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Chicken cordon bleu with sweet-sour pineapple sauce wraps ham and Swiss in pounded chicken breasts, breaded and baked, then drizzled with a brown-sugar pineapple-sherry sauce.

This simply delicious bread comes out moist and tasty.

Beer pancakes with molasses served with a homemade brown sugar and beer Pilgrim syrup. A hearty, colonial-inspired breakfast with malty depth and caramel sweetness.

Zampone with potatoes and balsamic mustard vinaigrette serves the classic Modenese stuffed pig's trotter sausage over butter-braised potatoes with a tangy chive vinaigrette. A traditional Italian New Year's feast.

Baked macaroni and cheese with a cheddar cream sauce, sauteed onion, sour cream and a Worcestershire kick, topped with seasoned bread crumbs. A homestyle mac and cheese ready in an hour.

Instead of firing up the barbecue, try this succulent and scrumptious chicken dish that will make you forget about barbecue sauce.

Cream cheese pound cake folds half a pound of cream cheese into a classic butter-and-sugar pound cake batter for a tender, dense crumb with subtle tang. Almond and vanilla extracts deepen the flavor.

Traditional Portuguese sweetbread with a buttery, cinnamon-scented crumb and golden egg-washed crust. This soft yeast bread needs two rises for the lightest, most tender loaf.

Salzburger Nockerln: Austrian meringue souffle baked into three fluffy peaks over a pool of butter and jelly. A centuries-old Salzburg dessert meant to be eaten the moment it leaves the oven.

Greek revani cake: a sweet semolina-and-orange syrup cake studded with almonds, soaked in lemon-scented sugar syrup. A classic Eastern Mediterranean dessert cut into diamonds and served with cream.

Pan-seared salmon finished in the oven with red wine, fish stock, and dried apricots, glazed with a butter-enriched pan sauce. An elegant French-inspired dish with sweet-savory depth.

Classic springerle: traditional German anise cookies embossed with intricate designs, dried overnight, and baked pale, then mellowed for a week into crisp, picture-perfect holiday treats.

Honey-almond rugelach are flaky cream cheese crescents rolled around honey-spiced almonds and dried cherries. A Jewish bakery classic with a sweet golden bite.

I came across this recipe in a magazine and decided to give it a try. They are sweet but so good,I love pecans and these were very easy to make.Just make sure to test your candy thermometer and then adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.Give them a try,see if you like them.

Bourbon pie loaded with chocolate chips and chopped pecans in a buttery, boozy custard filling. Like a Kentucky Derby pie with a warm bourbon kick, served with whipped cream.

Chocolate cake made with pureed green tomatoes, brown sugar, cinnamon, and orange zest, finished with a glossy dark chocolate glaze. Unexpected end-of-garden dessert.