Recipes with light cream (half&half)

Pepperoni onion quiche with slow-cooked Vidalia onions, Swiss cheese, and a creamy egg custard made with half-and-half and yogurt in a pre-baked pastry shell.

Custard-based port wine ice cream with grenadine, served under a rich hot chocolate sauce made from cocoa, brown sugar, butter, and heavy cream.

Traditional Swedish koettbullar made with a three-meat blend of beef, veal, and pork with cream-soaked breadcrumbs and freshly grated nutmeg. Authentic Scandinavian meatballs.

Creamy Reuben soup: corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese melted into a half-and-half base for everything you love about a Reuben sandwich in a bowl. Serve with rye croutons.

Warm pudding cake studded with chopped apples, served with homemade cinnamon butter sauce. The cake bakes up tender with brown sugar and spices. Drizzle the hot sauce over each slice.

Bay scallops and mushrooms simmered in white wine, folded into a buttery cream sauce with sherry, and baked in ramekins until bubbling. French elegance made approachable.

Lazy Daisy oatmeal cake with rolled oats soaked in boiling water for a moist crumb, topped with a broiled brown sugar, coconut, and nut frosting that bubbles up caramel-golden. A beloved American classic.

Creamy chicken quiche with sauteed mushrooms, green onions, and Swiss cheese in a homemade Parmesan-paprika crust filled with a rich half-and-half custard.

Cheddar cauliflower soup thickened with a butter-flour roux and finished with half-and-half. Creamy, cheesy, and ready in 30 minutes with tender vegetables throughout.

New England clam chowder built the old way: littleneck clams steamed in their own broth, salt pork rendered for fat and cracklings, with potatoes, onions and a finish of cream. Smoky, briny, deeply Yankee.

Let the succulent aroma of this savory dish into your home with this simple and easy to follow recipe.

Swedish hot crab canapés with sherry-spiked crabmeat, fresh dill, and a velvety cream sauce broiled on crisp toast rounds. An elegant 30-minute appetizer that serves 24.

If you love the taste of maple syrup you will love this delicious treat that is too sweet to be true.

Surprise your family with this delicious dish that will have everyone talking about your first class cooking skills.

One master cream soup recipe with a butter-flour roux and half-and-half, plus six variations: cauliflower, broccoli, cucumber, lima bean, spinach, and asparagus. Serve hot or cold.

Raspberry truffle trifle layered with sponge cake, homemade custard, raspberry sauce, and chocolate truffle sauce. A showstopping make-ahead dessert for 16.

Light, airy maple chiffon cake with brown sugar, walnuts, and a browned butter frosting. Eight whipped egg whites create the cloud-like texture in this classic tube pan cake.

Horn & Hardart macaroni and cheese recreates the iconic Automat recipe: sharp cheddar bechamel with a splash of chopped tomato and a pinch of sugar, baked until the top bubbles brown. A vintage American classic.

New Jersey clam chowder: a Jersey shore split between cream and tomato, with bacon, chowder clams, Old Bay, and an unusual cream of asparagus base. Garnished with asparagus spears.

Cannelloni stuffed with chicken, spinach, ricotta, and toasted almonds, blanketed in a Swiss cheese cream sauce and baked until bubbly. A showstopper for Sunday dinner or date night.

Favourite Shaker sugar pie with brown sugar and flour bedded under half-and-half, vanilla, and butter pieces dotted across the top. A simple pioneer dessert that bakes into a silky no-egg custard.

Tex-Mex quiche loaded with taco-seasoned ground beef, cheddar, and chiles in a flaky pie shell, baked in egg custard and topped with fresh guacamole. Brunch meets taco night.

Wolfgang Puck's elevated pumpkin pie with a Grand Marnier cranberry layer, bourbon-spiked custard, and warm spices in a blind-baked crust. Serve with cinnamon ice cream for a holiday stunner.

Restaurant-style veal francese with Parmesan-breaded scaloppine fried crisp, bathed in a sherry-Marsala-lemon sauce, and crowned with prosciutto. Sabatino's signature in your kitchen.

Speckknödel: traditional Austrian bacon dumplings made with stale bread, cream, egg yolk, and caraway seeds, simmered and served on a bed of buttery sauerkraut.

Oyster and mushroom pie baked in a creamy half-and-half sauce thickened with the oyster liquor, finished with a buttery bread crumb topping. A New England-style crustless seafood pie ready in 40 minutes.

Generic quiche is a customizable savory pie with eggs, half and half, and cheese in a pre-baked crust. Fill with spinach, bacon, ham, or anything you've got on hand.

Thick, creamy New England-style clam chowder loaded with bacon, new potatoes, and tender chopped clams in a herb-rich cream base. Finished with fresh dill and parsley for a bowl that tastes like the coast.

Definitely a lazy way to make a crab stew, but I was surprised by how great it came out, and it was so quick and easy too.

Mini shrimp quiche baked in crescent roll dough cups with a brandy-spiked egg custard and melted Gruyere cheese. Bite-sized appetizers that bake in 20 minutes and freeze beautifully for make-ahead entertaining.

Creamy soup with Polish kielbasa, sauerkraut, and a milk-based broth thickened with flour. Tangy, comforting, and ready in 30 minutes.

Just like the title says, this layered chocolate cake is perfect, smooth, chocolaty, creamy and delicious. It is an excellent recipe to impress your family or your friends.

Satisfy your hunger with this succulent and scrumptious dish you can easily make with some help from your slow cooker.

Grand Central oyster stew cooked in a double boiler with fresh oysters, clam juice, Worcestershire, and half-and-half. A classic New York recipe where the oysters barely curl before serving.

Lobster shrimp chowder with cream of shrimp soup, canned lobster, half-and-half, and a splash of dry sherry. A rich, company-worthy seafood chowder ready in 25 minutes.

Make the tastiest cinnamon rolls in the world with this simple recipe that will find its place in your cookbook.

Neiman-Marcus Chili Con Queso (Tortilla) Soup recipe

Creamy French-style chicken soup with diced vegetables, rice, and half-and-half finished with a silky roux. Classic Chicken a la Reine is elegant comfort in a bowl.

Babute is a South African curried beef bake with chopped dried apricots, bay leaves, and a rich egg custard poured over the top. Simple comfort food with exotic spice and fruity sweetness in every bite.

Vassar fudge is the old-school college dorm chocolate fudge made with sugar, cream, unsweetened chocolate, and butter. The original 4-ingredient recipe that started a century-old tradition.

Lemon gelato made from a rich egg custard base with fresh lemon zest and juice, heavy cream, and half-and-half. Intensely citrusy Italian frozen dessert with silky texture.

A tangy, extra-creamy coleslaw dressing made with mayo, half-and-half, white wine vinegar, and lemon juice tossed with finely shredded cabbage. Ten minutes, no cooking, feeds a crowd.

Microwave mushroom sauce: a creamy bechamel-style sauce built start to finish in the microwave with sliced mushrooms, butter, broth, and half-and-half. Ready in 15 minutes, no stovetop needed.

Green corn tamales made from fresh corn ground with Monterey Jack cheese, whipped with lard and butter, filled with roasted green chiles and cheddar, steamed in the husks.

Homemade eggnog made from scratch with bourbon, rum, and folded egg whites for a light, frothy pour. A boozy holiday classic served ice-cold with fresh nutmeg grated over every cup.

The simple flavors ring true in this recipe. Go back to basics, buy yourself a squash from a local farmer, add simple high-quality ingredients. We add a dollop of sour cream upon serving and enjoy the warm flavor of our roots every time we make this recipe.

Quebec maple syrup pie (tarte au sirop d'erable) with a custard filling of pure maple syrup, cream, and eggs in a flaky shell. Five ingredients, intensely sweet, purely Canadian.

Oyster pudding layered with buttered saltine cracker crumbs, cream, and Worcestershire sauce, baked until crusty on top. A traditional 5-ingredient New England side dish.