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These are my favorite brownies ever! Yummy rich brownie nestled between a soft sweet oatmeal crust and a thick fudgy chocolate frosting. Might cause food coma.

Classic four-ingredient shortbread cookies made with butter, sugar, flour, and a pinch of salt. Rubbed by hand into a crumbly dough, rolled thin, and baked golden in just 10 minutes.

Milzsuppe is a traditional Bavarian and Austrian spleen soup built on butter-browned onions, scraped spleen, and a whisper of roux. Rustic peasant cookery with deep, iron-rich flavor.

Two-ingredient coconut pie crust made with shredded coconut and butter, baked golden and crisp. A no-flour, no-rolling crust for pudding pies or ice cream.

Homemade cream of mushroom soup made from scratch with just four ingredients: fresh mushrooms, milk, butter, and flour. Simple, honest, and deeply savory.

Classic choux pastry profiteroles made with just 4 ingredients: water, butter, flour, and eggs. Light, hollow puffs ready to fill with cream, ice cream, or custard.

Shrimp scampi with Ritz crackers butterflied in their shells, brushed with garlic butter, topped with crushed buttery crackers, and baked until golden. Old-school New England seafood favorite.

Fluffy omelet made with separated eggs, whipped whites, and a touch of cornstarch cooked covered in butter. A soufflé-style technique that puffs up tall and light.

Cooked wild rice with bacon and butter: nutty, chewy wild rice simmered to tender, then tossed with crisp bacon julienne and a knob of butter. A simple side that eats like a meal.

Classic Bananas Flambees bakes caramelized bananas in butter and sugar, then ignites warm rum poured over top for a dramatic finish. Just 4 ingredients and one rule: everything must be warm.

Chocolate wafer crumb crust for cheesecake: three ingredients (crushed chocolate wafers, sugar, melted butter) pressed into a springform pan. The go-to base for mocha and chocolate cheesecakes.

Caramelized shallots cook low in butter and sugar until deeply golden and almost candy-sweet. A four-ingredient French side that elevates roast meats, pasta, pizza, and grain bowls.

Four-ingredient homemade crumb crust with flour, butter, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. Mixes in 5 minutes for a buttery, lightly spiced pie base or streusel topping.

Four-ingredient crumb topping for fruit buckle made with butter, sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Fork-mixed in minutes for a crispy, golden streusel crust on any fruit dessert.

Pan-fried whole trout with sauteed cucumber half-moons and toasted slivered almonds in browned butter. A simple, elegant French-style fish dish ready in 15 minutes.

Old-fashioned stovetop fudge made with real unsweetened chocolate, evaporated milk, and walnuts. Cooked to soft ball stage and beaten until thick and glossy, this is the kind of homemade fudge that wins county fair ribbons.