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Balmain bugs simmered until the shells blush orange-red, then shelled and paired with a tropical mango sauce spiked with Thai chili and lemon. A quick Australian seafood dish that's ready in 15 minutes flat.

Rustic Italian bread shaped into a baguette with a crispy egg-white crust and cornmeal-dusted bottom. Uses a bread machine for the dough, then hand-shaped and oven-baked.

Buttery spiced fig thumbprint cookies, tender brown-sugar dough rolled in a crunchy flax-sugar coating and filled with jammy fig preserves. Warm cinnamon and nutmeg make them a standout on the holiday cookie tray.

Moist, light and delicious plum bread is good for breakfast, or can be a light and refreshing dessert after the main course.

Hasenoehrle: traditional German "bunny ears" fried dough dusted with cinnamon sugar. A crispy, rustic Fastnacht pastry made from a simple egg-and-milk noodle dough.

Sourdough starter built from active dry yeast, sugar, flour, and water in 2-3 days. A reliable shortcut starter for tangy sourdough breads without waiting weeks for wild yeast.

Fudgy brownie bars loaded with chopped pecans and topped with golden toasted marshmallows. From bowl to oven to mouth in 35 minutes. A bake sale knockout.

Besan barfi made with toasted chickpea flour, cardamom, pistachios, and almonds. This traditional Indian sweet uses a one-thread sugar syrup for fudge-like texture.

Rose almond jumbles flavored with rosewater, packed with finely chopped blanched almonds, and dropped in ring shapes. A fragrant, old-fashioned cookie from the Victorian era.

Tangerine your chicken with this succulent recipe that calls for orange juice, cinnamon and tangerine peel.

Christopsomo: a traditional Greek Christmas bread with semolina, citrus zest from oranges and tangerines, currants, golden raisins, and a warming blend of cinnamon, anise, coriander, and cloves.

Cindy Schweitzer of Muskego offered this cherry twist on melt-in-your-mouth finger cookies.

An old-fashioned Mexican beef chili: diced beef braised with garlic, cumin and oregano in a smooth purée of dried chiles, served with a border of fried refried beans. Real chiles, real depth.

Dairy-free artichoke and tomato sauce over pasta with fresh basil, garlic, and soy milk. A light vegan-friendly twist on classic Alfredo.

Thin chicken breast slices crusted in cracked black pepper and dry mustard, pan-seared with garlic, then drizzled with a rich sherry reduction. A 30-minute French bistro classic for two.

This is an all time, excellent, every time recipe. It is very simple, and so well loved by many. I make these for family, friends, school functions, work functions, for gifts etc. It has always been raved about - even by kids! I recommend bringing this to your Thanksgiving function; you will be thanked many times for this delicious taste treat. This is a large quantity, but you will end up making this size batch more than once. You can also make muffins and small loaves using this recipe; bake for 30 to 35 minutes