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Creamy cheesecake bars with fresh raspberries and a chocolate crust.

Pieces of almonds, dried apricots, cranberries, prunes and chocolate chips are tossed with creamy peanut butter, oats, a bit honey and ground flax seeds. These delicious granola bars are perfect for grap-go breakfast.

A soft and delicious bread made from shredded mozzarella cheese and sundried tomatoes. Super easy to make in your bread machine.

A hearty pasta Bolognese with a slow-simmered ground beef and tomato sauce built on sauteed onion, pepper, and celery. Loaded with oregano and basil, finished with grated parmesan over your favorite pasta.

Coconut cream pie with a silky vanilla custard packed with flaked coconut, finished with fresh whipped cream and toasted coconut on top. The Southern diner classic, made from scratch.

Crunchy lotus root in a very flavorful and rich spicy coconut milk curry sauce, perfect over basmati rice. This recipe delivers huge flavor from some very simple ingredients.

Super moist carrot cake loaded with shredded carrots, crushed pineapple, and walnuts, topped with orange-zested cream cheese frosting. Bakes in a 9x13 pan or bundt for that signature dense, tender crumb.

You can decorate this easy tart to look so elegant, your guests will be impressed.

By using most whole wheat flour and olive oil makes this German plum cake much healthier but still tastes super moist and delicious.

These buttery and moist yankee doodle cupcakes are absolutely delicious. They are filled with vanilla creme that gives you some yummy surprise in every bite.

Baked parmesan-crusted chicken: bite-size pieces dipped in garlic butter, rolled in a Parmesan-breadcrumb coating, and baked hot until golden and crunchy. The family trick is cutting the chicken small.

This scrumptious appetizer is made with cornmeal, buttermilk and zucchini.

A tasty cheesecake with famous Italian Toschi amarena cherries. The black amarena is a sweet fruit with a bitterish aftertaste. Fresh and summery, it is carefully stoned and sweetened and can be eaten all year round.

German pfeffernusse: spiced honey cookies with cinnamon, cloves, allspice, mace, and a touch of black pepper, dipped in vanilla glaze. Traditional Christmas cookie recipe.

Grilled or broiled asparagus is tender, crispy and full of flavor, drizzling some fresh homemade dressing, along with some other grilled seasonal vegetables. An excellent side-dish with barbecued meats. Simply delicious!

A moist, lightly spiced snack cake. I have made this using butter or shortening, and both work fine. The butter method is a bit richer in flavor, though.