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Baked beets roast whole and unpeeled until tender, then slip out of their skins easy as that. Mash with butter and sour cream, finish with a squeeze of lime, and you have a five-minute side that tastes like Sunday dinner.

Slow cooker chocolate fondue made with almond chocolate bars, marshmallows, and whipping cream. Set it, stir occasionally, and keep it warm for hours of dipping fruit and cake.

Double-crust apple cranberry pie with crystallized ginger, lemon zest, and allspice. Decorated with pastry leaves and finished with demerara sugar for sparkle.

Fork-tender beef chuck roast slow-baked for 3 hours in creamy mushroom and onion soup gravy, served over hot rice. Only 15 minutes of prep for a soul-warming, hands-off dinner.

Raspberry cranberry fruit soup simmered in apple juice, sieved smooth, then enriched with half-and-half and a touch of cinnamon. A Scandinavian-style sweet soup served hot or chilled as a starter or dessert.

Spinach mousse made with blanched fresh spinach, egg whites and a drizzle of heavy cream, finished with a pinch of nutmeg. Cold, silky, no-cook starter for a French or Creole table.

Eggnog cheesecake flavored with rum and nutmeg, baked in a crumb crust with a high-low oven method for a silky, crack-free top. A festive holiday cheesecake for rum-lovers.

Peach pirouette, a no-bake mousse dessert with pureed peaches folded into whipped orange gelatin and cream, surrounded by pirouette cookies. Elegant and no oven needed.

Tender cream cheese pastry sandwiches a layer of thick dried fruit filling, then bakes into golden bars. These reduced-sugar cookies cut into 2 dozen squares for sharing.

Overnight cheesecake with a blender-smooth cream cheese filling in a graham cracker crust, topped with sweetened sour cream. Chills overnight for a dense, creamy set.

Honey almond tartlets with a flaky sour cream pastry shell, cream cheese and honey filling, toasted almonds, and fresh strawberries on top. An elegant make-ahead dessert.

Iced Jazzberry Java blends pureed raspberries with cold coffee and half-and-half over cracked ice. A fruity, creamy iced coffee drink topped with whipped cream and fresh mint.

Versatile cold cherry soup with white wine vinegar, cinnamon, and heavy cream. Serve as chilled soup with sour cream or flip to dessert with sweetened whipped cream. Makes 2 quarts to feed 10.

Easy chicken and cornbread dressing casserole with cream of chicken and cream of celery soups. A simple, Southern-style one-dish comfort meal ready in an hour.

Rum truffle dessert cocktail: dark rum, crème de cacao, and hazelnut liqueur blended with chocolate ice cream and crowned with whipped cream. Served in a brandy snifter for a sip-it-slow sweet finish.

Cool down with this icy drink that contains creme de cocoa. For chocolate lovers only!