1,400 silk recipes

Spiced ground beef with salsa, kidney beans, corn, and tomatoes baked inside a ring of golden cornbread and melted cheddar. A hearty one-dish chili casserole ready in about an hour.

Chocolate apricot upside-down cake with a caramelized brown sugar base, tender apricot halves, and pecans beneath a cocoa-rich batter. Served with cinnamon whipped cream.

This recipe makes a dense, small loaf, with much the consistency of a bagel, but very good. It is a cross between pumpkin pie and raisin bread.

Texas-style chocolate sheath cake with buttermilk and a warm marshmallow-nut cocoa icing spread on while the cake is still hot. One pan, one hour, and feeds a crowd.

Containing candied fruit and topped off with frosting, this bread is perfect as a small snack after dinner.

Praline pumpkin pie with a buttery pecan-brown sugar layer baked beneath the spiced pumpkin custard. Topped with whipped cream and buttered pecan halves.

Sourdough rye bread made in a bread machine with sourdough starter, rye flour, barley flour, caraway seeds, and dried onion. A tangy, dense loaf with old-world rye flavor.

Karithopita, a Greek spiced walnut cake with cinnamon and cloves, soaked in a honey-citrus syrup with orange and lemon peel. Rich, aromatic, and drenched in sweetness.

Four-layer peanut butter pudding cake with a peanut shortbread crust, cream cheese-peanut butter filling, chocolate-vanilla pudding layer, and whipped topping. A no-bake icebox dessert.

Homemade dog biscuits with chicken broth, whole wheat flour, cornmeal, and wheat germ baked until crunchy. Wholesome, preservative-free treats your pup will love.

Double chocolate bar cake with melted milk chocolate, cocoa, and sour cream batter, filled and frosted with whipped chocolate cream. A light, airy three-layer stunner.

German chocolate cheesecake squares layer chocolate cream cheese filling over a yeasted crust, topped with the classic coconut-pecan caramel topping.

Summer squash and corn chowder with smoked trout, bacon, zucchini, and cream. A hearty seasonal soup built on bacon drippings and finished with flaked smoked fish.

Creamy turkey ham ziti with a blended spinach and sour cream sauce, Dijon mustard, fresh dill, and red bell pepper. A lighter pasta dish with a vivid green sauce.

Buttermilk chocolate cake split and filled with coconut-pecan cream, then blanketed in sour cream chocolate frosting. A Southern showpiece worth every step.

Filled with fruits and fibers this flavorful two-and-a-half pound loaf provides the RDA for potassium in two half-round slices.