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Lemon queen cake is a four-layer white cake with lemon curd filling, lemon-butter frosting, and lemon-tossed coconut pressed into the sides. A stunning Southern celebration cake.

Yeast-risen banana pecan bread with mashed bananas, evaporated milk, chopped pecans, and a cinnamon-sugar topping. A soft sandwich-style banana loaf, not a quickbread.

No-bake muesli bars with oats, crushed cornflakes, coconut, dried fruit, and peanut butter held together with a buttery honey sauce. Chilled and sliced into chewy snack bars.

Pennsylvania Dutch baked spare ribs nestled into tangy sauerkraut and slow-roasted until fork-tender, then topped with fluffy homemade drop dumplings steamed right in the pan.

This quick and easy frosting can go with any cake to add a chocolate taste no one can deny!

Sewian is a classic Indian vermicelli dessert fried golden in ghee, then slow-simmered in milk with sugar and rose water. Topped with slivered almonds and pistachios for a fragrant, creamy sweet.

Beaten biscuits, a historic Southern recipe made by beating dough with a rolling pin until it snaps. Crisp, tender, and shelf-stable for weeks. Makes about 100 small biscuits.

Tender kale folded into a nutmeg-scented cream sauce and crowned with sweet caramelized shallots. A vegetarian side dish that turns leafy greens into something irresistible.

Overripe bananas transform into a tender, nutty cake with barely any fuss. Walnuts add earthy crunch while sweet banana keeps every bite moist for days.

Cheese potato puff is a baked mashed potato casserole with cheddar cheese, butter, and beaten eggs that puffs up golden and souffled in the oven. A make-ahead side dish that feeds a crowd.

Lima bean cheese bake with cheddar, ketchup, and milk in a bubbly casserole thickened with wheat flour. A six-ingredient vegetarian baked bean dish with a cheesy top.

Baked cheesy spaghetti casserole with Velveeta, eggs, and onion soup mix for a creamy, savory comfort dish that sets up firm enough to slice right out of the pan.

Boiled cocoa cookies: no-bake oatmeal drop cookies made on the stovetop with cocoa, sugar, milk, and vanilla. Old-school fudgy bites that set on waxed paper in minutes.

Elephant ears: Pennsylvania Dutch yeast-dough fritters stretched thin, deep-fried until golden and bubbly, then dusted with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar. The state fair classic.

Bacon cheese muffins fold crumbled bacon, sharp cheddar, and crunchy nugget cereal into a batter enriched with the rendered bacon drippings. Savory breakfast muffin with surprise crunch baked into every bite.

El Charro Frijoles Refritos (Refried Beans) recipe