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Easy homemade bread pizza with a no-knead yeast dough spread in pans, topped with pizza sauce, mozzarella, and sausage or pepperoni. Thick, bready crust anyone can make.

Swiss steak braises tough, flour-dredged beef low and slow in a herby tomato gravy with onions, peppers, and mushrooms until fork-tender. A classic one-skillet comfort dinner made for mashed potatoes.

Buttery scones studded with mini chocolate chips and orange zest, baked golden then drizzled with both melted chocolate and white chocolate. A bakery-worthy breakfast treat in under an hour.

Pear and ginger cheesecake bakes a granola crust around a filling of simmered pears, crystallized ginger, and a lightened cottage-and-cream-cheese base. A cozy holiday dessert with less heft than classic cheesecake.

Poppy seed roll: an Eastern European yeasted bread wrapped around a rich poppy seed filling sweetened with honey and orange-lemon zest. Holiday classic.

Traditional German Lebkuchen honey cakes spiced with cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg, studded with candied citron and brushed with a clear sugar glaze.

Homemade pizza dough topped with creamy Brie, silky smoked salmon, red onion rings, and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. A gourmet flatbread that makes 2 pies.

Soft drop cookies bursting with chopped cranberries, fresh apples, cinnamon, and orange zest. This big-batch recipe makes 4 dozen fruit-studded cookies with a cakey, tender crumb.

Try something new when it comes to stew with this scrumptious dish made with green beans and white wine.

Hush puppy is an old Southern term that originated after the Civil War. People didn't have enough for themselves to eat let alone feed their dogs, so when the old hounds started barking from hunger, they would throw pieces of fried corn bread to them, yelling, 'Shut up, dog! Hush puppy!"

Banana pie topped with a crunchy macadamia nut streusel.

Chicken Indienne, a creamy Anglo-Indian curry-spiced chicken braise with lemon-marinated pieces, sweet candied ginger, and a velvety cream sauce. Served with lime and rice.

California fig oatmeal cookies with dried figs, brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped nuts. A chewy, fruit-studded drop cookie that bakes in just 10 minutes.

Old-fashioned chocolate potato cake with riced potatoes folded into the batter for incredible moisture. Layered with whipped cream and smothered in chocolate frosting.

Homemade blueberry cinnamon rolls with a soft yeast dough, brown sugar and cinnamon filling, fresh blueberries, and a powdered sugar glaze. From scratch and worth every minute.

Classic all-american potato salad with a secret ingredient that delivers the seasoning.