Plantation-style catfish fillets: crisp pan-fried catfish served over garlicky sauteed spinach and tomatoes, finished with parmesan and a pass under the broiler. A Southern supper with Creole flair.
Low-calorie sausage and cheese biscuits with turkey sausage, bran, buttermilk, and reduced-fat cheddar. A lighter take on a breakfast classic.
Low-carb zucchini crust pizza built on a base of grated zucchini, eggs, and whole-wheat flour. A grain-light alternative to traditional crust that holds up to your favorite toppings.
Eye Love Mom cookies are peanut butter thumbprints filled with raspberry jam and decorated with chocolate eyes and royal icing. Crafty Mother's Day cookies kids can help decorate.
Baked pumpkin custard with cinnamon-sugar topping, blended in minutes and baked in buttered pan. Sits between a side dish and dessert with a silky, pudding-like texture.
Chocolate raspberry shortcakes split cocoa biscuits and fill with framboise-soaked berries and whipped cream. A romantic two-serving twist on classic strawberry shortcake.
Sauerbraten is a classic German pot roast marinated 2 to 3 days in a spiced vinegar brine with peppercorns, bay leaves, and cloves, then braised until fork-tender with a sweet-sour gravy.
Christmas treasure nugget cookies: chewy oat and cereal drop cookies, each topped with a whole blanched almond like a buried treasure. A crunchy holiday cookie tin classic that bakes up fast.
Veal paprika with mushrooms, sour cream, and caraway seeds cooked entirely in the microwave. A quick Hungarian-style stew served over noodles in 40 minutes.
Cheddar crab supreme: a velvety sauce of sharp cheddar and sherry folded with flaked crab and mushrooms, spooned over rice. A creamy, elegant retro seafood dish that holds warm for entertaining.
Singing hinny is a traditional Northumbrian griddle cake with flour, lard and currants, cooked in a hot pan until it sings and sizzles. Split, buttered and served warm with tea.
Spicy black bean burgers with jalapeño, cumin, coriander, and cayenne. Pan-fried vegetarian patties with crispy edges and a tender, chunky center.
Chocolate yule log (buche de Noel) with a light sponge cake rolled around frosting and covered in scored chocolate bark frosting. A classic Christmas dessert with a realistic log branch detail.
Eggnog cookies with cinnamon, nutmeg, and a splash of holiday eggnog. Soft, cake-like Christmas cookies with the spiced flavor of your favorite seasonal drink.
Crispy cinnamon butter cookies topped with walnut halves, made from a simple slice-and-bake dough. Egg yolk-enriched for extra tenderness with warm spice in every bite.
Creamy broccoli soup made with a butter-flour roux, chicken bouillon, and half-and-half. Uses frozen broccoli for a quick weeknight soup ready in under 45 minutes.
Peach and raspberry pie pairs juicy summer peaches with tart raspberries in a flaky double crust. The fruit juices are reduced to a syrup first, so the filling sets thick and glossy instead of runny.
Slice-and-bake cream cheese cookies sweetened mostly with fructose for a lower-sugar treat. Tender, lightly sweet refrigerator cookies that bake up in 10 minutes.
Rugelach four ways: a single cream cheese pastry dough turned into raspberry-almond crescents, layered chocolate-pecan squares, apricot pockets and honey-pecan triangles. Holiday cookie tray showstopper.
Chocolate coffee cake topped with crushed Heath toffee bars and nuts over a tender buttermilk crumb. A streusel-style brunch cake with crunchy toffee in every bite.
Berry-banana-walnut bread with mashed strawberries or raspberries, banana, orange zest, cinnamon, and nutmeg. A fruit-packed quick bread with a blueberry variation included.
Oatmeal scones with hearty rolled oats, sweet currants, and whole wheat pastry flour. Fiber-rich scones with crisp edges, a tender chewy center, and a glossy egg-washed top.
Old-fashioned creamy peanut butter pie: a stovetop custard of peanut butter, brown sugar, eggs, and milk thickened on the stove and chilled in a baked pie shell. Topped with whipped cream for the perfect pull-from-the-fridge dessert.
Make-ahead sourdough biscuit batter with buttermilk, self-rising flour, and yeast. Mix once, refrigerate, and bake fresh biscuits anytime you want them.
Tex-Mex biscuits work grits and shredded Monterey Jack into a sour cream biscuit dough for a hearty Southern-Mex hybrid. Twelve cheesy, slightly nubbly biscuits in 30 minutes.
Turkey cutlets Milanese with homemade Parmesan breadcrumbs, oven-baked instead of fried for a lighter take on the Italian classic. Crispy, golden, and ready in 25 minutes.
Bread machine onion bread with whole wheat flour, dry onion soup mix, molasses, and milk powder. Savory, herby loaf for sandwiches and toast, hands-off baking.
Bread machine chile cheese bread with sharp cheddar and diced green chiles. Dump-and-press yeast loaf, soft crumb, spicy-savory, ready in one hour.
Slow cooker lamb stew with potatoes, carrots, white onions, and peas in a thyme-and-beef-broth gravy. A dump-and-go crockpot dinner that simmers all day into fall-apart lamb chunks.
Blonde brownies with pecans, the chocolate-free butterscotch cousin of the classic brownie, made with light brown sugar, melted butter, and toasted pecans. Chewy, caramel-deep, and ready in under an hour.
Chicken scallopine in a creamy mushroom sauce with breadcrumb-crusted cutlets, sautéed onion, and a nutmeg-kissed cream finish. An Italian-American classic that turns weeknight chicken into something special.
Buttermilk cinnamon coffee cake with a brown sugar-cinnamon swirl, made with a blend of white and whole wheat flour. Tender, lightly spiced, and not overly sweet.
Chocolate Syrup Cake with Chocolate Coffee Frosting recipe
Pizza on the grill with a homemade whole-wheat crust, creamy garlic-tomato sauce, and crumbled gorgonzola. Hot-grilled two-stage crust method delivers smoky char and crisp bottoms.
Chicken breasts in cider cream sauce: pan-seared chicken paired with sauteed apple slices in a Dijon-spiked reduced apple cider cream. A bistro-style autumn dinner.
Classic county fair funnel cakes fried golden and dusted with powdered sugar and cinnamon. A simple egg, milk, and flour batter swirled into hot oil for crisp lacy edges and a tender middle.
Steamed Boston brown bread made with cornmeal, rye flour, whole wheat flour, molasses, and buttermilk. Cooked in coffee cans for three hours for a dense, moist, no-oven loaf.
Swiss cheese and mushroom quiche with sauteed onions, thyme, and dry mustard in a smooth egg custard. Baked in a pie crust and good hot, warm, or at room temperature.
Fettuccine alfredo made the Roman way, with handmade semolina pasta tossed in butter and freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. No cream. Just butter, cheese, pasta water, and minutes of tossing.
Beverly Hills Hotel copycat Dutch baby with thinly sliced apples, cinnamon sugar, and a touch of almond extract. The classic Polo Lounge brunch pancake puffed in a skillet and dusted with powdered sugar.
Fresh chile and corn fritters made with Anaheim and serrano chiles blended into sweet corn purée, pan-fried in ghee and served with sauteed apples. A Southwestern vegetarian main with sweet-hot-savory balance.
Banana nut bread made with whole wheat and white flours, ginger and mace, plus chopped pecans and dates folded in. A spiced, fruit-and-nut-loaded quick bread that's denser and more interesting than the standard.
Double chocolate muffins with cocoa-rich batter studded with white chocolate chunks inside and on top. Tender, bakery-style, and easy to make from scratch.
Layered custard bars with a buttery almond liqueur crust, sliced peaches, egg custard, and cinnamon almonds on top. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
Creamy curry sauce for turkey or chicken with sauteed apple, onion, garlic, and curry powder in a chicken broth and cream base. A quick British-style curry sauce ready in 20 minutes.
Berliner doughnuts (Berlin pfannkuchen) are jam-filled fried yeast doughnuts dusted in sugar. A German bakery classic with pillowy enriched dough and a hidden jelly center.
Oat date nut bread for the bread machine with rolled oats, chopped dates, toasted walnuts, applesauce, and cinnamon. A moist, naturally sweet breakfast bread with no added fat.