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A decadent cake that is buttery, moist, rich and delicious.
Roasted beef tenderloin served with a French-style white wine cornichon tarragon sauce finished with Dijon mustard butter. A classic dinner-party main that cooks in under 25 minutes.
Chocolate Halloween cupcakes with a hidden orange cream cheese center that oozes out when bitten. Spooky fun for the kids and a riff on the classic Black Bottom cupcake.
Salsa is such a great sauce that can go well with lots of things, it can be served with chips as a dip, or it can be put in the casserole as a sauce. And it is so quick and easy to make, chop a few fresh vegetables, throw them all together, here your freshly homemade salsa.
Puffy sour cream drop cookies topped with cinnamon sugar before baking. Soft, cakey, and lightly golden around the edges. Simple pantry ingredients, 30 minutes start to finish. Makes 18.
Chicken, Ham Brunswick Stew with Lima Beans and Potatoes recipe
Moist spiced zucchini cake with crushed pineapple, walnuts, currants, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Topped with an almond-lemon cream cheese frosting. A garden-to-dessert stunner.
Shortcut beef bourguignon using golden mushroom soup, Burgundy wine, bacon, and whole onions braised until fork-tender. All the French bistro flavor with half the effort.
Lighter pumpkin cream cheese pie with fat-free cream cheese, egg whites, and maple syrup in a phyllo pastry crust. All the fall flavor with less guilt per slice.
Low-fat oatmeal muffins packed with warm spices, dried cranberries, and pecans. Made with maple syrup, orange juice, and egg whites for 12 healthy muffins.
Microwave tamale pie with seasoned ground beef and sausage, stewed tomatoes, corn, black olives, and a cornmeal topping baked under melted cheddar cheese.
Pork loin browned in lard, braised with paprika-coated onions and carrots, then sauced with sour cream, capers, and caraway seeds. A Central European roast that feeds twelve.
Pizza pockets made with crescent roll dough stuffed with pepperoni, mozzarella, and spaghetti sauce. Four ingredients and 20 minutes for a kid-friendly pizza night.
Knäckebröd, the traditional Swedish rye crispbread baked thin and crackling. Just six pantry staples turn into snappy crackers, perfect with butter, cheese, smoked salmon, or pickled herring.
Kentucky bourbon pecan cake with maraschino cherries, mace, and a pound of butter. Wrapped in bourbon-soaked cheesecloth and aged for up to a month for a rich, boozy fruitcake.
Every year before my grandkids come over to my place, I usually bake a large batch of these cookies, and everyone loves them. I do however add some chocolate chips to the batter, and they are some great addition.