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Hearty vegetarian mushroom barley soup with white wine, fresh dill, and a splash of dry sherry. Simmered slowly with pearl barley for thick, satisfying comfort in a bowl.

A decadent cake that is buttery, moist, rich and delicious.

Lamb loin en croute with roasted red peppers, feta, and spinach wrapped in golden puff pastry. Finished with a rich balsamic shallot butter sauce - a restaurant-worthy dinner party centerpiece.

Indian sago and vermicelli kheer with golden raisins and cardamom simmered in milk. A creamy, fragrant pudding dessert served hot or chilled.

Stuff your chicken breasts with this easy to follow recipe that uses mushrooms, ham and parmesan cheese.

No-bake chocolate cookie dessert with a buttery cookie crumb crust, fluffy marshmallow custard, whipped cream, and beaten egg whites. Chilled until firm for easy slicing.

Southern blackberry jam cake with allspice, cinnamon, raisins, and chopped nuts in a buttermilk batter, frosted with cooked caramel icing and pecan halves. A three-layer heritage cake.

Kos lemon pie, a Greek almond and honey tart in a lemon shortcrust pastry, soaked in lemon syrup and dusted with powdered sugar. An elegant Mediterranean dessert with bright citrus flavor.

Soft batch chocolate chip cookies using a clever two-temperature baking technique for chewy centers with golden edges. A small-batch recipe that makes exactly 13 cookies.

Three-layer butter pecan cake filled with rich, from-scratch burnt-sugar caramel, frosted in buttercream and crusted with pecans. A classic Southern caramel cake worth the fuss.

White chocolate cheesecake with an almond-oat-graham cracker crust. Whipped egg whites folded in create an airy, cloud-like texture. Slow-cooled to prevent cracking.

Tender cocoa cut-out cookies made with cream cheese and almond extract, drizzled with a homemade cocoa glaze and topped with almonds. Dough chills overnight for clean, easy cutting. Makes 4 dozen.

Cream cheese and cottage cheese cheesecake on a pecan graham cracker crust, topped with a homemade blueberry glaze. Slow-cooled in the oven for a crack-free finish.

Punjabi-style Kali dal slow-simmered with black gram, red kidney beans, ginger, cardamom, and a ghee-cumin tadka. Creamy, buttery, and deeply aromatic.

Belgian endive leaves piped with a creamy blue cheese and cream cheese filling, arranged in a spoke pattern and dusted with paprika. An elegant, no-cook appetizer for parties.

These cookies are buttery and delicious. You can find butterscotch morsels, white chocolate, and pecans in every bite.