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Pork Diane skillet supper with tenderloin, red potatoes, mushrooms, and a Worcestershire pan gravy. A complete one-pan dinner ready in about an hour.

Late making dinner? Try this dish that can be served with potatoes or rice.

Foolproof cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, creamy filling blended smooth in a food processor, and a tangy sour cream topping. No water bath needed, no fussy technique.

Mushrooms and chestnuts in a light cream sauce with butter, flour, and half-and-half, served over baked potatoes. A rich, earthy autumn side dish with a nutty, woodsy character.

This winning decorated cookie charmed us with its sophisticated look and pleasing chocolate-pepperminty flavor. It's from Deb Bonfiglio of River Hills.

Chocolate chip cookies made from yellow cake mix with just 5 extra ingredients. Soft, cakey cookies with walnuts that come together in minutes and bake in 12.

Rhubarb hickory nut bread with sugar-steeped rhubarb folded into a tender quick bread batter. A tart, nutty Midwestern loaf with a clever juice-extraction technique.

French Canadian date doughnuts (beignets) with chopped dates, nutmeg, and lemon extract, dropped by the spoonful into hot oil and fried golden in 3 minutes. From the Quebec kitchen tradition.

Chewy brown sugar cookie sticks baked low and slow, cut into thin fingers, and rolled in powdered sugar. Toasted walnuts take these from good to great.

Lemon-paprika tilapia with potato rutabaga mash pairs paprika-dusted fish with a buttery Yukon-rutabaga mash, finished with a wine-shallot cream sauce laced with lemon peel.

Southern-style chicken spaghetti casserole baked with melted cheese, tomatoes and green chilies, bell peppers, and peas. A crowd-feeding comfort dish that freezes like a dream.

Bread machine pizza dough made with basic pantry ingredients. Let the machine knead, pull it before the bake cycle, and shape for homemade pizza night.

Butter-seared chicken breast simmered in white wine, heavy cream, and chewy sun-dried tomatoes with a hint of Cajun spice. Ready in 40 minutes, serve over pasta for a rich weeknight dinner.

Pecan and red onion bread made in a bread machine or by hand. Savory yeast bread with chopped nuts and sweet onion baked into a soft, buttery crumb.

Four-minute brownie pie with no crust needed. Beat everything together for 4 minutes, pour into a pie pan, and bake. Fudgy, crackly-topped, and best served warm with ice cream.

Bacony creamed spinach folds finely chopped spinach into a half-and-half béchamel built on bacon-fat sautéed onion, garlic, and a flick of cayenne. Crispy bacon crumbles stirred in at the end. Steakhouse-style side at home.