Kaesmus or Rallenmus (German cheese mush): a rustic Swabian dish of tiny flour-and-egg crumbs simmered in milk with cheese and topped with browned onions in clarified butter. Ready in 30 minutes.
A show-stopping cheesecake with swirled chocolate and vanilla layers on a cookie crumb crust, finished with a glossy semisweet chocolate ganache glaze. Rich, creamy, and utterly indulgent.
Lemon butter layer cake baked in a tube pan, sliced into four layers filled with lemon cream and topped with caramelized nut crunch. A three-component vintage dessert with big citrus flavor.
No-bake peanut butter cookies shaped into acorn points, dipped in melted chocolate, and rolled in chopped nuts. 60 cookies from 7 ingredients. A fun holiday or party treat.
Homemade banana doughnuts deep-fried until golden and tossed in cinnamon sugar while still warm. Made from scratch with mashed bananas and nutmeg. Ready in 30 minutes, makes a dozen.
Fudgy peanut butter brownies baked in a pie plate, cut into wedges, and loaded with ice cream, homemade chocolate sauce, and crunchy toasted peanuts. The ultimate brownie sundae.
Pasta twists in a creamy asparagus sauce made with butter, olive oil, half-and-half, and a bouillon cube. A simple Italian-style pasta ready in 40 minutes.
Oysters Bienville, the classic New Orleans baked oyster dish with a rich shrimp and mushroom cream sauce, topped with parmesan and breadcrumbs. Old-school Creole indulgence.
Scalloped chicken casserole with cooked chicken, elbow macaroni, and sliced hard-boiled eggs layered in a homemade roux-based gravy, topped with buttered breadcrumbs and baked golden.
Honey butter cookie dough shaped into snakes with chocolate chip eyes and drizzled in cinnamon-honey sauce. A fun Halloween baking project kids love to make and eat.
Old-fashioned cake doughnuts with nutmeg and ginger, deep fried and tossed in cinnamon sugar. A simple from-scratch doughnut recipe that rests before frying for a tender crumb.
Classic pot roast rubbed with seasoned salt, onion powder, and garlic, then browned and braised low and slow with onion, green pepper, bay leaves, and thyme. Pan juices thicken into rich gravy.
Thick, chewy cowboy cookies loaded with rolled oats, chocolate chips, and brown sugar. This big-batch recipe makes 4 dozen rugged drop cookies with crispy edges and a soft center.
Homemade egg pasta layered with ricotta-spinach filling, fresh tomato-red wine sauce, mozzarella, and silky bechamel. A from-scratch vegetarian lasagna worth every minute.
Oatmeal crusty top apple pie pairs a tender lard-and-oat bottom crust with a brown sugar streusel topping. Cinnamon-spiced apples bake under a crunchy oat crumble for a single-crust pie that drinks like dessert and breakfast at once.
Oatmeal crusty top apple pie pairs a tender lard-and-oat bottom crust with a brown sugar streusel topping. Cinnamon-spiced apples bake under a crunchy oat crumble for a single-crust pie that drinks like dessert and breakfast at once.