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Lasagna casserole with egg noodles, ground beef, cream cheese, and bubbly mozzarella on top. All the comfort of lasagna in a simpler one-dish format that serves six in about an hour.

Hippo's heaven is a no-bake icebox dessert with a vanilla wafer crust, buttercream filling, and pineapple-pecan whipped cream layer. Chill overnight, slice cold, serve to a crowd.

Egg-free and dairy-free orange muffins made with tofu, fresh orange zest, and juice. Light, citrusy, and vegan-friendly with a tender crumb from the cream of tartar and baking soda leavening.

Double-frosted brownies: fudgy chocolate brownies topped with a creamy cooked fondant frosting, then crowned with melted unsweetened chocolate. Three layers, three textures, serious chocolate intensity.

Slow cooker rabbit in cream sauce with mushrooms, thyme, and a tangy sour cream finish. Brined overnight and braised low and slow until fork-tender, this old-school Crock-Pot recipe delivers rich, rustic flavor.

Scotch salmon: pan-seared salmon fillets finished with a Scotch whisky, Drambuie, and orange cream sauce. Elegant, boozy, restaurant-plated at home in under 30 minutes.

Pineapple delights are no-bake squares with a digestive biscuit base, butter icing, crushed pineapple, and fresh whipped cream. A retro tropical dessert from the British tea-table tradition.

Mint macaroons with shredded coconut, chocolate chips, and peppermint extract in a crispy meringue base. Naturally gluten-free and light as air. Makes about 4 dozen.

Irish cream of mussel soup steams fresh mussels in white wine and fish stock with leek and celery, then enriches the strained broth with cream for a silky, briny seafood bisque.

Cheddar chicken and spaghetti bake layered with celery, bell pepper, onion, pimientos, cream of mushroom soup, and melted cheddar. A church-cookbook crowd-pleaser.

Maple-pecan pralines cook sugar, evaporated milk, and corn syrup to soft-ball stage with toasted pecans and maple extract. Creamy, melt-in-your-mouth Southern candy with a New England twist.

Blueberry-peach meringue shell filled with almond cream custard and topped with fresh sliced peaches and blueberries. A light, elegant, show-stopping summer dessert.

Flour tortillas spread with a SPAM and cream cheese filling flavored with fresh dill and green onions, then rolled up with cucumber, sunflower seeds, and sprouts. A no-cook wrap that's great for lunches and picnics.

Sour cream coffee cake mixed the night before, chilled overnight, and baked in the morning. Tender buttermilk crumb with a swirl of cinnamon-pecan-brown sugar streusel through the middle.

Sour cream sugar cakes, soft tender drop cookies made with sour cream and half butter, half shortening. Lightly sugared tops, cake-like crumb, a forgotten heartland classic.

Classic oyster stew with shucked oysters gently warmed in butter, then stirred into scalded milk and cream with celery salt and paprika. A traditional American holiday soup that comes together in minutes.