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Slow-cooker smoked ham simmered in port wine and broth with plump golden raisins. An easy hands-off holiday main with rich, fruity depth.

A smooth, homemade jellied cranberry sauce: cranberries simmered, strained silky, set with gelatin in a mold. The from-scratch answer to canned, and easy to make sugar-free for Thanksgiving.

Homemade mozzarella cheese from scratch, an overnight cultured process using whole milk, buttermilk, yogurt and rennet to produce 2 pounds of glossy, stretchable Italian pasta filata. The real traditional method.

These pancakes can be made ahead and frozen. If using in Sweet Red Bean Paste Pancakes, bring back to room temperature before cooking with the red bean paste. Otherwise, reheat before serving.

A vegan butter substitute for spreading on bread and vegetables.

Make a cup of nice tea for yourself instead of coffee, a different refreshing taste!

A bar sweetener to make sissy's pina-colada's recipe.

Butter is used almost everyday by most of us, it adds the tangy and buttery flavor into our food, cooking or baking. Why not make your own butter, it contains lots of flavor and very tasty!

Bread machine bagels: six simple ingredients, machine-kneaded dough, boiled then baked golden. Real chewy-crusted New York-style bagels without stand-mixer gymnastics.

Classic American goulash with ground beef, elbow macaroni, and tomato soup simmered in one skillet. Six ingredients, 45 minutes, and dinner is on the table. Pair with cornbread and a crisp salad.

Ice Cream Crown Oatmeal tops a bowl of hot oats with a scoop of ice cream that melts into a creamy, sweet sauce. Includes tips for flaky or creamy oatmeal and topping ideas.

A savory and hearty soup that's perfect for keeping the kids intrigued at the dinner table!

I've been making Headquarters Chili since before leaving Philly for Vegas in 1991. I use turkey meat, sometimes over rice, sometimes as Sloppy Joes, sometimes as a Tamale Pie. Traditionally I make it for Presidents' Day, but this year I'm doing it for Super Bowl Sunday. It keeps me off the Vegas Strip that replaces our lost Las Vegas Zoo.

Savory palmiers made with puff pastry rolled around honey mustard, prosciutto, and Parmesan. Baked golden and flaky for an elegant appetizer.

Russian-inspired pumpkin and rice skillet with dried apricots for natural sweetness. A savory-sweet vegetarian side dish cooked in one pan with just seven ingredients.

Granny's sourdough starter: a four-ingredient old-fashioned starter that uses commercial yeast as a kickstart, then matures into a true wild starter you feed every ten days.