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Fresh tomato soup with a bouquet garni of parsley, bay leaf, celery, thyme, and marjoram, pureed smooth with caramelized onion and a butter roux. Topped with sour cream and fresh dill.

Dark amber maple syrup and toasted pecans create a rich, gooey pie with deep caramel notes perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

This chilled tomato carrot soup blends fresh tomatoes and sweet carrots with basil, thyme, and a whisper of nutmeg into a silky cold soup for hot summer days. Simmered, pureed, then served ice-cold with a splash of milk for creamy body.

Dense fudge brownies with a half pound of unsweetened chocolate, chocolate chip top, and a hit of instant coffee crystals to deepen the chocolate flavor. Baked low and slow.

This particular biscotti a bit of warm from the spices and adds depth to a good cup of tea in the fall. Add a bit of fruit and it makes a nice homemade gift for Christmas, good for breakfast with a coffee too.

Didn't have cottage cheese, so I just omitted it, and used low-fat sour cream only. I also added some sun-dried tomatoes and freshly chopped parsley leaves, mixed with whole wheat spaghetti, and it was super tasty. A quick, easy and delicious week-day supper and is reasonably good for you!

Snickerdoodles are soft, chewy cinnamon-sugar cookies with the signature tang of cream of tartar and crackly, sugar-coated tops. A classic that bakes up tender in the center every time.

Tender beef sirloin strips simmered in a rich, savory sauce with caramelized onions and garlic, finished with a touch of sour cream. This quick and flavorful dish is perfect for a hearty weeknight meal served over egg noodles or rice.

Traditional English scones bake tender, flaky rounds with raisins and a tall layered rise. Served warm with berry preserves and clotted cream for a proper afternoon tea.

Fudge brownie muffins with cocoa, butter, cinnamon, and optional pecans. Dense brownie texture in handheld portion-controlled muffin form, ready in 40 minutes.

These chocolaty, moist and buttery muffins are so delicious, it is a great way to use up some of the leftover ricotta cheese that adds the creaminess and moisture into the muffins.

Learn how to make easy, quickbread-style Hot Cross Buns that are yeast-free and require no kneading. The warmth of cinnamon and nutmeg paired with candied fruit highlights this biscuit-style hot cross bun.

Chocolate chip raisin cookies baked low and slow for crisp golden edges and chewy centers. Two cups each of plump raisins and semi-sweet chips packed into every cookie.

Homemade Swiss roll, a light sponge cake baked thin, rolled while warm to keep it crack-free, then spread with vanilla buttercream and rolled into a tender, swirled slice. A classic teatime treat from scratch.

Whole wheat prune bread for the bread machine. Hearty fiber-rich loaf sweetened with prunes and molasses, dump-and-go method with no kneading or proofing.

"Lobster Newberg. Also "lobster a la Newburg"...The dish was made famous at Delmonico's Restaurant in New York in 1876 when the recipe was brought to chef Charles Ranhofer by a West Indies sea captain named Ben Wenberg. It was an immediate hit, especially for after-theater suppers, and owner Charles Delmonico honored the capatain by naming the dish "lobster a la Wenberg." But later Wenberg and Delmonico had a falling-out, and the restauranteur took the dish off the menu, restoring it only by popular demand by renaming it "lobster a la Newberg," reversing the first three letters of the captain's name.