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Braised escarole with caramelized apples, shallots, and toasted pecans in a cider vinegar pan sauce. A bitter-sweet fall side dish that pairs beautifully with pork, duck, or roast chicken.

This recipe is a tradition in my husband's Swedish family. It makes enough cookies to feed the Swedish Army.

Deep-dish peach pie: a baking dish heaped with juicy peaches and brown sugar under a single flaky, golden top crust. A fruit-forward summer pie that lets the peaches shine.

Traditional German muffins laced with rum, studded with almonds and raisins, scented with orange zest. Rich, tender crumb with old-world spice and fruit.

Chocolate sour cherry cake with melted semi-sweet chocolate, butter, separated eggs, and tart cherries baked on top. Dense, rich, and elegant with minimal flour.

Braised Sunday pot roast with vegetables, garlic, and thyme in a rich red-wine gravy. Classic French-style braise that delivers fork-tender beef and a deeply flavored sauce for family dinner.

Italian linguine with anchovy and clam sauce in olive oil, white wine, garlic, and rosemary. A southern Italian pasta classic built on pantry and briny shellfish.

Mimosa ice cream crepes drizzled with buttered honey: delicate custard ice cream infused with mimosa blossoms, folded into crisped crepes. A foraged spring dessert.

These bars have been a family favorite for Mary Wilhelm of Sparta for decades.

Coiled honey almond twist bread made with basic sweet dough, topped with a buttery honey-almond glaze that caramelizes as it bakes. A pull-apart breakfast or brunch bread.

Broiled pineapple slices topped with buttery brown sugar and macadamia nuts until caramelized and bubbly. A five-ingredient tropical dessert ready in 20 minutes.

Spargelgemüse: tender boiled asparagus drizzled with browned butter and freshly grated Parmesan, garnished with sliced hard-boiled egg. A classic German side in just 30 minutes.

Oysters au champagne is a classic French appetizer: fresh oysters poached in champagne and oyster liquor with garlic butter, plated over a bed of wilted spinach, and cloaked in a silky roux sauce.

Veal olives: old-fashioned stuffed veal rolls with buttered bread crumb filling, onion, and clove, tied and pan-braised until tender. A vintage recipe garnished with hard-boiled egg slices.

South African curried lamb kebabs marinated overnight in a sweet-tangy sauce of chutney, curry powder, vinegar, and lemon leaves. Grilled and served with rice and chutney.

Cape Cod cranberry pie with a self-forming buttery crust that bakes right over tart cranberries and chopped nuts. No pie crust rolling needed. Just mix, pour, and bake.