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Banana nut sandwiches batch out four servings of crushed banana, pecans, grape pulp, and orange juice on buttered bread. A no-cook snack or quick-fix lunch in 5 minutes.

Texas-style smoked brisket with a spicy chili rub and a beer-based mop sauce. Smoked low and slow over wood chips for tender, smoky bark and pink smoke ring.

Lattice-top apple pie with Kahlua coffee liqueur, brown sugar, and a toasted pecan layer baked into the bottom crust. A grown-up twist on a Thanksgiving classic.

Indian lentil sandwich spread mashes cooked lentils with coriander, cumin, turmeric, ginger, and garlic for a high-protein, low-fat vegan filling. Ready in 10 minutes.

Simple buttered bread crumbs made with just 2 ingredients in minutes. Use as a crispy topping for casseroles, mac and cheese, baked vegetables, or pasta dishes.

Sopa de elote is a creamy Mexican corn soup made from pureed corn simmered in milk with sweet and hot peppers. Garnished with fried tortilla strips and crumbled cheese.

Flaky puff pastry layered with real vanilla bean custard, whipped cream, and sliced fresh strawberries, dusted with powdered sugar. A homemade take on the classic French mille-feuille.

Santa's Thumbprint cookies with oats, brown sugar, and chopped nuts rolled on the outside, filled with jelly. A festive holiday cookie recipe that makes 3 dozen.

Pfeffernuesse are traditional German spice cookies made with cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, black pepper, rum, and candied lemon peel, finished with a white icing.

Chestnut soup with roasted chestnuts, sauteed onion and celery, simmered in a blend of water and apple juice with soy sauce and nutmeg. A naturally creamy vegetarian soup with no dairy.

An quick and easy to make enriched Bechamel sauce that is excellent on fish or other broiled meats.

Fluffy apricot salad dressing made with apricot nectar, eggs, and whipped cream for a fruity, custard-like topping. A retro gem that transforms any fruit salad into something special.

In Sicily bistecche like these are served as an antipasto, a contorno, or, when a charcoal fire is going, as one of many dishes in a mixed grill.

Cold trout in orange marinade is an Italian make-ahead classic: pan-fried trout steeped overnight in vermouth, orange, and lemon. Serve chilled the next day.

Vegan Black Forest cake with whole wheat pastry flour, applesauce, and a kirsch syrup. Cashew-tofu icing replaces dairy whipped cream. Three layers of chocolate cake, cherries, and creamy frosting.

Crab and corn cakes pulse half the corn with garlic, mustard, and egg as a binder, then mix with whole corn kernels, lump crab, and scallions for pan-fried savory cakes. A summer-easy seafood appetizer.