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Mushrooms stuffed with escargot in garlic-shallot herb butter, baked until bubbling. A classic French appetizer that swaps snail shells for tender mushroom caps.

Mom's banana loaf bakes ripe bananas, butter, and eggs into a tender, simple quick bread. Eight-ingredient family recipe, makes one large loaf or three small.

French Normandy-style veal cutlets browned in butter and simmered with brandy, shallots, tart apple slices, and a creamy mushroom sauce. A cozy 30-minute dinner served over wild rice.

Rakott Krumpli is a classic Hungarian layered casserole of boiled potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, ham, and sausage, finished with sour cream and paprika. Hearty, filling Central European comfort food.

Dried apple pie reconstitutes dried apple slices in fresh apple cider, then bakes them under a flaky double crust with cinnamon and nutmeg. The Appalachian winter pie made when fresh apples are out of season.

Lily cookies: cream cheese pastry rounds folded around a jelly center and dusted with powdered sugar. Old-school holiday cookies shaped like opening lilies.

Buttermilk chocolate cake made with real unsweetened chocolate and topped with a from-scratch dark chocolate frosting. A rich, tender two-layer cake with deep cocoa flavor.

Delicate sole fillets rolled around garlicky sauteed spinach and baked with a brush of melted butter. An elegant, light dinner for two ready in 20 minutes with just six ingredients.

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.

Shrimp Chippewa: plump shrimp and mushrooms sautéed in garlic butter, then simmered in a rich chicken stock thickened with more butter. Served in a soup plate with crusty French bread.

Finnan haddie, cold-smoked haddock gently poached in butter and a creamy milk sauce thickened with cornstarch. A classic Scottish comfort dish served with boiled potatoes.

Bourbon orange chicken with just four ingredients: chicken breasts browned in butter, simmered in orange juice concentrate that reduces to a glossy glaze, then finished with a splash of bourbon. Sweet, sticky and weeknight-fast.

Kentucky bourbon balls with pecans soaked in real bourbon, rolled in a buttery powdered-sugar fondant, then dipped in semi-sweet chocolate for that signature glossy shell. A classic Southern holiday confection worth the wait.

Three-layer butternut cake with tangy cream cheese frosting and chopped nuts. Rich buttermilk batter laced with butternut flavoring bakes up tender and moist, then gets slathered in a thick, nutty frosting that'll have folks lining up for seconds.

Potato soup with butter dumplings: tender potatoes simmered with celery and parsley, dotted with rich nutmeg butter dumplings, finished with sour cream.

Golden butter cake loaves with toasted almond crust on the bottom and sweet almond glaze on top. Easy recipe using cake mix with impressive bakery results.