Cinnamon raisin French toast soaked in a buttermilk-egg custard with vanilla and nutmeg, pan-fried in butter until crisp and golden. Served with date-nut butter and powdered sugar.
Quick whole wheat muffins using Nora Mill muffin mix, buttermilk, eggs, and melted butter. Just four ingredients and 20 minutes in a hot oven for hearty, rustic muffins.
Meredith's rum cake: a classic bundt-style boxed cake mix hack spiked with rum and vanilla pudding, then soaked with a hot butter-rum glaze. Moist for days, boozy and beloved.
Sauteed filet mignon with a red wine vinegar and cream pan sauce finished with shallots. A classic French bistro technique that turns simple steaks into an elegant dinner.
Introduce your friends to this decadent cake that gets its rich taste from one of the main ingredients: sour cream.
Veal Marsala with provolone, pounded thin and pan-seared, topped with melted cheese, and finished with a butter-mounted Marsala mushroom sauce. Italian elegance in 35 minutes.
Tender buttermilk muffins spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, topped with a sugar sprinkle. A simple one-bowl recipe with a soft crumb and warm spice flavor, great for breakfast or brunch.
Election Day Loaf is a traditional spiced yeast bread loaded with raisins, walnuts, and candied citron, baked in a tube pan and glazed with orange icing. A historic New England celebration bread.
Veal fricassee with fiddleheads gently simmers cubed veal in white wine and cream with onions and fresh chervil, finished with tender spring fiddlehead ferns. Elegant French country dinner.
Fruity couscous sauteed in butter with rum-soaked raisins, sugar, and chopped nuts, topped with yogurt. A sweet, nutty side dish or light dessert ready in 25 minutes.
Mom's baked macaroni and cheese with cheddar, eggs, milk, butter, and bread crumb topping. A custard-style mac and cheese that bakes up creamy with a golden crust.
Puffed apple pancakes baked in custard cups with brown sugar-tossed apple slices arranged in a spoke pattern. Individual Dutch baby-style pancakes ready in 20 minutes.
Old-fashioned unleavened seed cake with caraway seeds, candied orange peel, mace, and chopped nuts. No baking powder needed, whipped egg whites provide the lift.
Master magic lemon pie sets sweetened condensed milk with fresh lemon juice and zest, no cooking required for the filling. Crowned with a billowy meringue over a cinnamon-graham crust.
Veal saltimbocca with prosciutto, fresh sage, and a white wine pan glaze. Classic Italian main dish that cooks in just 5 minutes for an elegant weeknight dinner.
Tourte de Noel: French Canadian Christmas pork pie with diced pork, potato, sage, and savory in a savory-herbed lard and butter pastry. Quebec holiday tradition.