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Oven-baked chicken Kiev with boneless breasts dipped in butter, coated in a Parmesan-herb crumb crust, and finished with a white wine, scallion and parsley butter sauce. A baked take, no deep frying required.

General Tso's chicken with orange zest, Sichuan peppercorns, and dried red chiles in a dark soy and rice wine stir-fry. A lighter, more authentic take without deep-frying or heavy batter.

Louisiana-style roasted duck rubbed with a vinegar-salt-pepper paste, stuffed with aromatics, and slow-roasted until tender. A Cajun family recipe with old-school technique and deep flavor.

Brandy-soaked apple fritters in a light, airy batter with cinnamon and ginger, deep-fried golden and dusted with powdered sugar. Served warm with chilled whipped cream.

Bold brisket marinade paste with Szechuan peppercorns, garlic, paprika, lemongrass oil, dry mustard, and red wine. Score the meat, rub it in, and marinate for several days for deep flavor penetration.

Classic chicken parmigiana, streamlined: saute chicken breasts, fan them out, blanket with marinara and melty mozzarella, then broil until bubbling. No breading, no deep-frying, one skillet, on the table in about 40 minutes.

Rich date-nut chocolate chip cookies with brown sugar, chopped dates, walnuts, and flaked coconut. A loaded drop cookie with deep caramel sweetness and chewy texture.

Brown sugar coffee cake with a buttery crumb base, sour cream batter, nutmeg, and chopped nuts on top. A tender, crumbly breakfast cake with deep caramel sweetness.

Lamb balls and eggs, a Scotch egg variation with seasoned ground lamb wrapped around hard-boiled eggs and deep-fried until dark and crispy. Served with tomato sauce over steamed bulgur.

Granny's minestrone is a hearty vegan vegetable soup packed with carrots, cabbage, zucchini, leeks and kidney beans in a tomato broth, finished with elbow macaroni. Slow-simmered for deep, comforting flavor.

Ginger and spice cookies with brown sugar, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and allspice. Chewy, golden-edged drop cookies with deep brown-sugar warmth and a crackled top.

Chocolate red beet cake: deep cocoa cake with mashed beets baked into a moist, tender crumb you'd never guess was hiding a vegetable. An old-school secret-ingredient cake.

Coffee-spiked red devil's food cake with cocoa, hot coffee, buttermilk, and a hit of red food coloring. Deep chocolate flavor with a striking red-tinted crumb.

Old-fashioned mince meat with calf tongue, suet, dried fruit, candied citrus, brandy and whiskey. The traditional pie filling, aged in a crock for at least 7 weeks for deep holiday flavor.

Orange-butterscotch cheesecake on an oat-and-brown-sugar crust, scented with orange zest and crowned with homemade butterscotch sauce. Bright citrus and deep caramel in one dramatic dessert.

Homemade Almond Roca: buttery toffee cooked to deep mahogany, whole almonds stirred in, topped with semi-sweet chocolate and ground walnuts. A classic holiday candy that breaks into gorgeous bark-style pieces.