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Moist butter pecan banana cake built on yellow cake mix with butter pecan pudding, mashed banana, and toasted pecans baked in a tube pan. A doctored-mix cake that tastes like it took all day.

Pecan butter, a Creole-style compound butter made with toasted pecans, unsalted butter, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce. The 15-minute Louisiana sauce that turns grilled fish into something restaurant-worthy.

Don't let your eggs look lonely, use this recipe to add a variety of vegetables to make your breakfast enjoyable!

Double brownies stack a fudgy chocolate-walnut brownie under a brown-sugar butterscotch blondie, baking both layers together for one bar with two distinct flavors in every bite.

Potato fudge cake is an heirloom chocolate-spice cake made moist and tender with grated raw potato, warm spices and almonds, crowned with gooey marshmallow icing and a bittersweet chocolate drizzle.

Butter ball cookies (Russian tea cakes) with ground walnuts, cake flour, butter, and vanilla rolled in powdered sugar twice. A melt-in-your-mouth holiday cookie with just five ingredients.

Iowa brownies made with chocolate syrup instead of cocoa or melted chocolate, producing fudgy, dense squares with minimal rise. A simple Midwest pantry recipe with just six basic ingredients.

Deep Dish Pear Pie with Cheddar Cheese Pastry recipe

Layered custard bars with a buttery almond liqueur crust, sliced peaches, egg custard, and cinnamon almonds on top. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

The Pennsylvania Dutch settlers made these at Thanksgiving and stored them in a stoneware crock until Christmas. The cookies can be made at any time, but allowed to age for 4-6 weeks.

Microwave fish casserole with halibut poached in white wine, covered in a creamy butter sauce with peas, and topped with crispy fried noodles. A retro weeknight dinner ready in 45 minutes.

Banana Cake with Brow Sugar Frosting and Cream Cheese Glaze recipe

Homemade chocolate sandwich cookies filled with a fluffy marshmallow cream filling. Think whoopie pies with a cocoa twist. Soft, cakey cookies meet sweet, pillowy filling. Makes 2 dozen sandwiches.

Luxurious amaretto-soaked brownies with chocolate amaretto frosting and white almond icing drizzle. Boozy, pecan-studded dessert bars that need overnight chilling for maximum flavor.

Mascarpone sandwiched between crispy ginger brandy wafers with caramelized fresh figs and orange sauce. A stunning restaurant-style plated dessert with snap and tuile textures.

Classic Pennsylvania-style oyster stew with fresh oysters in their liquor, scalded milk and butter. Four ingredients, ready in 10 minutes. Old-fashioned simplicity.