Halloween ghost, bat, and moon sugar cookies mounted on sticks and arranged on a chocolate-frosted sheet cake. A project bake for kids with simple sugar cookie dough and easy gel-icing faces.
Coconut butter biscuits topped with sweetened condensed milk, mixed fruit, and more coconut. Crispy shortbread-style cookies with a chewy, caramelized topping.
Linguine with mushrooms and garlic in butter and olive oil is a stripped-down Italian pasta with just six ingredients. A pound of sliced mushrooms sauteed until concentrated and golden, tossed with linguine in garlic butter.
Braided onion bread with three rolled strips filled with butter, finely chopped onions, garlic, paprika, sesame seeds, and grated cheese. A showstopping savory yeast loaf.
Chocolate-almond sandwich cookies with ground almond cocoa wafers and whipped white chocolate ganache filling. An elegant, slice-and-bake cookie that keeps for a week.
Coca-Cola tube cake with pecan frosting bakes a chocolate cola batter studded with mini marshmallows, then gets topped with a warm cola pecan glaze. Southern church-supper classic.
Ginger-peach compound butter with fresh minced peach and ginger folded into sweetened butter. Spread for scones, biscuits, pancakes, or warm bread, ready in 10 minutes.
Syrian sesame muffins built on toasted sesame seeds, sesame oil, buttermilk, and brown sugar. Nutty, lightly sweet breakfast muffins with a crackling sesame top crust.
Chocolate oatmeal chippers: spiced chocolate chip oatmeal cookies with cinnamon, nutmeg, pecans, and quick oats. Chewy center, crisp edges, classic drop cookie.
Double ginger cake with both fresh grated ginger and candied ginger baked into a rich, buttery sour cream batter in a tube pan. Tall, tender, and intensely ginger-forward.
Potatoes with yogurt: boiled potato cubes sauteed in butter, tossed with tangy yogurt, lemon, scallion greens, red pepper, and parsley, then baked en papillote. A Mediterranean-style side.
Classic New York cheesecake with graham cracker crust and egg whites. Creamy engagement cheesecake baked for 3 hours with special cooling method.
Sweet Vidalia onion and almond quick bread with almond extract and sauteed onions baked into a tender loaf. A savory-sweet bread that needs no yeast and no kneading.
Cinnamon rugelach made with a tender cream cheese pastry dough, rolled crescent-style around a cinnamon filling and dusted with cinnamon sugar. Flaky, buttery little cookies for the holidays and cookie trays.
Giant chocolate chip cookies shaped into 2-inch balls for thick, bakery-style results. Crispy edges, chewy centers, and loaded with chocolate chips.
Braided Swiss bread made with milk, butter, and active dry yeast, finished with a golden egg wash. A classic European-style loaf with a soft crumb and beautiful braided shape.