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Veggie oat burgers bake rolled oats with egg whites, soy sauce, grated carrot, and cabbage for tender baked vegetarian patties. Eight ingredients and 30 minutes start to finish.

A three-layer blackberry cake bursting with fresh berries, flaked coconut, and chopped pecans, frosted in a buttercream loaded with more of the same. Starts with a cake mix but finishes like a showpiece.

Honey Bun Cake starts with a yellow cake mix enriched with sour cream, layered with a brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecan swirl, then glazed while warm. A potluck favorite that tastes scratch-made.

Bread machine whole wheat millet bread blends whole wheat, bread flour and millet flour with toasted bran and molasses. Hearty, high-fiber and hands-off. Press start and walk away.

Feed this sweet, yeast-based starter with flour, sugar, and milk every few days to keep it alive. Use it for Amish friendship bread or share with friends to start the tradition.

A flexible basic vanilla cake template using cake flour, sugar, baking powder, eggs, and your choice of mix-ins. The starting point for chocolate chip, fruit, or layer cakes.

Buttermilk-soaked oven-baked chicken coated in seasoned flour with paprika and black pepper. Crispy baked chicken that starts high-heat and finishes golden without frying.

Cottage cheese pancakes blended smooth in a blender with eggs, flour, and oil. A high-protein, creamy pancake with just 4 ingredients and 15 minutes start to finish.

A boozy chocolate chip cake spiked with vodka, Kahlua, and instant coffee, then drenched in a buttery vodka-Kahlua glaze. Starts with a box mix but finishes like a showstopper.

Chocolate Bundt cake with a hidden cream cheese swirl and semi-sweet chocolate chips baked right in. Starts with a cake mix, so it comes together fast with a from-scratch feel.

Spaghetti squash salad with mushrooms and Parmesan: roasted squash strands tossed with garlic olive oil, sauteed mushrooms, and fresh parsley. Low-carb, gluten-free, diabetic-friendly, 45 minutes start to finish.

Chicken fettuccine with Parmesan, peas, and fresh basil in a broth-based cream sauce. Lighter than classic Alfredo because the sauce starts with real chicken poaching liquid, not just butter and cream.

Easy pound cake creams sugar with margarine, beats in eggs and vanilla, then bakes in a tube pan starting from a cold oven for a tender, tall crumb. Six ingredients, no leavening, no fuss.

A bread machine chocolate date-nut loaf made with whole wheat flour, cocoa, instant coffee, chopped dates, chocolate chips, and walnuts. Dump the ingredients in and press start. Five minutes of hands-on work for a fragrant, hearty loaf.

Start a party in your crockpot with this succulent fish dish that uses grated lemon and orange zest.

Start a fire in your mouth with this savory side dish that tastes great when served with steak.