French banana cake using white cake mix, very ripe mashed bananas, and chopped walnuts. A semi-homemade banana cake that improves after 24 hours chilled.
A tasty make ahead vegetarian burger mix. Make in advance and have vege burgers ready in a flash for a quick and healthy snack or meal.
Authentic Swiss fondue from Neuchatel with Emmentaler, Gruyere, dry white wine, and kirsch. Per-person measurements so you can scale to any gathering. Served with crusty bread c...
A few simple ingredients make this barley casserole delicious and flavorful. An ideal weekday dinner on a cold winter evening.
Use any your favorite salad dressing to make this potato salad. We love creamy dressing or sweet-sour dressing the best. You can enjoy this delicious salad right after it's ma...
Old-fashioned stovetop fudge made with real unsweetened chocolate, evaporated milk, and walnuts. Cooked to soft ball stage and beaten until thick and glossy, this is the kind of...
Black Forest trifle layered with rum-soaked devil's food cake, cherry pie filling, homemade chocolate custard, and whipped cream topped with toasted almonds.
Old-fashioned 1850 blackberry pie with five ingredients. Berries baked into a single crust under a flour, sugar, and milk custard for a rustic 19th-century farmhouse pie that se...
Easy to scale down to make one or two loaves. Shortening can be replaced by butter. You will love the aroma during the baking, it fills up the entire house with freshly baked br...
Best chocolate cake with fudge frosting: a one-bowl chocolate cake with unsweetened chocolate and buttermilk, finished with a boiled candy-style fudge frosting that sets glossy ...
Layered beefy tortilla casserole with spiced ground beef, enchilada sauce, corn tortillas, cheddar, Monterey Jack, and crunchy corn chips. Tex-Mex comfort baked in 45 minutes.
Dry-rub beef jerky with thyme, oregano, marjoram, and basil pounded into round steak. A no-marinade Italian-herb-style jerky slow-dried in a very low oven for hours.
This 15 minute tomato soup was the first tomato soup we made, and it came out deliciously refreshing. Homegrown tomatoes and homemade vegetable stock certainly made the soup tas...
40 clove garlic chicken with chicken breasts braised in butter, oil, and dry vermouth alongside whole garlic cloves that caramelize sweet and tender. The French classic that tur...
Thin, tangy vinegar and peanut oil basting sauce with tomato paste, mustard, and hot sauce for grilled chicken. Whisk it together in 5 minutes and brush it on while the charcoal...
Aussie-style BBQ meatloaf with beef, sausage, and curry powder, basted with a dark, complex BBQ sauce featuring instant coffee, red wine, and Worcestershire. The meatloaf that e...