36 house recipes

Gingerbread house cake: a warmly spiced two-layer gingerbread cake filled with cream cheese frosting and candy, then decorated like a gingerbread house. All the festive fun without the structural engineering.

Toll House layer cake with chocolate chip cookie-style layers frosted with rich chocolate buttercream. A four-layer sheet cake made from classic Toll House cookie dough baked flat and stacked.

Toll House crumb cake with sour cream batter, chocolate chips folded in, and a brown sugar walnut-chocolate streusel topping. The classic Nestlé coffee cake recipe.

Miniature cookie houses: a sturdy vanilla cookie dough built for construction. Roll, cut, bake, and decorate into tiny Christmas houses. The classic holiday project for kids and crafty bakers.

Buttery rolled sugar cookies with lemon zest and vanilla, made with cake flour for a melt-in-your-mouth tender crumb. A classic cut-out cookie recipe that's ideal for decorating and holiday baking.

Lacy, crisp pecan cookies made with just 5 ingredients: egg white, brown sugar, flour, salt, and chopped pecans. A dainty, old-fashioned tea party cookie that bakes in 10 minutes flat.

Moose stew braises cubed game meat with red wine, beef broth, pearl onions, carrots, and new potatoes. A Northwoods chop-house classic thickened with buttery beurre manie.

Poke-style chocolate brownies soaked with condensed milk and chocolate syrup, topped with crushed walnuts and chocolate whipped cream. A fudgy, no-fuss crowd pleaser.

Vinaigrette potato salad with olive oil, lemon, white wine, and Dijon mustard instead of mayonnaise. A lighter make-ahead potato salad with hard-boiled eggs and shallots.

A thick, hearty steakhouse potato soup loaded with ham, carrots, celery, and sharp cheddar cheese spread. Chunky, warming, and big enough to feed 10 hungry people on a cold night.

Silky smooth Southern sweet potato pie with buttery custard filling, a hint of nutmeg, and a golden flaky crust. This heritage recipe uses simple pantry staples and bakes up rich, creamy, and soul-warming every single time.

Skillet cornbread made with stone-ground cornmeal and buttermilk, sizzled in hot butter for crispy golden edges. A Southern cast-iron classic from the famous Dairy Hollow House inn.

Pain au Sucre, Quebec sugar house maple toast: buttered whole wheat bread broiled with maple sugar until bubbling, topped with walnuts and cream. A 25-minute French-Canadian breakfast treat.

Thai galloping horses (Ma Hor) made vegetarian with shiitake mushrooms, peanuts, garlic, and cilantro root on fresh pineapple chunks. A sweet-savory-spicy Thai appetizer.

Big-batch buttermilk bran muffins made with two kinds of bran cereal and boiling water for an incredibly moist crumb. Makes 24 hearty muffins with endless mix-in possibilities.

If you're having a dinner with friends this succulent roast is perfect. With its variety of spices will have your mouth-watering for more!