No Restrictions Recipes (2024)

This isn't so much of a recipe — it's an idea. A very naughty, indulgent, crazy, yummy idea.

Recipe: BBQ Chicken Mac n’ Cheese Pizza

Red velvet cake may be a perennial at children's birthday parties, but there's nothing childish about this cake. Red wine adds a sophisticated flavor note to this already rich and colorful dessert.

Recipe: Red-Wine Velvet Cake

This honeycomb looks like caramel while cooking — then you add baking soda, and the candy bubbles and, just like that, becomes a light and airy concoction.

Recipe: Honeycombs

With layers of texture and full-bodied flavor, this indulgent iced coffee is a rejuvenating treat during balmy weather. Once blended, the frappe separates, leaving a frothy cap over the chilled java. It's topped with cotton candy to sweeten each sip.

Recipe: Iced Coffee Frappe with Cotton Candy

A winsome way to use leftover crêpes, this towering gâteau de crêpes replaces the usual jam, cream, and chocolate with alternating layers of rich béchamel and sautéed spinach.

Recipe: Spinach-Gruyère Gâteau de Crâpes

The best way to improve on a great grilled cheese is to sprinkle some cheese on the outside of the bread. It creates a super-crisp, cheesy crust.

Recipe:Inside-Out Grilled Ham-and-Cheese Sandwiches

We've figured out how to whip up an indulgent Southern menu during the workweek. Just follow our four-step plan for down-home delights.

Recipe: Country-Fried Steak with Green Beans and Rice

Leftover meatballs and sauce from our Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe make an indulgent and dinner-worthy sandwich when placed on toasted bread and topped with melted mozzarella.

Recipe: Meatball Subs

"Right in Tijuana's red-light district sits Kentucky Fried Buches, where cooks fry chicken necks, skin on, to fill soft corn tortillas. I can't stop eating them," says Andrew Zimmern. "At home, I fry skin-on chicken thighs until they're supercrisp, then eat them with avocado-tomatillo salsa, my family's favorite."

Recipe: Fried Chicken Tacos

This quiche is a perfect creamy balance of blue cheese, cream, and fresh herbs baked in a pastry shell. Believe me, it's luscious. Enjoy this alone or accompanied with a salad and a nice glass of white wine. Who said "real men don't eat quiche"? This will show who's da man.

Recipe: Herbed Quiche with Blue Cheese

These just might be the world's best and most indulgent baked potatoes. First they're stuffed with sour cream and Parmigiano-Reggiano, then they're topped with tangy gravy, melted mozzarella, bits of crisp bacon and, finally, fried potato skins.

Recipe: Poutine-Style Twice-Baked Potatoes

This recipe incorporates everything delicious is one bite — boozy brandied berries, pillowy marshmallow, and airy meringue.

Recipe: Raspberry Marshmallow Mess

For truly authentic Twinkie shapes, a canoe pan will give your cakes the signature rounded edges. If you’re less concerned with a real Twinkie shape, the recipe also works in cupcake pans or mini loaf pans.

Recipe: Homemade "Twinkies"

This fried chicken from chef Shaun Doty of Bantam + Biddy in Atlanta is a no-fail, no-fuss version of classic fried chicken with a perfectly crunchy seasoned crust (the trick is the cornstarch) and juicy meat.

Recipe: The Ultimate Southern Fried Chicken

Do lasagna cupcakes sound like a great idea or just plain wrong? Either way, they're part of a savory cupcake trend, but feel free to call them mini lasagnas, too.

Recipe: White Lasagna Cupcakes

Inspired by queso fundido — melted Mexican cheese dip — this corn and warm Cheddar cheese dip is great with toasted baguette.

Recipe: Roasted Corn Cheese Dip

Two types of chiles accompany tender braised pork shoulder in the filling of these fried tamales.

Recipe: Fried Pork Tamales

This tart recipe is sure to please with its winning combination of luscious chocolate ganache and smooth peanut butter. Impress with both taste and appearance: the easy marble pattern is made with a simple wooden skewer.

Recipe: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Tart

This creamy rice dish gets even more luxe when you add some lobster tail.

Recipe: Brown-Butter Risotto with Lobster

Home cooks can use store-bought ice cream and Nutella for a simplified version of Chef Alain Ducasse's Candy Bars, for which he makes a hazelnut glaze and caramel pastry cream from scratch.

Recipe: Hazelnut, Nutella, and Caramel Ice Cream Sandwiches