1,300 mile recipes

Brown sugar chocolate chip cookies made with butter-flavored shortening for extra chewy centers and crisp edges. Choose your bake time for chewy or crunchy results. Makes 3 dozen with optional pecans.

Baked ham and cheese appetizer bars with Bisquick, Swiss, Parmesan, sour cream, and garlic. Mix, spread, bake, and cut into bite-sized rectangles for easy party snacking.

If you're going to see your parents, entertain them with this succulent dish that is sure to make them proud of you!

Rainbow Jello with alternating layers of strawberry, orange, lemon, and lime gelatin separated by creamy sweetened condensed milk filling. A showstopping party dessert.

Saus kacang is an Indonesian peanut sauce made with ground chili, garlic, shrimp paste, peanut butter, tamarind, and coconut milk. The classic satay dipping sauce.

Halloween witches' broom sticks shape biscuit dough into twisted handles topped with fringed twig bundles, brushed with butter and Parmesan. A savory shaped snack kids can help craft for Halloween parties.

Norwegian meatballs made with lean beef, egg whites, cornstarch, and nutmeg, baked golden then smothered in cream of mushroom sauce. A lighter Scandinavian take on classic meatballs.

Pan-seared chicken breasts topped with a creamy feta cheese sauce made from evaporated skim milk, chives, and crumbled feta. A lighter take on cheese sauce that still delivers rich flavor.

Rich, velvety crab Newberg in a sherry-laced cream sauce with egg yolks and a cayenne bite. This classic seafood dish comes together in just 20 minutes using the microwave.

Better-than-anything cake with German chocolate base soaked in sweetened condensed milk and caramel sauce, topped with whipped topping and crushed Heath or Snickers bars. Make-ahead party cake.

A no-bake chocolate icebox cake layered with cubed pound cake and mocha-spiked chocolate pudding set with gelatin. Chill, slice, and serve. The easiest chocolate dessert you'll ever make.

Slow cooker brunch casserole with ground beef, spinach, mushrooms, and an egg-and-milk custard topped with sharp cheddar. Overnight Crock-Pot breakfast for a crowd.

Single-serving crustless quiche Lorraine with Swiss cheese, bacon bits, and a water-bath custard. Light, low-calorie breakfast quiche baked in a ramekin in about 30 minutes.

Red snapper fillets with a French seaweed sauce built on homemade fish and lobster stock. Broiled, baked, or steamed with a silky, ocean-rich fumet.

Mushroom oven omelet bakes sauteed mushrooms, bacon and sharp cheddar into fluffy eggs, no flipping or fussing at the stove. A make-it-once dish that slices into squares for breakfast, brunch or supper.

This is really a "mock" tiramisu as it is not made with Italian mascarpone cheese, which is traditional. This is, however, a lot quicker and easier (and less expensive).