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A buttery bundt pound cake with a tight, tender crumb, crowned with sweetened whipped cream and fresh sliced strawberries. Simple from-scratch baking at its finest.

These tarts are irresistible when made with home-candied angelica, as dull as ditchwater when store-bought is used.

Raspberry coil coffeecake made from rolled dough ropes swirled into a spiral, spread with raspberry preserves, and finished with a sweet powdered sugar glaze.

Corny frank chowder: quick weeknight chowder with hot dogs, creamed corn, green peppers, and melted Velveeta. Retro kid-friendly comfort soup in 15 minutes.

Microwave crab-stuffed jumbo shrimp butterflied and topped with a buttery crab meat, breadcrumb, and lemon filling with cayenne. An easy appetizer ready in 20 minutes.

No-bake Twinkie pie layered with chocolate mousse, chopped pecans, and whipped cream in a buttered casserole. A retro icebox dessert that turns store-bought snack cakes into something spectacular.

Chewy butterscotch brownies (blondies) with dark brown sugar, melted butter, and vanilla in a one-bowl, six-ingredient recipe. Rich, toffee-flavored squares that take 10 minutes to mix and bake golden.

Add some exotic flavor to dinner with this succulent dish made with small veal cutlets, prosciutto cheese and red wine.

Salmon fillets topped with lime, ginger, garlic, and fresh coriander, wrapped in buttery filo pastry and baked until golden and flaky. An elegant Thai-inspired dinner for two in 40 minutes.

Peach caramel crisp: ripe peaches baked over a hardened caramel base and crowned with ground almond praline streusel, served warm with vanilla ice cream. Summer fruit dessert elevated with French patisserie technique.

An easy to make faux Alfredo sauce. This recipe, on further analysis, is too difficult for a person on crutches.

Pork chops and kielbasa braised with 2 pounds of cabbage in white wine, cumin, thyme, and whole cloves. A hearty one-pot European-style braise ready in just over an hour.

Pork tenderloin Marsala with sauteed mushrooms in a Marsala wine and chicken broth sauce. Thin medallions browned and braised until tender, served over rice.

A light, soufflé-style cauliflower bake with cottage cheese, buttered breadcrumbs, and fluffy whipped egg whites. Baked in a water bath until puffed and firm for a simple, elegant vegetarian main dish.

Layered cheese torta with pesto cream cheese, provolone, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted red peppers, and toasted pine nuts. A stunning no-bake appetizer that chills overnight and keeps for weeks.

Noodle pie layered with ham, sour cream, onion, and butter in a double-crust pastry shell. An old-school savory pie that works hot or cold.