19 zesty soup recipes

Cream cheese pinwheel cookies with a cinnamon-walnut-orange filling rolled jelly-roll style and sliced into spirals. A make-ahead cookie that yields five dozen.

Orange cheesecake with a fresh cranberry-orange topping, orange zest graham cracker crust, and a splash of Grand Marnier. Bright, citrusy, and perfect for the holidays.

Banana chocolate marble cake swirls melted semi-sweet chocolate into a moist sour cream banana batter, finished with a glossy orange-scented chocolate ganache.

Chilled raspberry dessert soup with strawberry wine, maple syrup, and lemon, thickened with arrowroot. Served cold with sour cream and fresh berries for an elegant summer starter.

Cranberry cheesecake swirled with a homemade cranberry-orange filling and finished with an orange sour cream topping over a vanilla wafer crust. A tart-and-creamy holiday cheesecake worth the centerpiece spot.

Casserole bread: a hearty quick bread baked in a casserole dish with whole wheat, oats, sunflower seeds, and orange zest. No kneading, no yeast required.

Spice-dusted chicken breasts slow-cooked on a bed of sweet potatoes in a creamy orange and mushroom sauce. A hands-off Crock-Pot dinner that fills the house with warmth.

Chocolate cake made with pureed green tomatoes, brown sugar, cinnamon, and orange zest, finished with a glossy dark chocolate glaze. Unexpected end-of-garden dessert.

Bread machine banana bread loaded with macadamia nuts, flaked coconut, and lemon zest. Tropical, buttery, and ridiculously easy with just 5 minutes of hands-on prep.

Ultra-moist chocolate bundt cake with orange zest, Kahlua, sour cream, and chocolate chips. Soaked in a warm orange-butter syrup right out of the oven.

Pecan pumpkin pie with a spiced pumpkin custard bottom layer and a buttery brown-sugar pecan topping. Two holiday pies in one, brightened with lemon zest and juice in the pecan filling.

Lemony cheesecake on a cinnamon-graham crust: a tangy lemon cream cheese filling under a layer of sour cream, all crowned with a glossy lemon glaze. A triple-lemon baked cheesecake that's bright, creamy, and rich.

Oaxaca tostada bites: tortilla chips topped with a mole-spiced black bean mash of cocoa, cumin, and cinnamon, cool avocado cream, pepper jack, and lettuce. A no-cook, party-ready Mexican appetizer.

Poppy seed rolls with a rich sour cream yeast dough filled with honey-stir-fried poppy seeds, raisins, candied orange peel, and meringue, rolled jelly-roll style and iced with lemon glaze.

Strucle z makiem, a traditional Polish poppy seed roll with a rich yeast dough filled with ground poppy seeds, honey, raisins, and candied orange peel, finished with lemon icing.

Four creative bagel topper recipes in one: smoked salmon New Yorker, ham and mustard Midwestern, fresh ricotta Californian, and a baked pizza snack. Level up your bagel game.