10,000 oat bran recipes

Bring in the new season with this scrumptious dish that will have you glad it's not winter yet!

Chicken Cynthia: skillet-browned chicken breasts braised in white wine and sherry, finished with a buttery beurre manie sauce and garnished with fresh orange segments and seedless grapes.

Christmas shortbread with just five ingredients: butter, sugar, vanilla, flour, and salt. Shape as bars or wedges, plus four built-in variations including chocolate chip and lemon.

Classic rich cheesecake studded with mini chocolate chips.

Best of class senior contest--1950 Pillsbury Cookoff. This is a simple cake that looks fancy.

A light, no-bake raspberry cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, folded whipped cream, and a touch of Grand Marnier. Silky, fruity, and set with gelatin.

Beanless Texas-style chili built on 4 pounds of sirloin, both ground and cubed, with bold chili powder, cumin, and a generous pour of hot sauce. All-beef and slow-simmered until thick, fiery, and fork-tender. Feeds ten.

Classic potato salad: the church-supper, picnic-table original. Cubed potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, crunchy celery and onion, all dressed with a tangy mayo-vinegar binder. Six pantry ingredients.

Spicy homemade beef or caribou jerky marinated overnight in soy sauce, Worcestershire, and cayenne then oven-dried to chewy, smoky perfection. Bold heat, no dehydrator needed.

Vinegar-marinated beef brisket studded with garlic, seared in bacon fat, and braised with strong black coffee and caramelized onions until fork-tender. A rugged, flavor-packed Texas-style brisket.

This recipe is definitely worth the effort for the holidays and special company. Broiled stuffed tomatoes and a fresh green salad are perfect accompaniments with this meat dish.

Ribbons of spinach, carrots, and zucchini stack between lasagna noodles with a nutmeg-spiced cottage cheese sauce for a surprisingly rich vegetarian bake.

Homemade Ukrainian vareniki filled with seasoned cottage cheese, boiled until puffy, then tossed in melted butter and topped with toasted breadcrumbs. Serve with sour cream and bacon.

Buche de Noel (Christmas log cake): a classic French yule log with sponge cake, coffee buttercream, meringue mushrooms, and a dusting of powdered sugar snow. A showstopping holiday centerpiece.

Colombian banana cake made with yellow cake mix, Coca-Cola, mashed bananas, and chopped nuts. A fun, fizzy twist on banana cake that bakes in a 13x9 pan and feeds a crowd.

Milk-poached haddock fillets in a silky butter-flour sauce with halved green grapes. Classic French sole Veronique technique applied to mild flaky white fish. Elegant in 45 minutes.