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Apple almond pie sets chopped apples and toasted sliced almonds in a custardy corn syrup filling. A pecan-pie-style technique applied to apples for a single-crust dessert with a glossy top.

Open face apple tart with overlapping Golden Delicious slices, apricot glaze, and a buttery pastry shell. The classic French tarte aux pommes done simply at home.

Buttery shortcrust pockets folded around a caramelized coconut filling studded with dates, raisins, and cashews, baked golden. A Sri Lankan sweet pastry with crisp edges and a chewy, nutty center.

Buttermilk Waffles with Cherry-Almond Sauce recipe

Betty's old-fashioned sugar cookies with vanilla, almond, and lemon extract plus tangy buttermilk. Tender, soft-centered cut-outs that hold their shape and beg for icing or sugar sprinkles.

Buttermilk blueberry scones bake up flaky and golden with juicy blueberries, orange zest, and a cinnamon-sugar cream glaze on top. Wedge-cut from one circle for a quick batch of 18.

A succulent shrimp dish that's made with coconut milk and red chili peppers and cooked to perfection.

Giant chocolate chip cookies baked in pizza pans with cream cheese in the dough for extra-chewy centers and crispy edges. Loaded with semi-sweet chips and walnuts, then cut into wedges like a cookie pizza.

Instead of cooking in the pan, this omelette was baked in the oven. It took no time to make, and very easily scaled down. Sean made a 1-serving sized omelette, baked in a 8-inch skillet, and it turned out great. Tasty and filling!

Oatmeal scotches with butterscotch chips, brown sugar, cinnamon, and rolled oats. Bake 7 minutes for chewy or 12 minutes for crispy, your choice in a versatile oatmeal cookie.

Italian tomato bisque made with fresh roma tomatoes, sweet onions, whole cloves, fresh basil, and a splash of half-and-half. A silky, fragrant soup finished with chives and a balsamic drizzle.

Buttery and moist inside, chewy and slightly crispy outside. Shaved chocolate bars and chocolate chips make these cookies double chocolaty and delicious. After the first bite, you will fall in love with these yummy treats.

Apple banana bread combines mashed ripe banana with chunks of fresh apple, brown sugar, sour cream, and toasted walnuts in one loaf. Moist, lightly spiced quickbread that uses up tired bananas and bruised apples.

Savor these savory Herbed Tomato Cheese Muffin Crowns, bursting with the tangy flavor of sun-dried tomatoes, creamy goat cheese, and aromatic Italian herbs. Perfect as a breakfast treat, side dish, or snack, these muffins are quick to whip up and bake to golden perfection in just 12 minutes.

Chocolate Scotch truffles wrap toasted hazelnuts in a whiskey-spiked dark chocolate ganache, then double-dip them in melted chocolate and roll in cocoa powder. A grown-up holiday confection with three textures in every bite.

Easy and delicious. I cheated a bit by topping with canned milk chocolate frosting that I nuked for 30 seconds to make it easier to spread. I refrigerated the cake 8 hours before cutting.