10,000 flour recipes

Carob chip cookies made with mashed banana, oats, and no added sugar. A naturally sweetened drop cookie with a soft, chewy texture ready in 20 minutes.

Vermont maple cinnamon swirl cookies: a flaky butter-and-maple pastry rolled around brown sugar cinnamon filling, then sliced and baked. Crisp edges, tender centers, and a real maple glaze on top.

Banana cream pie with a buttery pecan-shortbread crust, a thin chocolate layer, vanilla custard folded with whipped cream and fresh bananas. Makes two pies for the county fair winner's circle.

This bread is sweet but not too sweet. It is not a tall loaf. We like it a lot and plan to make it often, perhaps adding some sunflower seeds next time.

Bring in the new season with this scrumptious dish that will have you glad it's not winter yet!

Chocolate diamond cookies with unsweetened chocolate, pecans, and vanilla. A fudgy, brownie-like holiday cookie baked in one pan and cut into festive diamond shapes.

Wholesome bran muffins sweetened with honey and loaded with raisins and walnuts. Makes 24 hearty muffins with a cinnamon-spiced crumb that freezes beautifully.

The great Apple Crisp I grew up on! Maybe this is one of the reasons I had by-pass surgery!

Pfeffernuesse German pepper cookies with molasses, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and black pepper, rolled in powdered sugar. Small, spicy, and deeply aromatic holiday cookies from the old country.

Homemade refried beans mashed to a creamy, lard-kissed puree with queso fresco crumbles and crispy tortilla chips. A 35-minute Mexican side dish that puts the canned stuff to shame.

Eat hot or cold, with or without salty butter, but always with a cup of piping-hot tea.

Light cream of mushroom soup with skim evaporated milk and white wine. Skips the heavy cream but keeps the silky texture, with deep mushroom flavor from a 30-minute simmer.

Old-fashioned almond butter coffee cake made with yeast-risen dough and crowned with buttery almond topping. Warm spices of mace and cardamom make this sweet bread irresistible for brunch.

Cornmeal and bacon pancakes with crumbled bacon in the batter and bacon drippings for richness. A savory-sweet breakfast with a golden, gritty crunch in every bite.

Classic veal scallopine with Marsala wine pan sauce. Thin-pounded veal cutlets seared crisp and finished with sweet Marsala in 6 minutes flat.

Yeasted banana fritters spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and orange zest, made with 10 ripe bananas. The dough rises overnight and fries into golden puffs. Makes 36 fritters.