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Maine lobster casserole in a creamy mustard white sauce with torn bread pieces, topped with buttered breadcrumbs. A classic New England baked lobster dish that lets the lobster shine.

Creamy microwaved spinach blends frozen spinach with sauteed onion, butter, cream cheese, and a pinch of nutmeg into a rich, no-bake side dish in 20 minutes. A microwave shortcut to creamed spinach.

A traditional European-style fruit cake -- Although fruitcakes have a bad reputation, this one is *excellent*.

A scrumptious dish made with hash brown potatoes, sour cream and cheddar cheese soup.

7-Up Refrigerator Dough: a soft, enriched make-ahead yeast dough where lemon-lime soda stands in for some of the sugar. Mix today, bake tomorrow for tender rolls or coffee cakes.

Dried cherry apple pie: a twist on classic apple pie with tart dried cherries tucked among cinnamon-spiced apple slices. The cherries plump up in the juices for bursts of tangy flavor.

A proper Irish chocolate cake made with Guinness stout, cocoa, and dark brown sugar, sandwiched with a bright orange buttercream. Rich, malty, and a wee bit boozy.

Simple 3-ingredient turkey basting mixture for microwave-cooked turkey. Butter, paprika, and brown gravy mix create golden color and savory flavor.

Homemade Italian potato gnocchi from baked potatoes, egg yolk, and flour. Fork-pressed, boiled until they float, and served with butter and Parmesan. Pillowy dumplings from scratch.

Chocolate dipped macadamia nut shortbread cookies made with butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Slice-and-bake rounds dipped in melted chocolate for a Hawaiian-inspired treat.

Chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies made with brown sugar, butter, and rolled oats. Just 9 ingredients and ready in about 20 minutes from bowl to cooling rack.

Favourite Oatmeal Cake with Pecan Coconut Crumb recipe

Homemade candy log rolls with a creamy vanilla fondant center dipped in melted milk chocolate and rolled in chopped nuts. Old-fashioned candy making at its best.

Butter-seared filet mignon topped with mango chutney and cracked black pepper, then flambéed with Armagnac. Five ingredients, restaurant-caliber steak in 30 minutes.

A moist chocolate sheet cake topped with vanilla buttercream becomes a patriotic centerpiece when decorated with fresh blueberries and strawberries to create an edible American flag.

Simple cookie frosting made with powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and cream that pipes smoothly for decorating sugar cookies and cut-out cookies.