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A proper bistro-style bread and butter pudding with layers of buttered French bread, raisins, and citrus zest baked in a rich custard of cream, eggs, and dark rum. Golden, crusty on top, silky underneath.

Magic lemon meringue pie thickens sweetened condensed milk with fresh lemon juice and zest, then bakes under a billowing meringue cap. Tart, creamy, and ready in under an hour.

Chocolate almond pie pours hot chocolate syrup over almond-cake batter in a pie shell. As it bakes, the layers separate magically into pudding bottom, cake top, with toasted almonds and chocolate shavings.

Cappuccino cream muffins with a cinnamon-chocolate ripple through the center and sour cream batter. Coffee shop flavor in a homemade muffin.

Orange blossom muffins: tender bakery-style muffins with sour cream, fresh orange juice, zest, and a splash of Grand Marnier. Brown sugar tops for a caramelized crackle finish.

Four cheese pasta with ground beef, stewed tomatoes, and scallions. Cream cheese, Swiss, cheddar, and Parmesan melt into a rich, gooey sauce over penne in 30 minutes.

Mutton Curry with a marinade of coriander, almonds, and garlic, slow-cooked with yogurt, saffron, cream, and garam masala. A Mughlai-style Indian curry finished in the oven.

Copycat Cinnabon cinnamon rolls made with a pudding-enriched dough for an ultra-soft, gooey crumb, rolled with brown sugar and cinnamon and finished three ways: cream cheese frosting, caramel-pecan sticky buns, or classic.

German sauerbraten marinated four days in spiced vinegar, then slow-braised fork-tender in a sweet-sour gravy thickened with crushed gingersnaps. The classic sweet-and-sour pot roast, here with a lean bison twist.

Creole shrimp and crawfish pasta in a brandy cream sauce with orange zest, tarragon, and a splash of Louisiana chicory coffee. A rich, romantic dinner for two in 30 minutes.

A buttery, dense bundt cake scented with almond extract and sour cream, baked low and slow, then drizzled with a champagne-vanilla glaze. Elegant enough for celebrations, simple enough for a Sunday afternoon.

Creamy fish soup with fennel, hake and flounder, simmered in homemade fish stock with leek, carrot, and lovage. A two-fish European-style chowder finished with sour cream and chopped fennel fronds.

Rancho California rice casserole layered with sour cream, cottage cheese, whole green chiles, and sharp cheddar. A creamy Tex-Mex side dish that bakes up bubbly and golden.

Turkey enchiladas with sour cream and cheddar in corn tortillas, topped with a homemade green chile and tomato sauce. A great way to use leftover turkey.

Flaky puff pastry tarts filled with flambéed Calvados apples and caramel sauce, crowned with puff pastry cutouts and served warm with caramel ice cream.