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Rich, velvety crab soup with a splash of scotch whiskey, swimming in buttery cream sauce. Ready in 40 minutes, this elegant seafood bisque is pure comfort in a cup.

Miniature cookie houses: a sturdy vanilla cookie dough built for construction. Roll, cut, bake, and decorate into tiny Christmas houses. The classic holiday project for kids and crafty bakers.

Classic chicken Kiev: pounded chicken breast wrapped around a finger of chive-butter, breaded twice, chilled, and deep-fried until golden. The butter bursts at first cut, just like it should.

French-style fruit fritters: apple, orange, or pineapple slices macerated in lemon and sugar, dipped in an egg-white-lightened batter, and deep-fried golden. Serve with powdered sugar or syrup.

Homemade beef pot pie, Pennsylvania Dutch style: no baked crust, just handmade dough squares and cubed potatoes simmered with tender stewing beef in its own rich broth. Old-fashioned and hearty.

Pan-fried fish fillet strips on a warm blanched cabbage salad with bell pepper, thyme, and lemon vinaigrette. A light, Central European-style fish and slaw supper.

Chewy, golden homemade bagels using your bread machine for the dough. Shaped by hand, boiled for that classic crust, then baked with your favorite toppings. Easier than you think.

Clubwoman's Cake, a Depression-era egg-free and dairy-free chocolate cake made with vinegar and oil. A pantry-staples cake that mixes in one bowl with a fork and bakes up moist in 30 minutes.

Orange biscuits rolled jelly-roll style with butter, orange juice, and zest, then sliced into spirals and baked hot. The breakfast pinwheel that turns plain biscuit dough into citrus-perfumed swirls in 45 minutes.

Morrison's mace cake: a classic hot-milk sponge cake fragrant with warm mace, finished with a crackly mace-sugar topping that bakes into the surface. Old-fashioned Southern coffee cake at its most aromatic.

Crazy cake mixed right in the baking pan with no eggs, no butter, and no milk. Cocoa, vinegar, and oil create a surprisingly moist chocolate cake from Depression-era ingenuity.

English muffins baked as a loaf with yeast, baking soda, and cornmeal-dusted pans. No kneading, no shaping, no griddle. Slice, toast, and get those signature nooks and crannies.

Herbal lemon cookies with fresh lemongrass, lemon thyme, or lemon basil baked into a buttery sugar cookie. A unique drop cookie with real herb flavor in every bite.

Swedish pepparkakor with molasses boiled and mixed into a spiced butter dough, chilled overnight, rolled thin, and baked crisp. A classic Scandinavian holiday cookie making 10 dozen.

Red snapper in a macadamia and pecan crust, pan-seared in olive oil and finished in the oven. A crispy, nutty-crusted fish dinner ready in 25 minutes.

Old-fashioned cocoa brownies with melted margarine, four eggs, chopped nuts, and a generous pour of vanilla. Dense, fudgy, and from a recipe meant to be passed down.