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Braided cinnamon coffee cake made from hot roll mix, filled with cinnamon sugar and butter, then topped with a vanilla glaze. A showstopper brunch bread with a shortcut dough.

Soft, pillowy homemade burger buns made with bread flour, eggs, butter, and milk. Ready in just over an hour using a bread machine or simple hand kneading. Top with sesame or poppy seeds.

I made this recipe yesterday so I could get rid of a bunch of leftover strawberry yogurt. I was kind of worried about how it would taste, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was really good and my husband enjoyed it as well.

This delicious bite-size Brazilian treat is similar to a rich chocolate truffle.

A simple lemon-scented butter cake split in half, layered with vanilla pudding, fresh berries, and clouds of whipped cream. Old-school German Erdbeertorte energy with minimal effort.

Self-crusting coconut pie that mixes in one bowl, pours into the pan, and forms its own crust as it bakes. Eggs, milk, butter, and coconut create a custardy slice with a tender brown bottom. The recipe makes two pies.

Mushroom croustades: hollowed crusty rolls filled with garlic-rosemary butter and a creamy mushroom saute. A French-leaning vegetarian starter with dinner-party drama.

Thick swordfish steaks rolled in olive oil, broiled, and topped with savory anchovy butter. Garnished with lemon, anchovy fillets, and olives. Classic French Mirabeau style in 30 minutes.

Quick-braised pork and crisp cabbage seasoned with warm Caribbean allspice for a one-pot weeknight dinner that's ready in 30 minutes and tastes like island comfort food.

Shrimp butter spread made with finely chopped shrimp blended into unsalted butter. A rich, savory compound butter for sandwiches, toast, and seafood dishes.

Homemade chocolate whoopee pies with fluffy marshmallow creme filling. Soft cocoa cakes sandwiched around a sweet, billowy center for a New England bakery classic you can make at home.

Crispy phyllo pastry nests filled with sauteed mushrooms, walnuts, soy sauce, and a hint of nutmeg. Elegant bite-sized appetizers that can be prepped weeks ahead.

Blue cornmeal crepes made with eggs, milk, and clarified butter for a thin, tender wrapper with earthy corn flavor. Fill with salsa, crabmeat, or your favorite stuffing.

I wouldn't think of making roast beef, pot roast, beef stew, or osso buco without thyme. I also use it on steaks and chops as in the below recipe for lamb, which in my opinion, has the best affinity for thyme.

Double chocolate cake doughnuts made from scratch with unsweetened chocolate and buttermilk, then fried and topped with cocoa icing. Rich, cakey, and worth the overnight chill.

Popcorn snowmen stack three marshmallow-popcorn balls into edible snowmen decorated with gumdrop hats, fruit leather scarves, and candy buttons. A fun Christmas kid craft snack.