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Homemade Chicken Casserole with Cream Cognac Sauce recipe

Cream of spinach soup thickened naturally with rice, lifted by a whisper of curry powder and a squeeze of lemon. No flour, no roux. Smooth, bright, and surprisingly delicate.

Homemade pizza crust mixes Parmesan and Romano cheese right into a soft bread machine dough for an extra-savory base. Roll, top, and bake into golden, cheese-flecked pizza.

Homemade yogurt in a thermos: just milk and a spoonful of starter yogurt, cultured 7 hours in a warm thermos for thick, tangy results. No yogurt maker needed, served with fresh raspberries.

Hearty hominy and butternut squash stew with pinto beans, toasted cumin, cinnamon, and ground red chile. A warming Southwestern vegetarian stew with deep, layered spice.

Honey almond tartlets with a flaky sour cream pastry shell, cream cheese and honey filling, toasted almonds, and fresh strawberries on top. An elegant make-ahead dessert.

Honey golden chicken roasted with lemon, ground ginger, and a honey-oil glaze, basted until deeply golden and caramelized. A simple, four-ingredient roast chicken with sticky, sweet skin.

Honey lemon soaked cake baked in a tube pan, pierced while warm, and drenched with a hot honey-lemon syrup. Finished with a dusting of powdered sugar.

Hortosoupa, a classic Greek pureed vegetable soup with potatoes, carrots, celery, and tomatoes. Simple, velvety, and naturally vegan. Served with croutons and olive oil.

Hot apple pandowdy is an early-American upside-down apple dessert: cinnamon-sugar apples baked under a soft butter cake batter, then inverted and served warm with whipped cream.

Hot baba ghanoush turned into a creamy vegetarian pasta sauce with roasted eggplant, tahini, yogurt, lemon, and dry sherry. A Middle Eastern twist on a weeknight pasta dinner.

Hunters pheasant braised with onion, carrot, and celery in stock, finished with a currant jelly-thickened sauce. Classic British game bird comfort served with mash and red cabbage.

Easy homemade bread pizza with a no-knead yeast dough spread in pans, topped with pizza sauce, mozzarella, and sausage or pepperoni. Thick, bready crust anyone can make.

Seafood strata layered with crab meat, oyster crackers, water chestnuts, and peas in a lobster bisque custard. Assembled the night before and baked golden for an easy brunch or dinner.

This is a very colorful and tasty arrangement of marinated and then skewered and grilled vegetables and fish. The marinade, called chermoulla, is a blend of fragrant seasonings, oil, and lemon juice. In this version I've suggested my favorite vegetables for kebabs. You should choose your own favorites; some other good choices are eggplants, mushrooms, and onions.

Warm cornmeal pudding sweetened with molasses and brown sugar, spiced with ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg. This traditional New England dessert bakes up creamy with a characteristic whey center, perfect with cold cream.