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Sweet potato, apple, and onion gratin layered with Granny Smith apples, sauteed onions, and a crispy bacon-cheddar-breadcrumb topping broiled golden brown.

Monterey fondue is a make-ahead egg and cheese strata layered with buttered bread, corn, green chiles, and Monterey Jack. Refrigerate overnight and bake until puffy and golden brown.

Pineapple cream loaf with ladyfinger-lined pan, a light sour cream and crushed pineapple filling with beaten egg whites, and a lemon extract lift. No-bake, make-ahead, keeps 2-3 days chilled.

A hearty cornmeal and whole wheat quick bread sweetened with honey and made tender with buttermilk. No yeast, no kneading, just stir and bake into a wholesome, high-fiber loaf with a cornmeal-dusted crust.

Hearty whole wheat bread with millet flour and toasted bran for nutty flavor and wholesome texture from your bread machine

I ruined my blender making this. Use a food processor! Can be frozen for use in the winter.

This is a classic recipe, these chocolate pound cakes are always great!

Chocolate pinon cookies with grated semi-sweet chocolate and toasted pine nuts in a buttery shortbread dough, dusted with powdered sugar. A Southwestern-inspired holiday cookie.

Clam stuffed mushroom caps filled with sauteed clams, garlic, breadcrumbs, and parsley, then broiled until golden. A classic seafood appetizer finished with fresh lemon juice.

This hand-mixed cheddar bread uses cottage cheese for a tender, moist crumb and bakes in a casserole dish for thick, crusty slices. Two rises develop flavor while sharp cheddar gets folded in before the final proof.

Homemade potato gnocchi, pillowy basil-flecked potato dumplings made from mashed potato and just enough flour to hold. Boil them a few minutes until they float, then toss with your favorite sauce.

Homemade whole wheat crackers: a nutty, crisp copycat-style cracker with wheat germ, brown sugar, and butter. Rolled thin on the sheet pan, scored into squares, and baked in 8 minutes flat.

Whole trout griddled with a fresh herb butter of mint, sage and thyme, plus a sprig of rosemary tucked inside each fish. Grill, griddle or barbecue until the skin browns and the flesh flakes off the bone.

Pan-sauteed trout fillets with toasted macadamia nuts, a white wine cream pan sauce, and crispy deep-fried capers. A restaurant-caliber fish dish ready in 30 minutes.

Treat your family to this decadent dessert that is so rich, its fit for a royal family.

Apple Cake for the barbecue. This is absolutely the best apple cake that I have ever had, or made!