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Mango macadamia muffins: tropical breakfast bake studded with diced fresh mango and crowned with a buttery brown sugar nut streusel. Tender crumb, crackly top.

A Jibarito is a Puerto Rican sandwich popular in Chicago. This is my adaptation of Jeff "Sandwich King" Mauro's recipe.

Fluffy and light the roasted beets add beautiful color rising from the bottom.

Hearty and creamy grits in a slow cooker with corn and shrimp.

Carrot cake with lemon cream cheese frosting, made ultra-moist with pureed carrots, crushed pineapple, and toasted walnuts. The bright citrus frosting cuts the sweetness on this towering three-layer cake.

Chicken salad Contessa: roasted chicken tossed with sweet grapes, toasted walnuts, and a creamy tarragon dressing. Roasting the chicken instead of boiling builds real flavor. Pile it on greens or a croissant.

Crisp, light Belgian waffles made with malted milk powder and whipped egg whites folded into the batter, then crowned with ice cream and a warm rum-spiked banana, strawberry, and pecan sauce.

These rich and decadent brownies are perfect for Valentine's Day.

Frosted fudge brownies built with unsweetened chocolate, butter, and toasted walnuts, then crowned with a stovetop boiled fudge frosting. Dense, fudgy, and unapologetically rich.

Chunky vegetarian chili packed with kidney beans, pinto beans, corn, and rice cooked right in the pot. Mexican-style tomatoes plus chili powder and cumin make a hearty one-pot meal in 45 minutes.

Chicken enchiladas with tomatillo sauce roll shredded chicken in lightly fried corn tortillas, smothered in homemade salsa verde, topped with cheddar and Asiago. Authentic Mexican comfort food.

Anniversary burgers: tender beef patties with horseradish, thyme, and dry mustard, grilled and brushed with melted butter-ketchup baste. Old-school cookout royalty.

Blueberries, Danish and cheesecake are all in one bite, life is good! The cake is made with 100% whole wheat flour, applesauce and olive oil, and they are all good for you. Having one slice or two for breakfast with the morning coffee sounds like a good idea to me :)

These tacos were delicious! Made them for a recent family dinner, and everyone at the table just kept asking for more. Thank goodness that I had enough to cover everyone's appetite :)

Saucy Mexican chicken and black bean casserole: shredded chicken in a creamy enchilada sauce melted with cream cheese, layered between corn tortillas with black beans, corn, and olives, under a crunchy chip-and-cheddar crust.

Oil-based pumpkin bundt cake with canned pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and a cream cheese frosting drizzle. A tender fall cake that stays moist for days straight from a single pan.