Cucuzzara is a rustic Sicilian squash bread loaded with sauteed butternut squash, roasted red peppers, tomatoes, and onions, baked into golden durum flour loaves. Makes 4 hearty loaves.
Banana pie topped with a crunchy macadamia nut streusel.
New England-style clam chowder built on a butter-flour roux with milk, potatoes, celery, and a finishing splash of red wine vinegar for brightness. Hearty, creamy, eight-bowl batch.
Rich pumpkin cheesecake with cream cheese, warm spices, and heavy cream in a crumb crust. Sweetened with fructose and spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg for a holiday showstopper.
Crispy-edged oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with pecans, made with shortening for that old-school chew. Three cups of oats, loads of brown sugar, and five dozen reasons to preheat your oven.
Baked macaroni and cheese with a from-scratch cheddar bechamel sauce, sour cream for extra tang, and a breadcrumb crust. Creamy, sharp, and baked golden on top.
Fresh Cherry Pie with a Buttery Cream Cheese Crust recipe
Vanilla chip biscotti studded with white vanilla chips and twice-baked Italian-style for a crisp, dunkable cookie. Almost fat-free in the dough, with a clean vanilla-citrus crumb.
Fork-tender chuck pot roast browned and slow-simmered with dill and a splash of vinegar, then finished with potatoes, carrots, zucchini, and a tangy sour cream gravy. A one-pot Sunday dinner.
Applesauce carrot and raisin bread is a butter-free quickbread sweetened with applesauce, lifted with cinnamon and shredded carrot, and studded with golden raisins.
Mexican garlic soup with 10 cloves of garlic sauteed in butter, simmered in stock, and topped with a poached egg, asadero cheese, and parsley. Rustic, warming, and ready in 25 minutes.
Grits fiesta pie with a cheesy grits crust filled with taco-seasoned ground beef, Monterey Jack, tomatoes, olives, and green pepper baked in a custard.
Banana cream pie with a buttery pecan-shortbread crust, a thin chocolate layer, vanilla custard folded with whipped cream and fresh bananas. Makes two pies for the county fair winner's circle.
Banana cream pie with a buttery pecan-shortbread crust, a thin chocolate layer, vanilla custard folded with whipped cream and fresh bananas. Makes two pies for the county fair winner's circle.
Sourdough starter crescent rolls topped with egg wash and caraway seeds, baked golden and crunchy. A savory bite-sized bread that's ideal for parties and appetizer spreads.
Senior winner in Cake Division of 1953 Pillsbury Bakeoff.