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Whole chicken pieces baked in a sticky brown sugar and orange juice glaze, finished with plump dark sweet cherries. A fruity, golden one-pan dinner for eight.

Chocolate hazelnut raspberry thumbprints: chocolate-cocoa cookies rolled with ground toasted hazelnuts, indented and filled with raspberry jam. Three dozen elegant holiday cookies.

Asparagus tip pasta with fusilli, black olives, stone-ground mustard, and lemon butter sauce. Topped with kasseri or parmesan, this bright springtime pasta comes together in 30 minutes.

Try this succulent side dish that is perfect plain or served with crusty bread.

Fluffy quinoa tossed with black beans, ripe tomatoes, scallions, and cilantro in a zesty lime-butter dressing. High-fiber, vegetarian, and packed with protein. Great as a side or a light main.

Hello Dollies are layered magic cookie bars with vanilla wafer crust, pecans, coconut, butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, and sweetened condensed milk baked until gooey and golden.

Porcini mushroom crostini with shiitake, cream, garlic, and Asiago cheese broiled on Italian toast. A rich, earthy Italian appetizer with deep mushroom flavor from dried and fresh fungi.

Striped bass fillets baked in white wine and lemon butter, finished with a velvety cream sauce enriched with egg yolks, tomatoes, mushrooms, and shallots. French-inspired elegance for a crowd.

Chocolate mint cookies loaded with cocoa, mint extract, and mint chocolate chips for double-mint impact. A low-and-slow bake gives soft, fudgy centers with crackled tops.

It seems odd that thyme is connected with dessert, but this recipe actually works out in this way, and these elegant looking bars are amazingly delicious!

Moist and delicious chocolate cake is so easy to make, great when you have company to come over.

Mendocino sole baked in white wine and finished with a cream sauce of cognac-soaked grapes. An elegant Northern California-inspired fish dish with French Veronique influence.

Sauerkraut balls with corned beef, ham, and tangy kraut bound in a thick roux, breaded and fried golden. The Ohio bar-snack classic with crackly crust and a savory, slightly sour center.

Chocolate and cream are a great pair, chocolate tarts and smoothly whipped cream, wow, so delicious!

Indonesian-style crispy fried tempeh tossed with caramelized onions, garlic, chili pepper, sweet soy sauce, and brown sugar. Crunchy, sweet, spicy, and ready in 25 minutes.

Killer brownies with six ounces of unsweetened chocolate, dark corn syrup, two cups of walnuts, and a hint of almond extract. Dense, fudgy, and intensely chocolatey.