Shrimp and scallops in white wine cream sauce served over rice. A simple seafood main with cornstarch-thickened cream and dry white wine for a crowd-friendly elegant dinner.
A quick one-bowl blueberry oatmeal breakfast cake that's ready in 35 minutes. Lightly sweet with a tender crumb from the oats, best served warm straight from the pan.
Banana double cream pie: blind-baked pastry shell layered with fresh banana slices, silky vanilla pastry cream, and a whipped double cream border. British classic.
Holdermus is a traditional German elderberry mush thickened with milk and flour or a roux, finished with honey and clarified butter. A rustic farmhouse dessert served straight from the skillet with toasted bread cubes.
Indian meal muffins, a Pennsylvania Dutch cornmeal muffin made with just 6 ingredients. Quick, tender, and lightly golden. Ready in 30 minutes, yields one dozen.
Layered casserole of chicken or turkey, green beans, and almonds in creamy mushroom soup sauce, topped with buttery stuffing. The ultimate leftover turkey makeover.
A crustless Bisquick zucchini quiche that is so foolproof it's impossible to believe—light as a feather with balanced flavors of eggs, Parmesan butter, and onions with a touch of herbs.
Low-calorie pumpkin pie with a crunchy cornflake crust and a creamy butterscotch pudding filling. No-bake filling made with dietetic pudding, pumpkin, and nonfat milk.
Christmas kuchen bakes a buttery yeast bread scented with lemon, orange, mace, and coriander, then ribbon-tied for gifting. German-inspired holiday loaf that freezes for two months.
Five-grain bread baked in terra cotta flower pots with cracked wheat, rye, whole wheat, oatmeal, and rice. Honey and malt extract add natural sweetness to this rustic multigrain loaf.
Five-grain bread baked in terra cotta flower pots with cracked wheat, rye, whole wheat, oatmeal, and rice. Honey and malt extract add natural sweetness to this rustic multigrain loaf.
Finnish fish chowder layered with salmon, clams, shrimp, bacon, potatoes, and red cabbage in a milk broth. A hearty Nordic soup that freezes beautifully.
A rich beef and pork lasagna with a slow-braised ragu, a roasted butternut squash layer, and a quick creme fraiche white sauce instead of bechamel. A layered, deeply savory take on the classic.
Old-fashioned tuna wiggle: canned tuna and green peas in a creamy evaporated milk gravy served over egg noodles or saltines. Three-ingredient comfort food from Grandma's kitchen, on the table in 30 minutes.
Festive cupcakes decorated as a colorful caterpillar for kids' parties. Fluffy vanilla or chocolate cakes topped with tinted frosting, shredded coconut, and candy details arranged in a whimsical crawling pattern.
Green chile cheese souffle with Monterey Jack, eggs, green chiles, buttermilk baking mix, and milk. A puffy, Southwestern-style baked egg dish with sun-dried tomatoes and olives.