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Molten chocolate cake with a frozen Grand Marnier ganache center, served with orange whipped cream and warm chocolate sauce. A showstopping restaurant-style dessert.

Texas-style chicken chili casserole topped with cornmeal biscuit dumplings and melted Monterey Jack. A one-dish dinner with ground chicken, corn, bell peppers, and crushed tomatoes.

A two-layer pie with spiced butternut squash custard on the bottom and a gooey pecan pie filling on top, sweetened with maple syrup and dark brown sugar. A Midwest Thanksgiving stunner.

Creamy chicken and rice casserole with water chestnuts, celery, and crunchy almond-cornflake topping. Make-ahead freezer meal that feeds a crowd.

Classic pecan pie loaded with semi-sweet chocolate chips, baked low and slow until golden and set. Garnished with chocolate-dipped pecans and whipped cream.

Soft, cakey chocolate drop cookies topped with a rich homemade chocolate icing. Made with real unsweetened chocolate and optional pecans, this bakery-style recipe yields 3 dozen.

Grilled beef kabobs marinated overnight in soy sauce, lemon juice, Worcestershire, and mustard with mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, and onion. Bold flavor, hot off the grill.

Spicy black bean chili ready in 25 minutes with pre-seasoned canned beans, salsa-style tomatoes, corn, and melted cheddar on top. A vegetarian weeknight dinner in one skillet.

Two Southern legends in one pie: a creamy cheesecake layer on the bottom topped with classic pecan pie filling. The holiday dessert table just got a whole lot more interesting.

Shredded turkey slow cooks in enchilada sauce and tomato paste, then gets smothered in melted Monterey Jack. Scoop it up with corn chips or stuff it into tacos for the easiest Crock-Pot Mexican dinner you'll ever make.

Old-fashioned sweet potato pie with brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, and vanilla baked in a flaky pie shell. A two-temperature baking method ensures a set, silky custard filling.

Nutter Butter chocolate-peanut butter pie packs a crushed peanut butter sandwich cookie crust under a frozen mousse of whipped cream, peanut butter, and toasted peanuts, swirled with melted semi-sweet chocolate.

Pecan pralines made the old-fashioned way: white and brown sugar cooked with milk and corn syrup to the medium-ball stage, beaten creamy, then spooned over pecans. A classic Southern brown-sugar candy.

Watch this decadent cake recipe disappear swiftly. With its thick frosting and rich chocolate layers, it's a huge hit at any event.

Pozole is a New Mexican holiday stew of pork shoulder simmered until tender with hominy and mild chili powder. The long cooking produces a rich broth and meat that falls into silky shreds. Serve it with warm corn tortillas for Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve.

Homemade cream of chicken noodle soup with shredded chicken, elbow macaroni, mixed vegetables, and a sage-and-thyme-scented cream base. A hearty one-pot soup that beats anything from a can.