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Chewy toffee almond bars with an oat and brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a buttery caramel almond layer. A batch makes 48 bite-sized treats.

Bay scallops with vermicelli in a fresh tomato-basil sauce, finished with cream and a whisper of nutmeg. A lighter Italian seafood pasta for weeknight dinners.

Bourbon banana chiffon cake with mashed banana folded into a fluffy egg-white batter and finished with a bourbon-milk glaze. Garnished with fresh strawberries and banana for a Southern dessert showpiece.

Parisienne fruit tart layers crisp puff pastry with vanilla cream and bananas, glazes it with apricot, then crowns it with whipped cream, grapes, and pineapple. A showpiece French pastry from simple shortcuts.

Slow-simmered beef chuck chili with cumin, oregano, and chili powder, made a day ahead for deep flavor. Topped with sour cream and fresh lime.

Glazed almond cookies rolled in sliced almonds, baked until golden, then drizzled or dipped in amaretto chocolate ganache. A festive nut cookie for cookie tins and holiday trays.

A layered Southern dessert with a buttery pecan shortbread crust, creamy sweet potato and cream cheese filling, and billowy whipped topping. Crunchy, creamy, and utterly indulgent.

Dense chocolate fudge cake with oats, Kahlua, and chocolate syrup, topped with a broiled brown sugar and nut crunch. One pan, under an hour, and dangerously rich.

Make Almond Legend Cake every New Year's Eve for a fun tradition at your house. Somewhere hidden in the baked cake will be a single whole almond. Whoever gets the almond in their slice of cake, according to legend, will enjoy good fortune during the year

Yeasted flatbread topped with a lime and almond frangipane and fresh redcurrants, dusted with icing sugar. A stunning Italian-inspired dessert bread.

Award-winning gingerbread with molasses, brandy, orange juice, and four warm spices: ginger, cinnamon, mace, and nutmeg. A moist, deeply spiced loaf studded with raisins.

Creamy maple-sweetened sweet potato casserole topped with a crunchy brown sugar and pecan streusel. The Thanksgiving side dish that steals the show from the turkey every year.

Rich chocolate cake meets tangy cream cheese in marbled cupcakes studded with mini chocolate chips for a bakery-style treat that delivers two flavors in every bite.

Chicken breasts layered over broccoli and smothered in a rich sherry cream sauce with egg yolks, whipped cream, and Parmesan. A luxurious chicken Divan-style casserole baked until bubbly and golden.

Two-layer chocolate cheesecake with a dark chocolate base and creamy vanilla top in a chocolate cookie crust. The Kraft Philly classic with no springform required.

Always Popular lemon meringue pie tempers the egg yolks before cooking, then finishes with boiling water for a fast, fail-proof curd. Topped with classic French meringue in a baked pastry shell.