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No-bake white chocolate mousse cheesecake layered with crumbled shortbread, caramel cookies, and sun-dried cherries. A gelatin-set cream cheese filling with real white chocolate in a cookie-crusted mold.

Lighter chocolate caramel cheesecake built on a crispy rice cereal crust with nonfat cream cheese, fat-free sour cream, and egg whites. A gooey caramel layer and chocolate-walnut crumble keep things indulgent without the guilt.

Unique apple pie with corn syrup custard and crunchy praline pecan topping spiked with apple brandy for sweet-rich Southern-style dessert.

Chocolate chip walnut pie with melty chocolate chunks, toasted walnuts, and brown sugar baked into a flaky pastry crust. Cookie-meets-pie hybrid that begs for vanilla ice cream on top.

Scandinavian apple cake layered with toasted cake crumbs, currant jelly, macaroons, and ground nuts, topped with whipped cream and sugar-toasted almonds.

Honey curried chicken baked in a sticky glaze of butter, Dijon mustard, honey, curry powder, soy, and ginger. Marinate for an hour, bake uncovered, and baste as it caramelizes.

Canned tuna gets the French treatment in this microwave-friendly St. Jacques: mushrooms, bell peppers, and green onions in a white wine cream sauce topped with buttery crushed croutons. Elegant enough for company, easy enough for Tuesday.

Sweet potato bread, a soft, golden yeast loaf enriched with mashed sweet potato and eggs and studded with raisins. The sweet potato keeps the crumb moist and tender. A lightly sweet bread, lovely with butter.

Delicate amaranth crepes filled with bananas or whipped tofu, drizzled with a tangy lemon-honey sauce. Light, elegant breakfast or dessert.

Triple chip brownies loaded with semi-sweet chocolate, milk chocolate, and butterscotch chips in a fudgy bittersweet chocolate batter with walnuts. Six cups of chips total. These are not messing around.

This cake is so rich and moist and it keeps well for some time in a well covered cake tin or wrapped in plastic in the refrigerator.

Savory pumpkin casserole gratin with farmer's cheese, eggs, and onion. Fresh pumpkin slices baked under a golden custard topping. A side dish for roast pork.

Pineapple coconut pie with a graham crust and a no-bake gelatin filling folded with rum-extract, whipped topping, crushed pineapple, and shredded coconut. A tropical icebox dessert built for hot weather.

No-bake jellied cheesecake with cottage cheese, crushed pineapple, whipped cream, and crystallized ginger on a graham cracker crust. A light, airy refrigerator dessert.

Mardi Gras king cake made from a rich buttery brioche-style yeast dough, shaped into a traditional oval ring, and topped with corn syrup and colored sugar. Hide the baby and let the good times roll.

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