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Moist cinnamon apple quick bread loaded with fresh chopped apples and nuts. Makes 2 loaves in just over an hour.

A Cajun showstopper: whole roasted chicken rubbed with Creole seasoning and stuffed with homemade dirty rice built on a dark roux, gizzards, ground pork, and the holy trinity.

Ale-poached salmon trout with butter-tossed button onions, mushrooms, and carrots in a rich reduced ale sauce. A classic Irish monastery-style fish dish with rustic elegance.

Peanut butter cheesecake baked inside a fudgy brownie crust with a sour cream topping. A rich, chocolate-meets-peanut-butter dessert worthy of a glass slipper.

Low cholesterol mini quiches made with egg substitute and yogurt in homemade crepe shells instead of pastry. Heart-healthy appetizers with a hint of cayenne.

A rich creamy chowder with corn and sausages -- This chowder is a variation on a family recipe from an old roommate of mine. (She makes it without the sausage, and with more water). It goes very well with most seafood.

Tex-Mex biscuits work grits and shredded Monterey Jack into a sour cream biscuit dough for a hearty Southern-Mex hybrid. Twelve cheesy, slightly nubbly biscuits in 30 minutes.

British-style gingerbread men with golden syrup, butter, and warm ginger. Crisp edges, chewy centers, decorated with currants for classic holiday cookies.

Jumbo gingersnaps spiced with molasses, maple syrup, ginger, cinnamon, and cardamom, rolled in sugar before baking. Hand-sized, crackle-topped, soft-chewy cookies.

Chocolate spritz cookies made with melted semi-sweet chocolate chips in the dough, pressed through a cookie press and topped with red cinnamon candies. Makes about 7 1/2 dozen.

Pork, ham, and shrimp jambalaya is a Louisiana-Creole rice dish layering sausage, cubed ham, and shrimp in a tomato-thyme broth. Three-protein one-pot meal with deep Southern roots.

Sugar-free raisin cookies sweetened only with raisins and liquid sweetener, spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. A boiled-dough drop cookie for diabetic-friendly baking.

Mexican polvorones, crumbly cinnamon shortbread cookies coated in a chocolate-cinnamon sugar. Baked low and slow for a melt-in-your-mouth traditional Mexican cookie.

You will enjoy the taste of these scrumptious cookies that combine two of the richest flavors in baking: chocolate and peanut butter.

Cheesy spinach quiche with Swiss cheese, heavy cream, and chopped spinach baked into a flaky par-baked crust. Vegetarian main for brunch, lunch, or weeknight dinner.

No-starter friendship Bundt cake with brandied fruit, coconut, dates, and a hit of orange and walnut extracts. The classic friendship cake without the 30-day countdown.