St. Louis-style ham chowder with bacon, new potatoes, celery, and milk thickened with a sherry-flour slurry. A hearty Midwestern potato chowder with smoky bacon depth and a touch of dry sherry warmth.
Two-layer fudge cake built on a cooked cocoa-milk paste with brown sugar for depth. Old-fashioned chocolate layer cake from-scratch and a perfect blank canvas for any frosting.
Two-layer fudge cake built on a cooked cocoa-milk paste with brown sugar for depth. Old-fashioned chocolate layer cake from-scratch and a perfect blank canvas for any frosting.
Mom's red velvet cake with old-fashioned ermine frosting (the original red velvet topping). Buttermilk, cocoa, and vinegar give the cake its signature tang and tender crumb.
Nutty Mississippi mud pie stacks toasted pecans and walnuts under a tangy cream cheese layer, then crowns it with stovetop chocolate pudding. A no-bake-friendly Southern dessert that yields two pies.
Nutty Mississippi mud pie stacks toasted pecans and walnuts under a tangy cream cheese layer, then crowns it with stovetop chocolate pudding. A no-bake-friendly Southern dessert that yields two pies.
New England fish chowder with bacon, potatoes, onion, and milk. No cream, no flour, no thickener. The bacon drippings and breaking fish do all the work in this pared-down one-pot classic.
Lemon poppy seed muffins with milk-soaked poppy seeds for plump texture, fresh lemon, and a tender crumb. Bakery-style high-rise muffins in 25 minutes.
Raspberry chocolate chip pancakes with melted butter in the batter for extra richness. A from-scratch weekend breakfast with fresh berries and semi-sweet chocolate in every bite.
Frozen layered dessert with chocolate wafer crust, vanilla frozen yogurt, raspberry sorbet, and homemade fudge sauce. An impressive make-ahead springform pan dessert.
Surprise packages are butter cookies with a chocolate mint wafer hidden inside each one, iced and decorated to look like tiny Christmas presents. A fun holiday baking project.
Linzertorte fingers with a buttery ground almond pastry layered with raspberry jam and topped with sliced almonds. An Austrian-inspired bar cookie for elegant holiday baking.
Pumpkin cake made with spice cake mix and canned pumpkin, topped with a cooked flour buttercream frosting. A moist, warmly spiced fall cake with a light, fluffy homemade frosting.
Diabetic pumpkin custard: a sugar-free single-serve pumpkin custard sweetened with saccharin and baked in a water bath. A light fall dessert for anyone watching carbs.
Gross-out Halloween milkshake made with buttermilk, vanilla ice cream, pineapple juice, and brown sugar. Topped with heated milk skin for a slimy mucous effect.
Bacon and Swiss pizza quiche merges quiche custard with pizza-style tomato sauce, basil, and oregano. Crispy bacon, melty Swiss, and a spoke-pattern sauce drizzle make it brunch-table royalty.