Dairy recipe collection

Curd cheese pastries with whole wheat shortcrust rectangles sandwiched around a filling of cottage cheese, pine nuts, raisins, sugar, and lemon. A medieval-inspired pastry snack.

Chicken cordon bleu stuffed with ham, Swiss cheese, and Dijon mustard, breaded and pan-fried then oven-finished. Crispy golden outside with melted cheese and ham inside.

Lubecker Schwalbenester, a classic German dish of veal cutlets wrapped around ham and hard-boiled eggs, browned in butter and braised in a white pepper pan sauce. Swallow nests from Lubeck.

Luck of the Irish quiche with a corned beef hash crust, Swiss cheese, and a creamy egg custard. A crustless-style quiche that skips the pastry for something heartier.

Creamy salmon chowder with tender potatoes, herbs, and melted Monterey Jack. This comforting soup balances flaky canned salmon with aromatic thyme and dill in a velvety roux-thickened broth.

Roasted chicken breast stuffed with Gorgonzola cheese and finished with a white wine pan sauce with black grapes and green apple. An elegant main course with bold, fruity flavors.

Luigi's bean soup simmers dried navy beans low and slow with tomatoes, garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil for a rustic Italian one-pot meal. Finished with grated Parmesan.

Classic Italian lasagna al forno with homemade tomato sauce, bechamel, ricotta, and mozzarella. A three-sauce layered lasagna with red wine in the tomato sauce and nutmeg in the bechamel.

A New Orleans-style charlotte: chocolate sponge rolled with almond paste, sliced and pressed into a springform, filled with amaretto-soaked chocolate mousse. A Mardi Gras showstopper.

Lush lemon cake made with lemon cake mix and lemon pudding mix, soaked with a frozen lemonade and powdered sugar glaze while still hot. Intensely lemony and ultra-moist.

Mac and cheese for grown-ups with Fontina, Gruyere, Emmentaler, sherry, cream, and thyme in a chicken stock bechamel, topped with Parmesan bread crumbs and baked golden.

Mac and cheese meets soufflé in this puffy baked dish studded with sliced franks. Dijon mustard and sharp cheddar give it grown-up flavor kids still love.

Macadamia nut tartlets in a buttery shortbread cup with dark corn syrup filling and a nut half on top. Two-bite pecan pie energy with a tropical, buttery nut twist.

Macaroni and broccoli tossed with garlic-anchovy olive oil and Parmesan. A quick Italian pasta where the anchovies melt into a savory, umami-rich sauce.

Macaroni and cheese quiche turns boxed mac and cheese into the crust for a hearty egg, ham, mushroom, and cream-of-mushroom-soup bake. A retro casserole hack with two dinners worth of comfort.

Macaroni and cheese souffle bakes corkscrew pasta in a smoky paprika-cayenne cheese sauce enriched with beaten egg yolks for a lighter, puffier version of the comfort classic. A weeknight casserole with soufflé ambitions.