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Learn how to make a pear walnut coffee cake. This heavenly delight combines pears' sweet, tender juiciness with the delightful crunch of walnuts, all wrapped in a moist, rich cake with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg. It perfectly accompanies your morning coffee or a lovely afternoon indulgence.

Tom yum-style hot and sour shrimp soup builds a fragrant broth from shrimp shells, lemongrass, lime peel, and chile, finished with fish sauce, lime juice, mint, and cilantro. Authentic Thai flavor.

Chicken and zucchini soup built from scratch: a whole chicken simmered with parsnip, turnip, and lemon, then enriched with browned Italian sausage, pasta shells, and grated zucchini stirred in at the end.

Brown sugar apple squares with a buttery crumb base, sour cream batter, cinnamon, and chopped apples. The secret? They taste even better the next day. Makes 12.

Apricot brandy pound cake with sour cream, four extracts, and a fragrant boozy crumb. A tall tube-pan cake with a tight golden crust and tender, custardy interior.

Hearty Southwestern meatball soup with beef and pork meatballs, rice, tomato paste, and fresh coriander simmered in a rich beef broth. Sopa de albóndigas at its finest.

Hearty cheese vegetable chowder loaded with cabbage, peas, carrots, and creamed corn in a sharp cheddar broth. One pot, 30 minutes, and thick enough to stand a spoon in.

Ash reshteh, the classic Persian noodle soup thick with kidney beans, chickpeas, lentils, spinach, fresh herbs, and beets, finished with a tangy whey or vinegar swirl. Pure comfort.

Creamy Irish potato soup made dairy-free with soy milk and thickened with instant potato flakes. Loaded with carrots, onions, and fresh dill in just 30 minutes.

Cuscusu is a Sicilian shellfish and couscous soup with mussels, clams, shrimp, and scallops in a saffron-tomato broth. Steamed couscous served in bowls with a rich seafood stew ladled over.

Slow-simmered corned beef and cabbage soup with potatoes, carrots, and whole spices in a rich broth. A warming Irish-inspired one-pot soup for St. Patrick's Day or any chilly evening.

Louisiana chicken gumbo with ham, okra, fresh oysters, and file powder, slow-simmered for two hours and served over rice. An authentic Cajun one-pot meal.

Rich broccoli crevette soup with shrimp, clams, cream, and fresh herbs. A seafood chowder that brings restaurant-quality flavor to your home kitchen.

Soothing chicken barley soup with parsnips, celery, onion, and a strip of kombu for added minerals. High in protein and fiber, gentle enough for anyone feeling under the weather.

McCarthy family fish chowder: New England-style haddock chowder with salt pork, potatoes, onion, and milk. Eight ingredients, one pot, feeds six.

French onion dip from just two ingredients: sour cream stirred with a packet of onion soup mix. The classic creamy, savory party dip for chips and veggies, ready in two minutes.