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Golden, crispy hand pies filled with a sweet homemade blueberry filling, wrapped in tender buttermilk dough and pan-fried to a shattering crunch. Old-fashioned Southern fried pies done right at home.

Quick drop biscuits made with Herman sourdough starter. Tangy, fluffy, and ready in minutes with no kneading required.

Hot German rice salad with crispy bacon, apple cider vinegar, sugar, onions, and grated carrot. A warm, tangy side dish using the same sweet-sour dressing as German potato salad.

Baked ground beef patties with Dijon cheddar cheese sauce and a tomato slice on top. A homey, fork-and-knife dinner that skips the burger bun entirely.

Raw fennel, mushroom, and shaved Parmesan salad with a garlic-lemon vinaigrette and crushed fennel seeds. Mushrooms marinate for an hour, then get layered with paper-thin fennel and Parmigiano-Reggiano.

It's a fun thing to make your own phyllo pastry, it may requires some patience, but it's well worth the efforts.

Homemade fig newtons: a tender brown sugar and sour cream cookie dough wrapped around real homemade fig jam, baked in logs and sliced into soft bars. So much better than the boxed kind.

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A hearty New England fish hash with flaked fish, diced potatoes, and hard-cooked eggs, pan-fried in lard until golden and crusty. Seasoned with Worcestershire and evaporated milk for old-fashioned Down East comfort in just 30 minutes.

Hungarian sausage (kolbász) is a home-smoked paprika and garlic sausage made from coarsely ground pork shoulder, beef chuck, and pork fat stuffed into natural casings, cold-smoked and air-dried for two days.

Mincemeat muffins with brandied fruit filling, chopped walnuts, and apple juice. Warmly spiced, fruity holiday muffins that bake up tender and studded with nuts.

Warm up your winter with this savory dish that will have you licking your lips after every bite.

Seasoned mayo spread with onion powder and celery salt. A three-ingredient sandwich condiment that adds savory depth to burgers, wraps, and deli sandwiches in seconds.

French gaufrette wafer cookies with whipped cream, vanilla, and powdered sugar, baked on a pizzelle iron. Crispy, delicate French wafers for ice cream cones or tea.

Rack of lamb crusted with cracked black pepper, garlic, chervil, rosemary, and thyme, seared at high heat then roasted to a rosy medium-rare. Elegant enough for a dinner party, simple enough for any confident home cook.

Crepe batter is not ladled onto a griddle but into a crepe pan, a shallow, round frying pan specifically designed for making crepes. If you don't have a crepe pan you may employ a non-stick eight inch skillet.