9,444 mile recipes

Sauerbraten meatballs in a sweet-and-sour gingersnap gravy with brown sugar, ketchup, and whole peppercorns. German-inspired comfort food served over mashed potatoes.

Pecan coffee cake with a thick brown sugar-cinnamon crumb topping loaded with pecans. Egg whites keep the cake tender and light under that crunchy crust.

Dense, energy-packed whole wheat bread sweetened with honey, molasses, and sugar, loaded with sesame seeds and wheat germ. Baked low and slow into a hearty trail bread built for long hikes and outdoor adventures.

Stuffed French toast sandwiches filled with mashed banana, walnuts, and nutmeg, pan-fried golden in butter. A decadent weekend brunch ready in 20 minutes.

Crustless apple pie with a buttery graham cracker and pecan streusel, finished with a melted caramel sauce poured right over the top. Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg for a warm, gooey fall dessert.

Slow cooker meat loaf with sage, bread crumbs, and a tangy ketchup-mustard-nutmeg glaze. Hands-off comfort food that cooks low and slow all day.

Oatmeal raisin bar cookies spread in a shallow pan and baked at 325. Three cups of rolled oats, sour milk, and raisins in a soft, cake-like sheet cookie. Mix, spread, bake, done.

Old-fashioned oatmeal cookies sandwiched with a thick, homemade date filling. A nostalgic cookie jar classic that makes 36 tender, fruit-filled treats.

Gold cake is a rich, egg yolk-based layer cake with lemon zest, frosted and sprinkled with shredded coconut. Six egg yolks give this two-layer cake its golden color and tender, velvety crumb.

Orange streusel coffee cake with fresh orange juice and zest in the batter, topped with a citrus-sugar crumble. Bright, fragrant breakfast or brunch cake.

Jello rolls are sweet yeast rolls filled with dry Jello powder, sugar, and pecans, rolled up cinnamon-roll style, and drizzled with a powdered sugar glaze. A colorful, retro treat.

Thai spicy peanut sauce simmers crunchy peanut butter with red curry paste, lemongrass, shallot, fish sauce and coconut milk. The genuine satay sauce template, thicker and more layered than the takeout version.

Paska: a traditional Ukrainian Easter bread braided with lemon zest, almond extract, and butter, topped with an egg wash and slivered almonds. Rich, golden, and festive.

Microwave ham loaf cooks in 25 minutes flat, no oven needed. Ground ham, veal, and pork bound with milk-soaked bread crumbs, glazed with brown-sugar mustard and basted in pineapple juice for sweet-savory snap.

Lemon nut bread with whole wheat and white flours, finished with a poured fresh-lemon glaze that soaks into the warm loaf. A lighter quick bread made with egg whites and skim milk for tender crumb without the cholesterol.

Old-fashioned spicy date cookies with oats, chopped nuts, cinnamon, and allspice. Chewy drop cookies that spread thin and crisp at the edges. Ready in 30 minutes.