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Cream cheese and sour cream filled crepes topped with strawberries flambeed in strawberry liqueur and kirsch. A Brennan's classic that brings the drama.

Orecchiette dell'ortolano: Italian gardener's-style pasta with broiled eggplant, fire-roasted peppers, asparagus, and fresh fava beans tossed with olive oil and garlic.

Lean cabbage and tomato soup simmered with carrots, onion, and beef bouillon for an hour, a pantry-friendly low-fat brothy bowl that comes together with seven ingredients.

Have fun this winter with this scrumptious cake made with orange juice, coconut and heavy whipping cream.

Peach glace pie with a cream cheese layer under fresh sliced peaches and a glossy cooked peach glaze. A no-bake summer pie filling in a pre-baked shell.

Handmade herb soap balls infused with chamomile, lavender, peppermint, or rosemary essential oils. A simple DIY craft using grated soap, dried herbs, and boiling water.

Put very ripe unpeeled bananas in a plastic bag in the freezer. Remove as needed to make this easy blender drink or dessert.

White bean chili with five spices: cumin, coriander, oregano, cloves, and cayenne, simmered in chicken broth with green chiles. A quick, light chili ready in 30 minutes.

Kobeba samakeyah are Lebanese fish-filled bulgur croquettes seasoned with cumin and cilantro, deep-fried golden, and served with homemade tahini sauce. A Middle Eastern classic.

Raspberry meringues are pink, pillowy egg-white cookies flavored with seedless raspberry preserves. Low-fat, gluten-free, and slow-baked to crisp-shell, tender-center perfection.

Texas-style smoked brisket with a spicy chili rub and a beer-based mop sauce. Smoked low and slow over wood chips for tender, smoky bark and pink smoke ring.

Peach fizz blends canned peaches with limeade, peach gelatin, and tonic water for a bubbly, fruity punch. A batch cocktail-style drink that serves 12 from one pitcher.

Quick tomato-spinach pasta sauce blended with fresh basil, dill, garlic, and vegetable soup mix. A pantry-friendly sauce that stretches a jar of spaghetti sauce into a full vegetable-rich dinner.

Veal olives: old-fashioned stuffed veal rolls with buttered bread crumb filling, onion, and clove, tied and pan-braised until tender. A vintage recipe garnished with hard-boiled egg slices.

Golden turkey croissant sandwich layered with sliced cooked turkey, tomato, alfalfa sprouts, and warm cheddar cheese sauce. The buttery breakfast-style sandwich that turns leftover turkey into something diner-worthy.

Pecan cheese crisps made with sharp cheddar, dry mustard, and cayenne. A slice-and-bake savory cracker that makes 84 crispy, cheese-packed rounds.