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Oyster stuffing is the old-school American holiday classic: fresh oysters briefly poached in their own liquor, folded into buttery bread crumbs with onion, celery, parsley, and thyme. Coastal holiday tradition.

Chocolate icebox cookies slice and bake from a chilled dough log. Make-ahead, freezer-friendly slice-and-bake cookies that stay fresh for weeks before baking, perfect for holiday cookie tins.

Frosty date balls with chopped dates and walnuts in a buttery shortbread dough, baked low and slow, then rolled in powdered sugar while warm. A classic holiday cookie.

Artichoke-spinach casserole with marinated artichoke hearts, squeezed-dry frozen spinach, and a creamy Parmesan and cream cheese topping. Five ingredients, one baking dish.

Sesame crusted halibut pan-seared in butter with a golden sesame seed coating. Egg white acts as the glue for a nutty, crunchy crust on tender, flaky fish.

Perfect to warm up a cold night. Thick and full of smoky flavor.

Old-fashioned green tomato pie that turns end-of-season unripe tomatoes into a tart-sweet apple-pie alternative. Sugar, cinnamon, and butter spice thinly sliced green tomatoes under a flaky double crust.

Classic Italian ricotta cheesecake with a buttery shortcrust base and a light, airy filling studded with candied fruit. Torta di ricotta is lighter and more delicate than American cheesecake, baked low and slow until just set.

Overnight sticky nut buns use frozen dinner rolls that rise overnight under butterscotch pudding, brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon. Wake up, bake, and invert for instant breakfast magic.

Deep-fried eggplant fritters made from boiled eggplant mashed with egg, butter, and just enough flour to hold together. Crispy outside, creamy inside.

Easy microwave milk chocolate fudge made with chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, butter, vanilla, and walnuts. No candy thermometer needed, sets at room temperature.

Mango pork loin roasted with curried pineapple, basted with a reduced pineapple-broth sauce, and glazed with mango chutney. Served with a fresh mango-ginger garnish.

Fresh strawberries baked under a flaky single-crust pastry with just sugar, flour, and butter. This rustic deep-dish strawberry pie is simple, juicy, and begs for a dollop of whipped cream.

An old family recipe, from Josephine Bowles Shepard, 1894-1966.

Thin, crispy macadamia nut lace cookies made with brown sugar, dark corn syrup, and butter. Five ingredients that spread into delicate, golden, candy-like wafers.

Traditional Swedish brown beans simmered with dark corn syrup, brown sugar, vinegar, and a cinnamon stick until thick and saucy. A Scandinavian comfort side that's sweet, tangy, and deeply warming.