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New Orleans-style barbecue shrimp baked in the shell in a buttery, garlicky sauce with lemon, Worcestershire, and cayenne. Grab some crusty French bread for dipping because that sauce is the whole point.

Buttery carob pound cake made with whole wheat flour and honey instead of refined sugar. Baked in a tube pan until dense, moist, and rich with warm, toasty carob flavor.

Chocolate-raspberry spritz cookies made with melted unsweetened chocolate, raspberry preserves, and butter, pressed through a cookie press and topped with chocolate morsels.

Peach and blueberry casserole with fresh fruit topped with a buttery, cinnamon-sugar crumble baked golden. A rustic summer cobbler-style dessert using peak-season peaches and berries.

Turnip soup simmered in chicken consomme with bright green peas and buttery croutons. A light, elegant French-style starter that highlights an underused root vegetable.

Elegant Southern oyster soup with two dozen oysters simmered in their own liquor, finished with scalded milk, butter, and a whisper of mace. Ready in 30 minutes, served piping hot.

Mock duck made from pounded round steak stuffed with a savory mushroom and breadcrumb filling, rolled up, browned, and braised in beef stock until fork-tender. A hearty old-fashioned comfort dish.

Steamed salmon fillets served chilled with a butter-sauteed cucumber and sour cream sauce with dill. An elegant cold fish dish for warm-weather entertaining.

Kokt Orrett, a traditional Norwegian poached trout in vinegar water, served with whipped parsley butter and lemon wedges. A gentle, minimal cooking method that lets fresh trout speak for itself.

Bette's coconut cake is a buttermilk tube cake soaked in hot coconut syrup for a moist, sticky-sweet finish. Loaded with flaked coconut and chopped nuts in every slice.

Spiced apple cake loaded with chopped dates, walnuts, and tart apples, made moist with cold coffee. Bake in a bundt or sheet pan and finish with caramel glaze.

Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits clone uses Bisquick, sharp cheddar, and a garlic-parsley butter brush. The famous restaurant-style biscuits made at home in 30 minutes.

Austrian Gugelhupf is a buttery yeasted bundt cake studded with raisins, currants, and orange zest, crowned with blanched almonds and a snowy dusting of powdered sugar. A Viennese coffee house classic.

Steakhouse-style garlic cheese bread loaded with Asiago, Monterey Jack, mayo, green onions, and pureed garlic on French bread. Baked then broiled until bubbly and golden. A Black Angus copycat.

Almond krumkake: paper-thin Norwegian wafers pressed on a krumkake iron, rolled into delicate cones while warm, then filled with whipped cream or jam. The Scandinavian holiday cookie classic.

Plum torte presses Italian prune plums into a buttery cake batter, dusts with cinnamon-sugar and lemon juice, and bakes for an hour. The classic NYT September torte that freezes for winter.