Moist Bavarian spice chocolate cake made with a devil's food mix, mashed potatoes, cinnamon, and nutmeg, baked in a Bundt pan with a glossy chocolate glaze. The secret ingredient keeps it incredibly tender.
Ipswich lemon pie, a traditional English custard tart with lemon juice, zest, butter, and eggs in shortcrust pastry. A simple, elegant British dessert served hot or cold.
Red wine sauce for salmon built from salmon bones, cognac, mirepoix, and shallot puree with a double-reduction technique. A restaurant-quality fish sauce with rich, concentrated flavor.
Cherry pie filling bread made with frozen dough or bread machine dough. Slits are filled with cherry pie filling, then the loaf is brushed with butter and cinnamon sugar before baking.
Pork tenderloin marinated in brandy, seared golden, then simmered in a rich apricot cream sauce and sliced over rice. Sweet dried apricots and a pour of heavy cream make this an easy but elegant dinner.
Salmon tempura rolls wrapped in nori with mirin-glazed leeks inside, then flash-fried in rice flour batter. Restaurant-style Japanese crispy salmon roll that shatters into warm, silky salmon at the first bite.
Baked Cheesecake made with Australian Illawarra Plum Sauce.
A savory carrot quiche with homemade butter crust, Edam cheese, cream, and bacon. Arranged in a star pattern, this European-style tart makes a gorgeous brunch or light dinner centerpiece.
Curried clam soup made with a creamy soup mix base, baby clams, curry powder, cumin, and a butter-flour roux for extra thickness. A quick, warming bowl in 30 minutes.
Whole wheat sandwiches filled with creamy peanut butter mixed with applesauce, crispy bacon, and chopped fresh apple. Unexpected combo that works. Add lettuce for crunch.
Giant flourless peanut butter oatmeal cookies loaded with chocolate chips and candy pieces. Each cookie uses a third cup of dough for bakery-sized results with chewy centers.
Everything tastes better with bacon. Needless to say when bacon meets beef tenderloin, it's an ultimate combination. We made this during the weekend, it was delicious.
A creamy water-bath cheesecake with a walnut graham cracker crust, lemony cream cheese and cottage cheese filling, topped with fresh berries and double strawberry sauce.
Peachy pork chops stuffed with a sage and peach bread dressing, then baked over more stuffing with a peach preserve glaze. Sunday dinner with sweet-savory Southern charm.
Creamy chicken pot pie casserole with tender potatoes, sweet peas, and golden biscuit topping. This one-dish comfort meal uses leftover chicken and cream of mushroom soup for foolproof weeknight ease.
Passover cheesecake with a chocolate macaroon and almond crust, filled with a silky cream cheese custard. A flour-free holiday dessert best made a day ahead.