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Buttery almond cookies with crumbly texture bake up in 20 minutes. No chilling required for this simplified version with a whole almond pressed into each round.

Mom's chicken piccata with egg-dipped, flour-coated breasts browned in butter and simmered in a tangy lemon broth. A simpler weeknight take on the classic Italian-American dish.

No-bake marshmallow chip clusters bind peanuts, raisins, pretzels, and chocolate chips with melted marshmallow into sweet-salty haystacks. Stovetop dessert ready in under 90 minutes.

This was a favorite special breakfast treat as a child! Who doesn't love warm frosting on toast?

Bread machine date nut bread with chopped dates, walnuts, and bread flour. A no-knead, hands-off yeast loaf with chewy texture and sweet-savory balance.

Filete enchocolatado is Mexican beef tenderloin simmered in a white wine and unsweetened chocolate sauce, topped with melted cheese. Savory, rich, and unexpected.

There is a bit of confusion about these two plants. For some reason,the fennel plant, which resembles celery with fern like tops, has been called sweet anise in produce markets. The true anise is cultivated only for its seeds. So what you see labelled "sweet anise" in your market is probably fennel, but no matter what you call it, this is a highly interesting vegetable. Every part of this aromatic plant has a taste and aroma similar to licorice. The stems are eaten like celery,uncook, or cooked and served as a vegetable (heavenly with apples in waldorf salad) available from September to May.

A two-layer cocoa cake with a cooked fudge frosting made the old-fashioned way, heated to soft-ball stage and beaten until thick. Cake flour keeps the crumb feathery light against that dense, candy-like frosting.

A nice presentation and a tasty variation on the traditional Shrimp Scampi.

Classic M&M cookies with a buttery brown sugar dough, optional chopped nuts, and a generous 18 ounces of candy-coated chocolates. Soft, chewy, and colorful right out of the oven.

Honey ginger snap cookies with cinnamon and cloves, rolled into balls and baked until crackled. Chewy centers with crisp, crinkled edges from the honey.

A cloud-light dessert soufflé made with Tasmanian leatherwood honey and fresh ginger, risen tall on whipped egg whites. Dusted with icing sugar and served with pouring cream.

This simple but scrumptious dish is perfect to make when you don't have a lot of time to prepare dinner.

Three-layer buttermilk cake with cranberries, pecans, shredded wheat cereal, and orange zest, topped with orange cream cheese frosting. A unique, textured celebration cake with tangy-sweet flavor.

Fairy gingerbread, a soft molasses and ginger cake baked in a shallow pan. An old-fashioned recipe with warm spice, buttery crumb, and no-fuss mixing.

Invite your neighbors over for dinner so they can try this succulent and tantalizing dish that can easily be made with your crockpot.