10,000 carob recipes

Three-ingredient Vidalia onion butter with garlic powder. A savory compound butter spread for bread, corn, steak, or baked potatoes that keeps for days.

Italian-flavored shrimp dip with baby shrimp, cream cheese, sour cream, and Italian dressing mix brightened with lemon juice and chopped bell pepper. No-cook appetizer ready after a one-hour chill.

Lime velvet salad is a retro molded Jello salad with cream cheese, crushed pineapple, celery, nuts, and whipped cream. Creamy, crunchy, and unmistakably vintage.

A Lowcountry classic: toasted benne (sesame) seeds ground into a paste and stirred into warm cream with oyster liquor and fresh shucked oysters. Rich, briny, and ready in 30 minutes.

Grilled lobster basted in basil butter served with a warm chanterelle, corn, and bacon salad with frisee and sherry vinegar. A stunning summer seafood main course.

French fish poached in champagne with onion, lemon, and thyme, finished with a silky egg yolk and champagne butter sauce. An elegant, classic technique that cooks the fillets in minutes.

Classic hollandaise sauce made with egg yolks, melted butter, lemon juice, and cayenne, whisked over a water bath. Rich, silky, and ideal for trout or any delicate fish.

The sauce here is no kin whatsoever to the ketchupy stuff that too often swamps cold seafood; it's a good bet with cold shrimp or crabmeat, too.

Five-ingredient Texas-style bean soup with ground chuck, canned minestrone, Rotel tomatoes, and ranch-style beans. Ten minutes of prep, one hour of simmering, zero fuss.

Chinese-style basic stock made from chicken pieces and pork spareribs simmered with ginger, scallion knots, and rice wine. A clean, versatile broth for Asian cooking.

Pan-seared chicken breasts with a white wine tarragon pan sauce, chives, and parsley. A light, elegant weeknight dinner ready in 25 minutes with just a handful of ingredients.

Princess Di's French toast spreads cream cheese between toasted egg bread slices before dipping in vanilla-cinnamon custard. A royal twist on a brunch classic.

Oatmeal and cereal cheesecake crust with brown sugar and melted butter. A crunchy, nutty alternative to graham cracker crusts for Black Forest cheesecake or any creamy dessert.

Slow cooker pot roast rubbed with seasoned salt, paprika, and pepper, then braised in beef bouillon for 8-10 hours. Fork-tender, hands-off, and endlessly adaptable.

Turkey and broccoli baked in a creamy Swiss cheese sauce with mushrooms, topped with golden buttermilk biscuits. A cozy one-dish casserole that turns leftover turkey into a 30-minute dinner.

Pound cake slices draped in a cloud-light mascarpone sauce with brandy, whipped egg whites, and fresh berries. An Italian-style dessert that looks fancy but takes 20 minutes.