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A hearty vegetarian barley stew simmered in sweet carrot juice with shiitake mushrooms, kale, and a hit of ginger. Toasted barley cooks risotto-style into a cozy, warming, fiber-rich bowl.

This is basically my grandmothers recipe with a few of my own ideas.

Homemade pumpernickel bagels with rye flour, pumpernickel flour, and a homemade caramel for color and depth. Chewy, dark, and deeply flavored yeast bagels.

Surprise family at the next Thanksgiving dinner with this delicious cake that is sure to make your aunts proud.

Apple dessert bars with a buttery shortbread crust, cinnamon-lemon apple layer, and a rich coconut-nut custard topping that bakes into chewy squares.

Intensely fudgy brownies with a crackly, craggy top loaded with melted chocolate chips and chopped nuts. These one-bowl bars are rich, chewy, and dangerously easy to make.

Simmer pink lentils with turmeric and lemon juice until creamy, then finish with a sizzling ghee tempering of cumin, garlic, and ginger for North Indian comfort in a bowl.

Blue corn sopapillas made with whole wheat flour, blue cornmeal, yeast, and honey. Rolled thin and fried until puffy and golden, these New Mexican pillows of dough are irresistible drizzled with honey.

Easy one-layer chocolate cake made with melted unsweetened chocolate, applesauce, and pecans. Dense, fudgy, and finished with a simple dusting of powdered sugar.

Dahl Shaag, an Indian lentil and spinach stew with turmeric, cumin, mustard seeds, and garam masala tempered in ghee. Protein-packed, naturally vegan-friendly, and deeply comforting.

Blackberry crumb pie with fresh berries under a tangy sour cream custard layer and a buttered bread crumb topping. A unique two-texture berry pie.

A hearty vegetarian holiday roast made with lentils, brown rice, millet, walnuts, and sage, served with homemade mushroom gravy. The plant-based centerpiece your table needs.

Flourless fallen souffle cake with a full pound of bittersweet chocolate, butter, and nine eggs. A dense, fudgy French-style chocolate cake with a soft center, dusted in cocoa and powdered sugar.

Three-layer banana cake with bourbon, pecans, and a buttermilk-tender crumb. A Southern-style celebration cake that fills three 9-inch rounds with deep banana flavor.

No-bake oatmeal fudge cookies with cocoa, evaporated milk, butter, and rolled oats. Drop-style cookies that set on waxed paper into chewy, chocolatey rounds. No oven required.

Creamy Cajun fettuccine with shrimp, smoked sausage, carrots, and zucchini tossed in a Parmesan half-and-half sauce. A one-skillet weeknight pasta ready in 40 minutes.