Recipes with eggs

Grandma's favorite summer dish can now be yours with this simple recipe that's extremely easy to understand.

Spicy tamale pie with simmered beef chuck and pork shoulder, dried chile gravy, raisins, and olives under a cornmeal masa-style crust. Tex-Mex history on a plate.

Fudge satin pie layers a toasted almond graham crust under a no-bake chocolate filling enriched with Kahlua and finished with coffee whipped cream rosettes. A silky French silk style dessert.

Favorite Molasses Apricot Cookies with Icing recipe

Yeasted apple crescents with a maple syrup whole wheat dough and a fresh apple and date filling. Make the dough overnight and bake golden, buttery rolls the next morning.

Turkey mole empanadas wrapped in flaky puff pastry with cilantro and scallions. Baked golden in 10 minutes for an easy Mexican-inspired appetizer with rich, spiced filling.

Homemade cheese dog treats with oatmeal, cornmeal, wheat germ, and whole wheat flour. Baked hard and crunchy, these bone-shaped biscuits are a tail-wagging favorite.

Thai fried noodles with shrimp are a fast, pad-thai-style stir-fry of rice vermicelli, shrimp and egg in a sweet-salty-sour fish sauce and lime glaze, finished with bean sprouts, peanuts and cilantro.

Mississippi mud bars layer fudgy pecan-studded brownies under a glossy chocolate frosting and another shower of toasted pecans. Cut into small bars, they yield over four dozen from one 9x13 pan. Southern bake-sale royalty.

Carrot cake cheesecake on a cinnamon graham cracker crust with shredded carrots, raisins, nutmeg, and ginger. Topped with an orange cream cheese glaze.

Classic snickerdoodle cookies: tender soft cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar, with the signature cream of tartar tang. Yields five dozen for the cookie tin.

Cheese and chile squares, a baked appetizer of cottage cheese, Longhorn cheddar and Monterey Jack layered with green chiles and a tabasco-spiked egg custard. Cuts into 24 crowd-ready bites for parties.

Old-fashioned sweet potato pie with brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, and vanilla baked in a flaky pie shell. A two-temperature baking method ensures a set, silky custard filling.

Banana walnut snack cake starts with a cake mix and adds mashed banana, buttermilk, and chopped walnuts. A quick semi-homemade cake that tastes like banana bread.

Add another dish to your summer barbecues with this scrumptious potato salad your whole family will enjoy!

Individual cheese and tomato souffles made with Swiss, Parmesan, tomato paste, and a splash of dry sherry. Puffy, golden, and served straight from the ramekin.