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Panko shrimp: Japanese-style deep-fried shrimp in a crisp, shatteringly light breadcrumb coat. Served with lemon wedges and soy sauce for dipping. A hot appetizer that stays crunchy even at room temperature.
Almond Brown Sugar Biscotti: classic twice-baked Italian cookies with anise, brown sugar warmth, and chopped almonds. Crisp, dunkable, makes 3 dozen and stores for a month.
Filipino beef and bean sprouts lumpia: crisp golden spring rolls packed with ground beef, crunchy water chestnuts, and fresh mung bean sprouts seasoned with patis. Sealed with a quick flour paste and fried until shatteringly crisp.
Turtle cheesecake with a chocolate wafer and walnut crust, studded with chocolate-caramel-pecan turtle candies. A rich Chicago-deli classic from the Eli's Cheesecake family.
Egg yolk shortbread bakes a richer-than-classic Scottish biscuit with butter, sugar, flour, and a single yolk for extra tenderness and golden color. Fork-marked, two-stage baked for delicate crisp edges.
French rabbit stew braises disjointed rabbit in butter with white wine, beef stock, bacon, small white onions, mushrooms, and garlic. A rustic country braise with a built-in flour-thickened sauce.
Pot roast tri-tip braises a seared 2-pound triangle cut with onion, carrot, celery, red wine, and thyme until fork-tender. The strained pan juices become a glossy red wine sauce served alongside.
Peanut butter Bundt pound cake glazed with semi-sweet chocolate ganache. A dense buttery pound cake that bakes from a cold-oven start, then gets enrobed in glossy chocolate.
Jiffy cinnamon buns: no-yeast quick cinnamon rolls ready in 45 minutes. Soft biscuit-style dough rolled with cinnamon brown sugar filling, baked in muffin tins, and glazed.
Traditional British steak and suet pudding with seasoned beef sealed in suet pastry and boiled in a basin. A classic old-fashioned English pub dish.
Peanut streusel pie with vanilla custard, sweet meringue, and a crumbly peanut butter topping that browns into a nutty crust under the broiler. A diner counter classic.
French cream pie is a vintage sour cream and raisin filling spiced with cinnamon, cooked custard-style in a double boiler, then chilled in a baked shell and crowned with billowy whipped cream.
Marguery sauce, a rich hollandaise-style seafood sauce with shrimp, crabmeat, mushrooms, and oyster liquor. A classic Creole butter sauce for fish and shellfish.
Cream cheese rugelach filled with raspberry jam, cinnamon brown sugar, cocoa, and hazelnuts. Flaky crescent cookies that freeze beautifully baked or unbaked.
Old Greek bread blends barley, rye, and white flour with honey and olive oil into hearty rustic loaves baked hot to a deep brown crust. Traditional Mediterranean peasant bread.
Cannelloni stuffed with chicken, spinach, ricotta, and toasted almonds, blanketed in a Swiss cheese cream sauce and baked until bubbly. A showstopper for Sunday dinner or date night.