2,100 puree recipes

Mushroom and celery root soup with dried and fresh mushrooms, pear, Spanish onion, and a touch of cream pureed into a thick, earthy bisque. Freezes for up to 3 months. Despite the title, this is a rich pureed soup, not a salad.

Layered banana bread pudding soaked in a rich egg custard with fresh nutmeg, baked golden, and drizzled with a buttery brown sugar rum sauce. Pure indulgence for 6.

Crispy-skinned roast duck over a smoky black bean sauce with cumin, green chili, and apple puree, drizzled with tangy tamarind jus. A fusion showpiece worth every minute.

String beans Provencal braised in a sauce of plum tomatoes, onion, garlic, and thyme until meltingly tender. A French-style green bean side dish that's vegan and serves a crowd with simple ingredients.

Stewed lamb shanks braised with great northern beans, tomato, red wine, rosemary, and bay. A rustic Italian-style one-pot dinner with fork-tender meat falling off the bone.

Overnight french toast soaks Italian bread in a vanilla-cinnamon custard while you sleep, then pan-fries up golden in minutes. Served with a homemade caramel-cinnamon syrup. Easy weekend brunch.

Low-cal pumpkin pie skips eggs, butter, and traditional crust. Sugar-free pudding mix and skim milk thicken the spiced pumpkin filling over a thin water-bound graham crumb base. Diabetic-friendly.

Brought this cake to my last pot-luck, and it was a huge hit. The cake was so moist and orange-y. Glad that I found this recipe!

Smashed spiced sweet potatoes are oven-roasted whole, then smashed rustic-chunky with butter, maple syrup, chili powder, cumin, and ginger. A warm-spiced holiday side that beats marshmallow casseroles.

Maple glazed pumpkin ring cake with brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, and real maple syrup in both the batter and the sour cream glaze.

Shrimp stuffed ravioli with fresh basil cream sauce, made from scratch with hand-rolled pasta, a tomato-shrimp filling, and a Parmesan-cream finish. The Italian masterclass dinner that earns its evening.

Golden, hollow popovers that puff up dramatically in the oven using just 4 simple ingredients: flour, eggs, skim milk, and salt. No sugar, no butter in the batter, and naturally diabetic-friendly. Pure baking magic.

Chef Paul Prudhomme's Barbecue Sauce: a smoky, sweet-tangy Cajun sauce built on bacon, pecans, honey, and citrus rinds. Pureed silky for chicken, pork, or ribs. Makes 5 cups.

New Orleans shrimp and squash bisque with yellow squash, potatoes, and carrots pureed smooth, then finished with cooked shrimp, dill, and hot sauce. Creamy without any cream.

Frozen peach mousse made with fresh peach puree, egg yolk custard, peach schnapps, and whipped meringue. A light, elegant no-cream summer dessert.

Vegan Mexican bean and rice casserole layered with spiced kidney bean puree, brown rice, sliced tomatoes, and pressed garlic. Hearty, plant-based comfort food.