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Benne seed cookies, the historic Charleston specialty. Toasted sesame seeds folded into a brown sugar dough for thin, crisp, caramel-edged Lowcountry cookies.

Authentic Philadelphia scrapple from scratch starts with pork knuckles simmered for hours, then bound with cornmeal, sage, and clove-stuck onion. Slice, dredge, and fry for a Pennsylvania Dutch breakfast.

Warm chicken broth with fluffy homemade egg dumplings seasoned with thyme and nutmeg. Simple, soothing comfort food that comes together in about 40 minutes.

These are very good.I was making my Banana Bread recipe,which I put crushed pineapple in,and I had some left over.I was also making a pan of Brownies and I thought why not add the pineapple here.It is different but oh so good.

Salsify is a long, thin, darkly earth-coloured root, can be found in greengrocers's shops in February, also available as preserved ; when scrubbed, it is revealed to be white whithout an obvious outer skin.

Traditional Ukrainian golubtsi cabbage rolls filled with millet, salt pork, sauteed carrots and onions, simmered in a sour cream and tomato sauce. Authentic Eastern European comfort food.

Taffy apple cookies: tender shortbread cookie balls dipped in melted caramel and rolled in crushed peanuts, with a toothpick stick so each one looks like a miniature caramel apple. A fun, nutty fall treat, no apple required.

Sicilian pizza dough made in the bread machine with active dry yeast, dry milk powder, and a touch of butter. Hands-off thick-crust dough that rises pillowy and bakes with a crisp underside.

Old-fashioned chocolate cream pie with cocoa, milk, and egg yolk custard cooked in a double boiler. The Grandma classic with deep chocolate flavor and silky pudding texture.

Treat your kids for dessert with these scrumptious cookies that take hardly any time at all to make.

Cherry pound cake studs a buttery, fine-crumbed Southern-style tube cake with chopped cherries and cherry extract. Classic special-occasion dessert with a tender, rich crumb.

Crispy fried turkey croquettes with creamy filling, breaded and golden brown. Transform leftover holiday turkey into elegant finger food with nutmeg-spiced cream sauce.

Adobe Pie: a frozen layered ice cream dessert with chocolate wafer crust spiked with Amaretto, vanilla and coffee ice cream stacked, finished with shaved dark chocolate. Make-ahead party pie.

This is a lime and banana cake recipe the combination is dreamy!

A dense, fudgy flourless chocolate torte with ground almonds and cognac. Naturally gluten-free, baked low and slow for a rich, truffle-like texture. Serve with whipped cream and raspberries.

This cheesecake is different from the classic rich cheesecake, it is much lighter, and the ricotta cheese gives the creamy and light taste, the zests from the oranges and lemons make the cheesecake taste so refreshing.