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Sugar-free whole wheat cookies sweetened naturally with dates, coconut, and orange zest, rolled in ground pecans. A slice-and-bake icebox cookie with no added sugar.

Giant oatmeal chocolate chip cookies pressed into two large discs on baking sheets, then cut into wedges like pizza. Chewy, loaded with oats, chocolate, and nuts.

Rich chocolate walnut cookies with melted semi-sweet chocolate, espresso, and chocolate chips. Shiny, crackle-topped, and fudgy inside like a brownie in cookie form.

Chocolate oatmeal chippers: spiced chocolate chip oatmeal cookies with cinnamon, nutmeg, pecans, and quick oats. Chewy center, crisp edges, classic drop cookie.

Vegetarian gravy made from bean cooking liquid, whole wheat flour, soy sauce, and sea kelp. Rich, savory umami flavor with no meat drippings needed.

Freezer-friendly eggplant and tuna casserole layered with breaded eggplant, zucchini, mozzarella, and a seasoned tomato-wine sauce. Make two, bake one now, freeze one for later.

From-scratch chocolate fudge layer cake with unsweetened chocolate in the batter and a thick frosting made from 1.5 pounds of melted milk and semi-sweet chocolate beaten with butter. A bakery-quality showpiece.

Orange slice fruitcake with candied orange, pecans, dates, and coconut in a buttermilk batter. Baked low and slow, then soaked with a citrus butter glaze.

A warmly spiced bread machine loaf loaded with canned pumpkin, yogurt, wheat germ, chopped pecans, and raisins. Set it, walk away, and come back to a house that smells like fall.

Upside-down apple gingerbread with sliced apples in brown sugar on the bottom, topped with a spiced molasses cake made with hot tea. A warm fall dessert inverted onto a plate.

Lima bean health loaf with mashed limas, carrots, peanuts, whole wheat breadcrumbs, and melted cheese on top. A hearty vegetarian bean loaf packed with protein.

Banana chocolate cream dessert layered over rum-soaked coconut macaroons with homemade custard, whipped cream, and grated chocolate. An elegant no-bake showstopper.

The first chili recipe appeared in West Texas at the turn of the century.

Roast leg of lamb served with braised lentils finished with pan gravy, green onions, and parsley. A classic pairing where the lamb's drippings enrich the earthy lentil side dish.

A bread machine cornmeal loaf seasoned with sage, celery seed, and poultry seasoning, then cubed and turned into a savory turkey stuffing with walnuts. Bake the bread, make the stuffing, stuff your bird.

Hazelnut cherry tart with a ground hazelnut pastry crust, vanilla custard filling set with gelatin, and canned cherries glazed in a rum-spiked cherry syrup topping.