18 combo recipes

Classic American peanut butter cookies with the iconic fork-press crisscross. Tender, chewy, and built around the brown-sugar-and-peanut-butter combo that defines the cookie.

Cayenne and chocolate make a nice combo in this cookie from Paula Tuchscherer-Jones of Milwaukee; they would provide an interesting complement when plated with more traditional cookies.

Phyllo pastry gives the tart super crispy texture, feta cheese and juicy tomatoes are absolutely a delicious combo. Serve with some fresh basil leaves on top to add a final refreshing touch.

Wow your guests with your own one of a kind cheesy nut mix. Easy recipe to mix and match nuts, herbs and adapt to spicy/sweet or just plain mixed up cheesy combos.

No-bake frozen chocolate crunch pie with chocolate pudding, Cool Whip, crushed Oreos, and chocolate chips in a chocolate crumb crust. A freezer dessert loaded with texture.

Smokey's sourdough chocolate chip cookies, a soft, chewy classic with a subtle tang from sourdough starter. Brown sugar and a butter-shortening combo keep them tender. A tasty use for sourdough discard.

The curry and sugar combo is fantastic, I haven't found a person who didn't like this salad.

Six flavored popcorn ideas: strawberry, cappuccino, blue cheese, curry-cumin, chili, and Tabasco. One base recipe, six seasoning combos mixed into melted butter.

Whole wheat sandwiches filled with creamy peanut butter mixed with applesauce, crispy bacon, and chopped fresh apple. Unexpected combo that works. Add lettuce for crunch.

Chicken breast sandwiches on whole wheat toast with homemade ketchup-mustard sauce, served alongside crispy oven-baked potato wedges. A lighter take on the classic chicken sandwich combo.

Chocolate thumbprint cookies studded with mini chocolate chips and filled with a creamy peanut butter center. The chocolate-peanut butter combo makes these vanish from any cookie tray.

Whole wheat cream cheese pastry gives these mini pecan tarts a nutty edge, while vanilla-spiked filling adds aromatic warmth to the classic brown sugar and pecan combo.

Chocolate surprise cookies hiding peanut butter chips and walnuts inside a cocoa-based drop cookie dough. The chocolate-peanut butter combo bakes up in just 8-10 minutes.

Baked yams sliced into smoky barbecue sauce and served with ripe sliced mango. Just 3 ingredients, 30 minutes, and a sweet-smoky-tropical combo you didn't know you needed.

Cilantro pesto pasta with macadamia nuts, ginger, lime, and chile. A punchy 15-minute Thai-leaning pasta that swaps the basil-pine-nut combo for something brighter and hotter.

Madonna bread machine recipe with whole wheat flour, oats, honey, and molasses. A hearty, dark-crusted loaf with a soft crumb and rich, earthy sweetness from the double sweetener combo.