10,000 oat bran recipes

Grandma's banana bread made with buttermilk for an extra-moist, tender crumb and a gentle tang. Creamed butter and ripe bananas, with optional walnuts, baked low and slow into a classic loaf.

Chunky chocolate chip cookies pack three full cups of chocolate chips into a brown-sugar dough that chills overnight for deep flavor and crackly tops. The chip-to-dough ratio of your dreams.

Low-carb spaghetti squash, juicy skinless chicken breast with mushrooms in a flavorful reduction sauce. Seriously yummy way to prepare otherwise boring spaghetti squash.

Weight Watchers peanut butter muffins with skim milk and self-rising flour. Small-batch portion-controlled snack with chunky peanut butter. Bakes in 4 cups.

Butternut squash soup with fresh ginger, garlic, and a bright squeeze of lime. Silky pureed soup finished with crispy fried ginger and toasted pumpkin seeds.

Aussie-style BBQ meatloaf with beef, sausage, and curry powder, basted with a dark, complex BBQ sauce featuring instant coffee, red wine, and Worcestershire. The meatloaf that earns its place at any cookout.

This isn't your ordinary Mom's or Campbell's over-salted Chicken Noodle Soup. Udon noodles, lemongrass, and mushrooms take the soup to the next level.

Traditional English scones bake tender, flaky rounds with raisins and a tall layered rise. Served warm with berry preserves and clotted cream for a proper afternoon tea.

Creole pecan pie: a deeper, darker Louisiana take on classic pecan pie built on dark brown sugar, dark corn syrup, and a low slow bake. Rich molasses-tinged filling and toasted pecans in a flaky crust.

"Tastes best if you marinate your ham the day before cooking."

Seafood burgers made from fresh cod, grilled and stacked on English muffins with grilled tomato and a zippy basil-caper tartar sauce. A light, fast fish burger that beats anything from the freezer aisle.

Very blueberry cheesecake is a no-bake stunner: pureed fresh blueberries folded into a light, lemony cream cheese filling set with gelatin over a vanilla wafer crust. No oven, just chill until firm.

A simple, but scrumptious broccoli salad that is the perfect substitute for when you're tired of the same old leaf lettuce side dish.

Chicken stir fry with broccoli, snow peas, carrots, and bell pepper in a soy-ginger sauce. A 30-minute weeknight one-pan dinner served over rice.

Made popular by southern Italians in New York city restaurants this dish is based upon old-world family recipes. Here I've adjusted it to two hearty servings.

Loaded baked potato soup turns the steakhouse appetizer into a creamy roux-thickened soup with russet potatoes, sharp cheddar, sour cream, crisp bacon, and green onions. Hearty, restaurant-style comfort in a bowl.