted with almond whipped cream. Holiday baking at its finest.

Three layers of genoise sponge brushed with espresso-rum syrup, filled and frosted with silky mascarpone cream, dusted with cocoa, and wrapped in chocolate shavings.

Whoopie pies sandwich two soft chocolate cake-cookies around a fluffy vanilla cream filling. Maine and Pennsylvania Dutch dessert with a cult following.

Wok-fried sweet and sour pork: classic Chinese-American restaurant-style pork with crispy battered cubes, pineapple, green pepper, and a glossy red sweet-sour sauce. Fry at home, skip takeout.

Classic lobster Newburg with whole boiled lobsters in a rich sherry, brandy, and cream sauce thickened with egg yolks. Served over toast points.

Greek butter cookies (kourabiedes) with ground cloves and a thick powdered sugar coating. Tender, crumbly, and lightly spiced for the holidays.

Mandeltorte, a classic German almond torte made with ground almonds, bread crumbs, and whipped egg whites. Filled with lemon orange custard and dusted with powdered sugar.

Mango sour cream pie: a silky, tropical custard of pureed ripe mango and tangy sour cream, brightened with lime and set in a crisp baked crust. A make-ahead summer pie where sour cream balances the sweet mango.

Empanadas are Brazil's national appetizer, tiny pies filled with chicken olives, and peas.

You will simply die and come back again after trying this rich and decadent cake that tastes too good to be true.

Lemon hazelnut torte stacks toasted hazelnut meringue rounds with tangy lemon curd folded into whipped cream. Frozen overnight and topped with fresh raspberries and raspberry sauce.

Light, fluffy cornmeal dumplings that cook right on top of your soup, stew, or stock in just 15 minutes. Small-batch recipe for one serving, easily doubled. Includes a cheese variation.

Forest fettucine with morels and breast of pheasant: handmade morel-powder pasta tossed in a morel cream sauce, topped with seared pheasant breast and buttered fiddlehead ferns. Spring foraging season on a plate, fine-dining style.

A delicious and decadent dessert is made with light cream and fresh peaches and strawberries.