Gruibenknoedel are traditional German cracklings dumplings with pork cracklings, breadcrumbs, herbs, and eggs, poached and served in hot beef broth. Rustic comfort food in 25 minutes.
Raspberry gems are delicate sandwich cookies with a sour cream pastry dough, raspberry jam filling, dipped in semi-sweet chocolate and sprinkled with almonds. A gorgeous holiday cookie tin addition.
Orange cranberry bread: a festive holiday quick bread with cranberry-orange sauce, walnuts, and an apple jelly glaze. A fluted ring loaf that's stunning for gifting or brunch.
Classic Southern she crab soup with crab roe, claw meat, sherry, cream, and egg yolks in a rich fish and chicken stock base. Charleston's most iconic seafood soup, silky and luxurious.
Soft persimmon cookies spiced with allspice, nutmeg, and cinnamon, loaded with dates and walnuts. Fall harvest baking at its finest.
A marinated pork roast that fit for any Sunday dinner.
Golden egg yolk bread loaded with dried cranberries, toasted pecans, and a hint of orange zest. A rich, buttery yeast loaf that puts those leftover yolks to brilliant use.
Microwave chocolate mocha cake baked in a ring mold in under 20 minutes. Espresso deepens the cocoa flavor in this quick, from-scratch one-bowl dessert.
A creamy, low-calorie vegetable chowder with broccoli, mushrooms, corn, and pimiento in a light chicken broth and evaporated milk base. Warm, filling comfort food on the table in 30 minutes.
Old-fashioned cinnamon breakfast cake with brown sugar, raisins, and a buttery cinnamon-sugar crust. Ready in 30 minutes with simple pantry staples.
These traditional babkas are rich, egg-yolk-laden yeast breads with golden raisins and a hint of lemon zest, baked in fluted pans and dusted with powdered sugar. Best eaten fresh within a couple of days.
Tangy sour cream flavors this moist apple cinnamon coffee cake covered with crunchy nuts and cinnamon brown sugar.
Golden cream puffs filled with tangy vanilla custard and drizzled with homemade caramel sauce. Three components, one spectacular from-scratch dessert.
Pear and ginger cheesecake bakes a granola crust around a filling of simmered pears, crystallized ginger, and a lightened cottage-and-cream-cheese base. A cozy holiday dessert with less heft than classic cheesecake.
Penuche topped cake with a brown sugar, butter, and nut streusel baked right on a vanilla sheet cake. Served warm with whipped cream for a caramelized, crunchy finish.
Classic beef meat pie with sirloin tip browned and simmered in red wine and stock with turnip, carrots, peas, and sage in a double-crust pastry. British pub comfort, homemade.