Lizzies are bourbon-soaked fruitcake cookies with golden raisins, candied cherries, citron, and pecans. A classic Southern holiday cookie that freezes beautifully.
Tofu pumpkin pie: vegan pumpkin pie made with silky firm tofu instead of eggs and dairy. Warming spices and crystallized ginger top for a dairy-free holiday dessert.
Pasta with sun-dried tomato cream sauce, butter, nutmeg and a Parmesan-egg-yolk finish. Rich, restaurant-style pasta in 30 minutes for any noodle shape.
Pecan poppy seed muffins with golden raisins, orange zest, and a touch of nutmeg. A bakery-style breakfast muffin loaded with crunch and warm spices.
Stewed oysters simmered in their own liquor and heavy cream, thickened with a butter-flour paste, and served over toasted brioche. A classic, elegant oyster stew.
Green banana gratin (figue vert) simmered in chicken stock, mashed, enriched with eggs and cream, then baked under a cheesy bread crumb crust. A Caribbean-French side dish with warm spices.
Classic quiche Lorraine with bacon, Swiss cheese, and thyme-sauteed onions in a homemade butter crust. Five whole eggs plus two yolks create an extra-rich, silky custard filling.
An absolutely wonderful apple pie that will remind you of simpler days.
Upside-down rhubarb muffins with a caramelized brown sugar and butter rhubarb topping. Warm nutmeg-spiced muffins flipped to reveal a sticky, tart rhubarb crown.
Halibut baked in the microwave with orange juice, orange zest, lemon juice, butter, and a hint of nutmeg. A citrus-glazed fish dinner for two that cooks in about 10 minutes.
Jumbles are a colonial-era ring-shaped cookie scented with rosewater, caraway, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Crisp, buttery, and dusted with sugar. A historical American recipe from the 1700s.
Cheesecake cookie bars with a whole wheat walnut crust and honey-sweetened cream cheese filling flavored with lemon, vanilla, and fresh nutmeg. Cut into squares.
Old-fashioned sour cream cookies with raisins, nuts, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Soft, cake-like drop cookies made with brown sugar and cake flour for an extra tender crumb.
Peanut butter rolls with peanut butter and nutmeg worked into a soft yeast dough, risen until tripled, and baked in a hot oven. Fluffy dinner rolls with a subtle nutty, warm flavor.
Wholesome apple muffins lean on rolled oats, applesauce, and apple juice for moisture, with cinnamon and nutmeg warming a low-fat, egg-white batter. Tender breakfast muffins topped with extra oats.
Reduced fat pumpkin pie made with fat-free sweetened condensed milk and egg whites only. Same warm spices, same creamy texture, with significantly less fat than traditional pumpkin pie.