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A Southern cold-oven pound cake with both vanilla and butternut flavoring, baked low and slow in a tube pan. Dense, buttery crumb with a golden crust that needs no frosting.

Red velvet cake with a tender buttermilk crumb, a hint of cocoa, and tangy cream cheese frosting. The Southern classic with vinegar-and-soda lift for that signature soft texture and deep red color.

Make these delicious Italian cookies for a change, they are buttery and just right amount of sweetness. Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.

Chile-dusted roast duck stuffed with jalapenos, Granny Smith apples, pine nuts, cilantro, and bread cubes. A Southwestern twist on classic roast duck.

From-scratch pineapple upside-down cake baked in cast-iron skillets with a caramelized brown sugar and Karo syrup topping, pineapple rings, maraschino cherries, and optional pecans. A buttermilk batter with folded egg whites for extra lift.

Tender sour cream biscuits served with homemade ham butter blended smooth in a food processor. A savory brunch staple with only 7 ingredients.

Chocolate mint layer cake made with mint chocolate chips in both the batter and frosting, garnished with chocolate curls and handmade chocolate leaves. A stunning celebration cake.

Creamy maple syrup pie with chopped walnuts in a silky custard filling. A Quebec-style tarte au sirop d’érable cooked in a double boiler for pure, unburnt maple flavor.

Traditional Irish scones with butter, sugar, and optional raisins or walnuts, baked golden in the oven or cooked on a hot pan over an open fire. Kneaded dough gives these a denser, more biscuit-like texture.

Halloween black widow spider muffins with black cream cheese frosting, a red hourglass mark, and licorice string legs. A spooky, fun baking project kids will love.

Rich and creamy baked spinach casserole made with cream cheese, butter, and onion soup mix, topped with crispy breadcrumbs. Only 5 ingredients and a holiday side dish crowd-pleaser.

Restaurant-style baked cod with golden coriander breadcrumb crust. Served over creamy chive mashed potatoes with bright tomato-caper sauce.

Spinach fettuccine loaded with shrimp, lump crab, crawfish tails, and andouille in a white wine butter cream sauce. A luxurious Cajun seafood pasta built with proper French technique.

Southern chocolate chess pie: a one-bowl classic with butter, cocoa, sugar, eggs, and a touch of cornmeal in an unbaked pie shell. Crackly sugar top, fudgy interior.

Dense white chocolate cake with six eggs and just a quarter cup of flour, topped with fresh raspberries. An almost flourless, intensely rich cake with a fudgy, truffle-like texture from melted white chocolate and butter.

Silky blended corn soup with fresh kernels, leeks, and cream. Modern comfort food ready in 40 minutes for easy vegetarian dinners or elegant first courses.