Popular on the West Coast, these thick, soft, nut and date cookies appear in many local cookbooks.
Warm spices meet shredded coconut and molasses in this richly layered cake, topped with a tangy cream cheese orange frosting and a candied orange rose garnish that steals the show.
The low-calorie rice pudding flan is so delicious by itself that you may want to save the calories and fat in the crust, and serve it without the pastry.
Peppermint candy cookies with a buttery walnut shortbread shell hiding a pink cream cheese filling inside. Rolled in crushed peppermint and powdered sugar after baking.
Practically fat-free York gingerbread bars made with pureed carrots, buttermilk, fresh ginger, and molasses. No butter, no oil. Moist crumb with bright orange zest and a cinnamon-sugar top.
Slow cooker festive meatballs made with ground beef, deviled ham, allspice, and dill, finished in a sour cream gravy. A Scandinavian-style party meatball for crockpot entertaining.
Rabbit hoggan, a traditional Cornish lard-pastry parcel stuffed with rabbit, potato, turnip, and carrot. Tin miner's lunch from the West Country, baked free-form.
Three layers of homemade cocoa brownie stacked with strawberry ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce. This frozen brownie loaf is a make-ahead showstopper that feeds 10 to 12 with zero fuss at serving time.
Pasta per pizza is an authentic Italian pizza dough with just five ingredients: flour, water, yeast, olive oil, and salt. Kneaded until soft and velvety, it makes two thin-crust pizzas.
Flour-dusted chicken browned golden and simmered in a fragrant curry-tomato sauce with sweet currants, bell pepper, and toasted almonds. Served over rice with coconut and chutney for a vibrant one-pot dinner.
Layered caramel brownies with German sweet chocolate, a gooey melted caramel center, chocolate chips, and walnuts. Fudgy, chewy, and utterly over the top. Makes 25.
Flourless-style chocolate almond torte with fresh raspberries and framboise, layered with raspberry jam glaze and a poured chocolate ganache. A showstopping French-inspired dessert.
Chicken fried steak with a craggy double-dredged crust, fried golden and crisp, then smothered in peppery cream gravy made right from the drippings. Classic Texas comfort cooking done the proper way.
Southern-style chocolate cola cake loaded with mini marshmallows, made in a 9x13 pan and frosted warm with peanut butter frosting. A potluck legend that feeds a crowd.
A buttery spice cake loaded with chocolate chips, spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, baked in a Bundt pan and drizzled with a glossy chocolate glaze.
Ham and turkey hash with sweet potato, apple, and red bell pepper, blanketed in a peppery cheddar cheese sauce and broiled bubbly. Great leftover ham rescue.