Star anise/14 recipes

For Chinese New Year, this vegetarian ham is always welcomed.

Almond Joy Cake recipe

A succulent pork roast dish that can be made hassle-free with your very own crockpot.

Lone Star Peanut Cookies - Country Living recipe

Basic Sauce is used over and over again to slow-simmer a number of foods. It imparts its own flavor to what is cooked, and grows more savory with the cooking of different foods.

Cost-effective version of the classic British Shepherd's Pie.

Ziti Casserole recipe

A rich and delicious dish made with potatoes, succulent ham, pickled jalapeno peppers and pimento-stuffed green olives.

Cranberry and lemon star in this winning drop cookie with fluffy frosting from Liz Bannon of Port Washington, which was adapted from a recipe in a Taste of Home cookbook.