4 pet recipes

Pet milk coffee cake baked in a bundt pan with layers of brown sugar, cinnamon, and nut crumb topping swirled through a rich evaporated milk batter.

Pets de soeur: traditional Québécois cinnamon rolls made with lard pastry, brown sugar, and butter. No yeast, no rise time, ready in an hour. A French-Canadian classic.

Fried rice with ham, snow peas, bean sprouts, and egg stir-fried in a wok with soy sauce. A quick, fresh take on homemade fried rice for two.

You can try, but they taste great and your guests will have trouble figuring out what they are.