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Banana Everything Cookies

Here's a treat for the vegans in your life. Adapted from the cookbook "Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar," by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero, these cookies, which are chunky with chocolate...

Author: Alex Witchel

Molten Chocolate Cake

Here is a can't-fail version of the chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's warm, soft chocolate cake. He says more than a thousand of these cakes are made in his restaurants every day. The ingredient list is...

Author: Mark Bittman

Frozen Chocolate Souffle

Author: Moira Hodgson

Cold Lemon or Lime Souffle

Author: Marian Burros

Vegan Chocolate Pudding With Cinnamon and Chile

Tofu is not solely the stuff of stir-fries. For example, I can almost guarantee you will be impressed by this dessert, a pudding that takes about as much time to make as hot chocolate. But there are a...

Author: Mark Bittman

Cream Cheese Frosting

Made with much less confectioners' sugar than the usual cream cheese frosting, it's sturdy, dependable and not too sweet - just right for a child's birthday party or to ice three-dozen cupcakes for a bake...

Author: Melissa Clark

Coeur a la Creme With Passion Fruit Sauce

Author: Florence Fabricant

Haroseth Truffles

This recipe takes a traditional Passover treat, and gives it a little twist. Here, dried fruit and nuts are chopped in a food processor, flavored with cinnamon and moistened with a bit of pomegranate juice...

Author: Melissa Clark

White Peaches, Pistachios, Honey and Ricotta

This recipe is based on a dish from the chef Seamus Mullen of Tertulia in New York. It's inspired by a Catalan honey-and-cheese dessert called mel i mató, with an unexpected sprinkle of pistachios and...

Author: Jeff Gordinier

Red Velvet Cake Icing

Cream-cheese frosting has become the go-to topping for red velvet cake. Not only do the colors provide a feast of contrast for the eyes, the creamy richness of the icing perfectly complements the deep...

Author: Florence Fabricant

Piparkakut

Author: Emily Weinstein

Molded Chocolate Mousse

Author: Barbara Kafka

Spiced Dried Fruit Compote

The East Village Ukrainian restaurant Veselka serves the Sviata Vecheria, a traditional 12-dish dinner that is meatless and dairy-free. It is eaten before Mass on Christmas Eve and is followed, on Christmas...

Author: Julia Moskin

Nutella Panna Cotta

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Author: Melissa Clark

Rich Chocolate Cookies

This recipe for the chocolate cookies was sent to The New York Times several years ago by Mari Pfeiffer, a reader in California; it's from the cookbook "Great Cookies," published in 2003 by the author...

Author: The New York Times

Easy Chocolate Fudge

"All candy-making is about preventing crystallization," said Michael Chu, an engineer based in Austin, Tex., who writes about his kitchen experiments online at Cooking for Engineers. Mr. Chu's chocolate...

Author: Julia Moskin

Langues de Chat

Author: Moira Hodgson

Creamy Strawberry Moscato Torte

This dish is sort of a summery tiramisù. The creamy mascarpone and ladyfinger layers in tiramisù are a natural with strawberries. But the espresso is too overbearing to match well with the sweet fruit....

Author: Melissa Clark

Toasted Pine Nut Cookies

These pine nut butter cookies gain a new dimension simply by toasting the pignoli.

Author: Suzanne Hamlin

Fresh Strawberries With Almond Crème Anglaise

Strawberries, like asparagus, peaches, corn and a few other joys of summer, are perhaps best enjoyed unadulterated, at least at the beginning of the season, when the thrill of their newness is fresh. Later...

Author: Mark Bittman

Italian or Cooked Meringue

This recipe, adapted from "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" by Julia Child, was featured in The New York Times in 1990 in an article on eggs. It is for a cooked meringue that can be used with chocolate...

Author: Marian Burros

Mexican Chocolate Tofu Pudding

Tofu is not solely the stuff of stir-fries. For example, I can almost guarantee you will be impressed by this dessert, a pudding that takes about as much time to make as hot chocolate. But there are a...

Author: Mark Bittman

Brown Sugar Caramels

Author: Barbara Kafka

Apricot Poached Pears

Author: Barbara Kafka

Pan Baked Lemon Almond Tart

This flourless, crustless tart is rich, moist, sweet and and prepared almost entirely on the stovetop (with the exception of a few minutes spent under the broiler to crisp the top). It is the ideal decadent...

Author: Mark Bittman

Orange Glaze

This glaze has just the right amount of orange flavor, so it won't overwhelm even the most delicate desserts. Drizzle it on cakes, tarts or quick breads, or decrease the orange juice (or other liquids...

Author: Mark Bittman

Orange Jelly

Sam Bompas and Harry Parr call what they do "contemporary food design," among other things. Their projects include building painstakingly correct models of St. Paul's Cathedral in London and a Madrid airport...

Author: Florence Fabricant

Evelyn Sharpe's French Chocolate Cake

Just as there will always be a place in the world for an understated but luxurious black dress, there will always be a place for flourless chocolate cake. This recipe from 1969 was one of the first published,...

Author: Amanda Hesser

Sweet Tart Crust

Author: Mark Bittman

Greek Rizogalo

Author: Amanda Hesser

Caramelized Citrus

This is a modernized version of a dessert that was popular in Britain during the 1970s, a simple, stylish confection that was a standby of posh dinner parties: caramelized oranges. It was then and remains...

Author: Sam Sifton

Rhubarb Butterscotch Sauce

Author: Melissa Clark

Fudge

Author: Gloria Smith

Pastry Cream

Author: Dorie Greenspan

Streusel

Author: Emily Weinstein