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Buttery chocolate truffle pound cake baked in a Bundt pan with 5 eggs for a dense, velvety crumb. Semi-homemade with a pound cake mix and real chocolate truffles folded in.

Soft pumpkin walnut cookies topped with maple frosting. Made with real pumpkin puree, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and crunchy walnuts for a cakey fall cookie.

Nate's mulligan stew: browned chicken simmered with rutabaga, potato, carrots, peas, and parsnips, topped with unexpected buttermilk dumplings studded with wild blueberries. Frontier comfort food.

Five-ingredient baked chicken slathered in French onion dip and topped with buttery crushed crackers. The ultimate retro casserole-aisle dinner with a crisp golden crust.

Sugar-free apple cake sweetened with liquid sugar substitute and 4 cups of grated apple. Diabetic-friendly walnut cake with cinnamon and nutmeg, no added sugar.

Chocolate-dipped strawberries with semisweet chocolate, butter, and vanilla. Just 4 ingredients for an elegant no-bake dessert or romantic treat that looks like it came from a chocolatier.

Make these delicious Italian cookies for a change, they are buttery and just right amount of sweetness. Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.

Split langoustines grilled with garlic, parsley, and lemon butter for a sweet, smoky shellfish main with seared edges. An elegant 20-minute restaurant-style dish that works equally well on a stovetop grill pan or outdoor grill.

Old-school Southern fried chicken soaked in a rich cream-and-egg bath, dredged in paprika-spiked flour, and fried in a trinity of bacon drippings, shortening, and butter.

Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth piped shortbread cookies dipped in chocolate. Only 5 ingredients and no eggs needed for these classic Viennese Fingers.

Chicken with porcini mushrooms braised in dry white wine and tomatoes for an earthy Italian-inspired skillet dinner finished with Parmesan.

Four-component chocolate cake: cocoa layers, fudge filling, chocolate whipped cream frosting, and a drizzled cocoa syrup finish. The cake for serious chocolate lovers.

Layered banana yogurt cake with toasted coconut, banana syrup, creamy pecan filling, and white snow frosting. A showpiece layer cake with three homemade components.

Classic Greek tyropites (cheese triangles) with feta, ricotta, and nutmeg wrapped in buttery phyllo dough and baked golden. Makes 60 crispy, flaky appetizers for parties and holiday gatherings.

Make this sophisticated and scrumptious dish hassle-free by using the crockpot you got for Christmas last year.

Asparagus risotto made with arborio rice, dry white wine, and asparagus-infused cooking water as the stock. A zero-waste Italian technique that builds deep flavor from stalk to tip.