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October cake with yams, apples, walnuts, and raisins in a maple syrup batter spiked with orange marmalade and Grand Marnier. A dense, spiced autumn loaf cake.

Blueberry cream pie with a vanilla wafer crust, a silky vanilla custard layer and a glossy fresh blueberry topping. The berries stay bright, never baked to mush. A chilled summer favorite.

Nacho-loaded cornbread squares with a mashed pinto bean and chili layer, jalapenos, mushrooms, tomatoes, and melted cheddar. Topped with sour cream, olives, and green onions.

Hearty cabbage soup with homemade tofu and whole-wheat dumplings, seasoned with soy sauce and bay leaf. A cozy, plant-based bowl ready in one hour.

Whole wheat pumpkin tea ring with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and raisins. Honey-dipped dough balls baked in a tube pan for a pull-apart fall bread.

Lemon cream bread baked in a loaf pan with cream cheese in the batter, chopped pecans, and a lemon-sugar glaze poured over the hot crust. Soft, tangy, dense crumb.

Illinois apple pie stars Granny Smith apples with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg tucked under a milk-washed, sugar-dusted double crust. A Midwestern classic that bakes up golden and bubbly.

Dainty sandwich cookies are tender butter rounds coated with almond-sugar tops and filled with raspberry jam or chocolate. A classic European tea-cookie tray pick.

Homemade yeast dough rolled around a savory filling of TVP, spinach, mushrooms, and tomato paste seasoned with Italian herbs. A vegan stromboli-style pie sliced into 16 rounds.

Creamy broccoli cheddar soup made with skim milk and reduced-fat cheese for a lighter take on a steakhouse classic. Hot soup melts the cheese in the bowl. Ready in 25 minutes.

Banana Spice Lemon Drops are soft drop cookies with cinnamon and cloves, topped with a bright lemon butter frosting. A 3-dozen batch in 30 minutes with an unexpected banana-citrus flavor contrast.

Clay pot roast marinated 3-4 days in soy sauce, marsala, sesame oil, and curry powder, then roasted at high heat with carrots and onions. Tender, deeply seasoned beef.

Reduced-fat carrot cake swaps most of the oil for prune purée, then layers three moist spiced cakes with light cream cheese frosting. Toasted walnuts, grated carrots, and crushed pineapple build full carrot cake flavor with less fat.

Veggie-loaded breakfast burritos stuffed with sauteed peppers, mushrooms, corn, and fluffy scrambled eggs with melted Swiss cheese. A protein-packed 30-minute morning wrap you can customize.

Fajita-style orzo tossed with grilled red peppers, charred red onion, a fresh jalapeno-lime salsa and a dollop of sour cream. Tex-Mex flavors in a pasta bowl, perfect for summer grilling.

Linzer thumbprint cookies with ground almonds, dark brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon zest, and cherry jam centers. An Austrian-inspired butter cookie with a tender, nutty crumb.