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Lemon buttermilk pie is a silky Southern custard pie, tangy with buttermilk and fresh lemon, baked low and slow in a blind-baked crust until just set. Chill it cold for a clean, creamy slice.

Yeasted buckwheat blini made with whipped cream and egg whites folded into the batter for a light, fluffy pancake. Serve topped with caviar and creme fraiche.

A golden double-crust pie bursting with fresh nectarines, cinnamon, and lemon zest. No peeling needed, making this the easiest summer stone fruit pie you'll bake.

Savory cheese monkey bread: butter-dipped diamonds of cheddar yeast dough stacked in a ring mold and baked into a golden, pull-apart loaf. Perfect with soup or on the brunch table.

Molasses cookies are soft, chewy spice cookies rolled in sugar before baking, with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves balancing rich molasses. Crinkly tops, chewy centers, classic holiday cookie tray staple.

Bailey's chocolate chip cheesecake on a graham crust, spiked with Irish cream and studded with chocolate chips. Finished with coffee-laced whipped cream and chocolate curls for a grown-up holiday dessert.

Impossible pumpkin pie that makes its own crust as it bakes, using Bisquick, pumpkin and evaporated milk. No-rolling, no-fail Thanksgiving dessert blended in 1 minute.

Microwave chocolate pecan fudge made with cocoa powder, powdered sugar, butter, and evaporated milk. No candy thermometer needed for this quick, foolproof method.

Quick asparagus or spinach lasagne with ham, mozzarella, and a garlic-thyme white sauce, finished in the microwave. A versatile weeknight pasta bake ready in 35 minutes.

Maple taffy apples coated in a boiled maple syrup and brown sugar candy shell that snaps when you bite through. An ice water dip sets the coating smooth and glossy. Real maple flavor, not just caramel.

Zesty Parmesan chicken breasts dipped in melted butter, coated in a Parmesan seasoning blend with breadcrumbs, and baked crispy at high heat. Four ingredients and done in 40 minutes.

Quinoa corn bread made with ground quinoa meal and buttermilk for extra protein and a tender crumb. Wheat-free cornbread with a nutty flavor that bakes up golden in under 30 minutes.

Georgia peaches-and-cream cake: a layer of juicy fresh peaches under a tender sour cream cake and a cinnamon-brown sugar crumb. Part cobbler, part coffee cake, all Southern summer comfort.

A delightful way to enjoy these small and yummy treats.

Twisted peppermint candy cane cookies with red and white dough, sprinkled with crushed candy while still warm. A festive holiday baking project that kids and adults both love shaping by hand.

Simple drop cookies with orange zest and apricot preserves baked into buttery dough for festive treats that brown beautifully at the edges.