Chewy peanut butter brownies made with melted semi-sweet chocolate, creamy peanut butter, and chopped walnuts. Dense, fudgy, and rich with a peanut butter flavor that deepens the chocolate.
Traditional Quebec tourtiere with spiced pork filling, mashed potatoes, and a homemade hot-water crust, served with a mushroom and herb gravy. A French-Canadian meat pie classic.
Pecan praline cookie pizza with a buttery brown sugar shortbread crust, sour cream topping, and toasted pecans. A festive dessert that slices into wedges like a pie.
Swedish Christmas crescent cookies: tender almond shortbread shaped into half-moons and finished with cinnamon sugar. The classic Scandinavian holiday cookie that melts on the tongue.
Buttermilk chocolate cake with fudge icing, a moist, tender chocolate sheet cake made with buttermilk and boiling water, topped with a cooked, poured fudge frosting that sets glossy and rich.
Lemon roll-out cookies with sour cream, lemon zest and lemon extract, brushed with fresh lemon juice before baking. Tender citrus shortbread for tea trays and gift tins.
Oven-baked pork ribs in a peach barbecue sauce made with canned peach syrup, ketchup, Worcestershire, mustard, and cloves. Fruity, sticky, and fork-tender.
Fresh pear pie with sliced pears spiced with mace, baked in a single crust under a brown sugar streusel topping. Classic fall fruit pie with crumb crown.
Old-fashioned prune and pecan spice cake with buttermilk, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, topped with a hot buttermilk icing poured on while still baking.
These creamy and limy ice-cream sandwiches are great treats at a hot summer day. The buttery and crispy cookies are delicious with the lime ice-cream. You will love these sandwiches on both the looking and the taste.
German sweet chocolate cream cheese brownies swirl a tangy cheesecake layer through rich German chocolate brownie batter with nuts. Marbled bars in one pan, ready in under an hour.
Rustic olive bread with rye flour, sautéed onions and whole olives baked into a hearty artisan-style loaf from scratch
Chewy peanut butter chip bars with deep cocoa brownie batter and pockets of peanut butter chips. A jelly-roll pan recipe that yields four dozen fudgy chocolate bars.
Fudge mint brownies with chocolate mints melted into the batter and spread as a glossy topping. Dense, rich cocoa brownies with a minty chocolate layer on top.
Sourdough steak uses tangy sourdough starter as a wet dip before dredging round steak in seasoned flour for a crispy, pan-fried crust. A frontier-style take on chicken fried steak.
Glace cherries, ground almonds and simple directions make this an easy recipe to impress your guests.
Classic chocolate sheet cake with cocoa, buttermilk, and a surprise touch of almond extract. Boiling butter and water poured over the dry mix creates an ultra-moist, fudgy crumb.
Chocolate chip orange scones with bright citrus zest, mini chocolate chips, and a tender Nantucket-style crumb. Orange juice in the dough brightens every bite while pockets of chocolate soften in the warm scone.
Ovenstad's bread: a hearty three-grain bread machine loaf with white, rye, and whole wheat flours plus softened wheat berries for chewy texture and earthy depth. A Scandinavian-style everyday bread with real bite.
Georgia peach pie with 8 fresh peaches, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a homemade butter lattice crust. A classic Southern fruit pie that lets peak-season peaches shine.
Paintbrush cookies are honey-sweetened sugar cookies decorated with edible egg yolk paint before baking. A fun kids' baking project where the painting is half the joy and the colors bake on vibrant.
Microwave broccoli spears topped with a creamy lemon-ginger butter sauce made from scratch. A fast vegetable side dish with bright citrus flavor.
Mash-up casserole layering chili beans, green chiles, pimento olives, and roasted red peppers under a fluffy egg-and-cheese custard. New Orleans muffaletta meets Tex-Mex chiles rellenos.
Low-calorie bran muffins made with whole wheat flour, applesauce, prunes, and egg whites instead of whole eggs. High fiber, lightly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg.
Streusel cream cheese coffee cake layers tender butter cake around a sweet cream cheese filling, finished with a buttery flour-sugar streusel. Baked in a springform pan, perfect for brunch.
Boston cream pie from scratch: two tender cake-flour layers split by a thick vanilla pastry cream and finished with a glossy chocolate glaze that drips down the sides. The classic Massachusetts dessert, every component homemade.
Apple cake layered with cinnamon-sugar apple slices in a tube pan and topped with brown sugar streusel and chopped nuts. A tall, moist Jewish-style apple cake made with orange juice instead of milk.
Old-school corn rye bread with an overnight onion-steeped rye sour, chewy bread-flour body, caraway seed crust, and a glossy egg-washed finish. Classic Jewish deli style.
Savory egg sandwich filling scrambles eggs with sauteed onion, tomato, and parsley, then binds it all with mayo for a richer-than-egg-salad spread. Picnic-friendly, ready in 25 minutes.
This dish is great for preparing in advance and freezing.
Apple-nut pancakes with diced apples, walnuts, cinnamon, and cloves blended right into the batter. A warmly spiced fall breakfast that comes together in the food processor.
These calzones are very healthy, some kinds of vegetables, very light and savory.
Special lard-based pastry dough for tourtieres (French-Canadian meat pies). A flaky, tender crust that rolls out easily and handles beautifully. Makes enough for multiple pies.
Ranch-style chicken fried steak with tenderized round steak dipped in milk, dredged in seasoned flour, and deep-fried golden. Served with a creamy white milk gravy made from the pan drippings.
Tangy sourdough biscuits enriched with Monterey Jack cheese and yeast for savory flavor. Rise in fridge or at room temp for flexible timing.
Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake with Coconut Frosting recipe
Puerto Rican beef stew braised in red wine and beef broth with potatoes, carrots, and green beans. A hearty Dutch oven dinner with deep, herb-rich gravy.
Fudge brownie pie baked crustless in a pie pan with unsweetened chocolate, butter, and pecans. Dense, fudgy, and rich with just six main ingredients.
Flaky buttermilk biscuits made with frozen shortening rubbed into quadruple-sifted flour. The freezer trick and gentle handling are what make these tall and tender.
Carrot nutmeg pasta is fresh homemade pasta tinted sunny orange with carrot puree and warmed with a pinch of nutmeg. Just three ingredients for a naturally colored, subtly sweet pasta dough.
Italian cracked wheat and pepper bread for the bread machine with bulgur, wheat germ, coarsely cracked black pepper, and olive oil. A hearty, peppery loaf with nutty whole grain texture.
Ranch cornbread baked in a hot cast-iron skillet with diced ham, sharp cheddar, red bell pepper, and pimentos. A loaded Southern cornbread with crispy edges and savory filling.
Reduced-fat macaroni and cheese made creamy with blended cottage cheese and skim milk, topped with sharp cheddar and broiled Parmesan. All the comfort with less fat, ready in 45 minutes.
Butterscotch chocolate chunk cookies: chewy brown-sugar cookies loaded with semi-sweet chocolate chunks. The butterscotch flavor comes from both light and dark brown sugar, no chips required.
Fresh tart cherry pie with a lattice crust and a bright orange glaze drizzled on top while warm. A stunning holiday dessert that pairs citrus and cherry beautifully.
White chocolate frosted white cake folds melted white chocolate into a tender buttermilk cake, then crowns it with a fluffy whipped white chocolate frosting. A double-white-chocolate layer cake for celebrations.
Traditional steamed cranberry pudding with suet, breadcrumbs and brown sugar. Dense, moist old-fashioned holiday dessert steamed for 2 hours.
Rich fish chowder with five pounds of fish simmered in fish stock, thickened with a butter roux, and finished with cream and Monterey Jack cheese for a velvety, hearty bowl.