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A 5-ingredient overnight pull-apart breakfast cake made with frozen dinner rolls, butter, brown sugar, pecans, and vanilla pudding mix. Prep tonight, bake tomorrow.

Cornmeal-crusted trout pan-fried in butter and finished with a brown butter hazelnut sauce with lemon juice and parsley. Crispy coating, nutty sauce, and bright acid in every bite. Ready in 30 minutes.

Yeast-risen chocolate chip coffee cake baked in a tube pan with a crunchy coffee-walnut-chocolate streusel topping. A rich, bakery-style breakfast cake with real coffee flavor in the crumble.

Chinese American fortune cookies bake from a thin batter of cake flour and egg whites, then fold around personal messages while still warm. A homemade version of the takeout staple.

Hazelnut lemon biscotti, twice-baked Italian cookies with toasted whole hazelnuts and fresh lemon zest. Perfect dunking texture for coffee, tea, or vin santo.

Lemon Almond Cheesecake with Biscotti Crust recipe

Refined beef stroganoff with Dijon mustard sharpening the classic sour cream sauce. Tender beef strips simmered in a butter-flour roux thickened with beef stock for restaurant-quality results.

Shiitake mushroom and potato galette layers russet slices around earthy shiitakes and parmesan, pressed under a brick and baked into crisp wedges. Broiled to golden brown on both sides.

Steamed salmon or trout fillets topped with a from-scratch hollandaise sauce built on a crushed peppercorn and white wine vinegar reduction. Classic French technique with rich, buttery results.

A savory crab soup made with flaked crab meat, light cream and a bit of dry sherry.

Leftover turkey makes this delicious and creamy dish, and it is such an easy and simple recipe to make as well.

Harvest pumpkin torte layers a fluffy chocolate sponge with spiced pumpkin filling four times over, then finishes with a glossy chocolate glaze. Fall baking that looks like a bakery-case showpiece.

Tuna melt meets savory pie in this Bisquick-based bake loaded with cheddar, caramelized onions, and fresh tomato slices. Feeds a crowd in one hour with minimal effort.

Caramelized onion topping with rosemary and toasted pine nuts, slow-cooked in butter and olive oil. A savory make-ahead spread for crostini, pizza, roast meats, or tossed with pasta.

A velvety, creamy garlic soup loaded with 2 cups of garlic and caramelized onions, thickened with stale French bread and finished with half and half. Inspired by New Orleans chef Susan Spicer. Even better the next day.

Try something new with this delicious cake that is perfect to entertain relatives at your next family gathering.