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Braided yeast bread wreath filled with dates, walnuts, bran flakes, and cinnamon, topped with vanilla confectioner's sugar frosting. A stunning holiday bread that's worth the rise time.

Homemade vegetable samosas with a crisp yogurt-enriched pastry wrapped around a spiced potato, carrot, and pea filling, fried golden and served with mango chutney. A classic Indian appetizer made from scratch.

Garlicky Baked Vegetables with Spoon Bread Topping recipe

Cream cheese swirl brownies with a fudgy chocolate base marbled with tangy cheesecake filling. Made from scratch with real chocolate melted in a double boiler and crunchy pecans.

Coffee cake muffins with a Ghirardelli dark chocolate crumble swirled through. The crumble is spiked with orange zest, cinnamon, instant coffee, and pecans. Egg-washed tops bake up golden and glossy.

Halva gateau is a Middle Eastern layer cake with semolina-almond sponge, coffee syrup soak, and halva buttercream. Pistachio-topped elegance perfumed with cinnamon.

A single-layer fudgy chocolate cake with dark corn syrup, pecans, and a shiny chocolate chip glaze. Brownie-dense and intensely chocolatey, this is the kind of cake you slice thin and savor slowly.

Brandy-spiked pumpkin cheesecake on a buttery pecan crust with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and mace. A rich, spiced holiday dessert worth the overnight chill.

A boozy chocolate sheet cake laced with peppermint schnapps and sweetened condensed milk, topped with a minty schnapps frosting. Big batch, bold flavor, and ready in an hour.

Soft maple raisin cookies with applesauce, pumpkin pie spice, walnuts, and a fluffy maple buttercream frosting. A spiced drop cookie that tastes like autumn in every bite.

Fudgy sheet pan brownies made with unsweetened chocolate, sour cream, and walnuts, then slathered with a glossy chocolate icing while still warm. Big batch, big flavor, gone fast.

Ham and bean scallop bakes creamy navy beans with diced ham and sharp cheddar under a buttery breadcrumb crust. A freezer-friendly casserole that makes four meals from one batch.

Oatmeal coconut cake with a soft cinnamon-spiced crumb and a broiled brown-sugar coconut-nut topping that bubbles into a chewy caramel crown. Lazy Daisy-style, the way grandma made it.

Delicate Italian dessert crepes filled with sweetened ricotta and fresh strawberries. Elegant rolled crepes dusted with powdered sugar, perfect for special breakfasts or desserts.

Creamy corn chowder with potato, creamed corn, whole kernel corn, and an egg-thickened broth. A rich, old-fashioned soup that comes together in 35 minutes.

Guava chiffon pie with a flaky butter-and-shortening crust and a cloud-light tropical filling of guava juice, gelatin, and folded meringue. Topped with sweetened whipped cream and fresh guava slices.