Recipes

Make chocolate frosting without powdered sugar with this boiled fudge-like icing. Spread icing on a completely cooled cake.

This caramel frosting is delicious. I have had this recipe for over 30 years. This smooth, sweet topping is perfect for cakes, pumpkin cupcakes, or apple fritters.

Although most Turks will opt for a pillowy square of pide bread to accompany this soup of yogurt, barley, and dried mint, buttery-crisp velibah stuffed with feta and potato is a go-to for editor Oset Babür's family, who hails from Ossetia, a state in the South Caucasus.

This is the gingerbread cookie icing that my mother always made at Christmas.

Crispy pretzel-coated schnitzel is pan-fried to golden perfection and served with a tangy Brussels sprouts slaw tossed in a zesty mustard dressing. A crunchy, savory twist on a classic German favorite with bold, bright flavors.

This strawberry cake filling is easy to make and not too sweet.

Toasting and grinding whole spices instead of relying on pre-ground spice powders adds unparalleled depth of flavor to this spicy chickpea dish from western India. This dish is a specialty of Hina Mody, Restaurant Editor Khushbu Shah's auntie who emigrated from the Indian state of Gujarat.

Make frosting without powdered sugar with this easy recipe. This quick frosting is light and fluffy and looks like whipped cream. The recipe makes about 3 1/2 cups, enough to fill and frost a 2-layer cake.

This chocolate glaze for cake is rich, decadent, and oh so easy! I use this glaze on brownies, Bundt cakes, ice cream, or whatever needs a little chocolate.

This is a comforting, soul-warming soup you can serve as a chowder or turn into a silky purée.

Fill pastry with cream made with this classic recipe for pastry cream often used in bakeries and restaurants. It can be used to fill cakes, pies, or pastries. To make a lighter filling, fold in plain whipped cream.

Chef Roy Choi’s Kimchi Fried Rice is the best way to reinvigorate day-old rice with spicy, potent kimchi. The kimchi actually sweetens when heated and adds not only its signature funk, tang, and spice but also a delicious crunch. The briny, spicy dipping sauce is the perfect punchy accompaniment.

This apple pie filling recipe is perfect to make during apple season. It makes seven jars of canned filling, which lets you get ahead for the holidays!

Hearty, filling, and packed with the flavors of her mother’s kitchen — onion, ginger, and chile flakes — these are Sam Fore's cold-weather go-to.

Best chocolate frosting recipe I've found! It's rich, smooth, and easy to spread.

The Food & Wine chicken potpie with leeks comes together in just about an hour and uses only one skillet.