10,000 cream recipes

Curried shellfish pot pie with lobster, shrimp, shiitake mushrooms, and toasted almonds in a sherry-cream curry sauce under golden puff pastry.

Pumpkin praline pie hides a buttery pecan-praline layer beneath spiced pumpkin filling in a hot-water pastry crust. A Southern Thanksgiving pie that outshines the standard version.

Crawfish aubergine with crispy breaded eggplant topped by crawfish tails in a Parmesan cream sauce spiked with Tabasco. Where Cajun meets Italian on one glorious plate.

Here I adapted an 18th century English spice cake recipe which also makes nice cupcakes.

Vegetarian red bean shepherd's pie with sliced potato layers, garbanzos, red beans, green peas, and bell pepper seasoned with cumin and coriander. A meatless, comforting casserole.

Traditional lasagne from Bologna uses handmade egg pasta, a long-simmered pork Bolognese with white wine and cream, silky bechamel, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. No mozzarella, no ricotta, just the real deal.

Eggnog Filled Cake with Chocolate Frosting recipe

Chicken pieces browned in ghee and simmered in coconut milk with cinnamon, cardamom, mace, curry powder, tomatoes, apples, and cream. A richly spiced, aromatic Indian chicken curry that feeds six.

English cheddar and vegetable soup pureed smooth with butternut squash, potatoes, and carrots. Finished with sharp cheddar, cream, and crispy bacon garnish.

Dark chocolate mousse spiked with Mexican chile powder and espresso, lightened with whipped egg whites instead of heavy cream. Rich, spicy, and impossibly airy.

Make these cheese ball goblin with your kids, they will enjoy making them, lots of fun!

Mushroom strata with layered bread, sauteed mushrooms, peppers, and a cream-of-mushroom-cheese top. Make-ahead brunch casserole that bakes up tender, savory, and sliceable.

Maple pecan pumpkin pie layers spiced pumpkin custard with raisins and chopped pecans, topped with maple-scented whipped cream and toasted pecan halves. A Thanksgiving upgrade on the classic.

Tournedos of lotte (monkfish) with lobster, sauteed monkfish medallions plated with lobster meat in a silky Cognac-cream sauce enriched with homemade lobster butter. An elegant French restaurant classic for special occasions.

Gingerbread house cake: a warmly spiced two-layer gingerbread cake filled with cream cheese frosting and candy, then decorated like a gingerbread house. All the festive fun without the structural engineering.

Creamy garlic soup made with 40 cloves of garlic, plum tomatoes, and a hint of cayenne and curry. A pureed cream soup with deep mellow garlic flavor and a touch of warming spice.