Fluffy marshmallow icing made with a hot sugar syrup, beaten egg white, and melted marshmallows. A billowy, cloud-like frosting that spreads smooth and sets with a soft, glossy ...
Banana pineapple pecan cake (Southern hummingbird-style) with crushed pineapple folded right into the batter, finished with a pineapple buttercream. Moist, fruity, and a potluck...
Slow cooker sloppy joes with ground beef, ketchup, tomato paste, Worcestershire, and vinegar. Brown the meat, dump everything in the crock pot, and come home to thick, tangy san...
No-bake milk chocolate fudge made with two kinds of chocolate chips, marshmallows, and sweetened condensed milk. Silky, rich, and ready to slice in just 2 hours of chill time.
Pull-apart Kentucky buttermilk biscuits baked together in a tender slab, scored into 12 squares for fluffy soft sides. Tangy buttermilk and cold butter make every layer flaky an...
Cajun shrimp stew simmered with crushed tomatoes, red wine, bell peppers, filé seasoning, and thyme. Served over rice with a squeeze of fresh lemon. Ready in 40 minutes.
Uncle Ben's ham and bean soup slow-simmers navy beans with ham shanks, garlic, carrots, celery, and potatoes for a hearty, smoky bowl. Old-fashioned thrifty cold-weather meal.
Slow cooker beef stew loaded with potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, and tender chuck roast simmered in red wine broth. Set it and forget it for a soul-warming supper that feeds a cr...
Flounder Florentine with fish fillets rolled around a spinach, rice, and almond filling, baked in cream of mushroom sauce. An elegant make-ahead seafood dinner.
Sweet roll and doughnut dough is a versatile yeasted sponge that can be fried into glazed doughnuts or baked into soft dinner rolls. Two desserts from one dough.
Apple dump cake layers canned apple pie filling under a butter pecan cake mix and chopped pecans, topped with sliced butter. No mixing required, five-ingredient dessert.
Ham and Swiss cheese quiche with green peppers and scallions in a mayonnaise-enriched custard. Blind-baked crust keeps the bottom crisp and flaky.
Butternut squash pie with ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a custard filling made on the stovetop before baking. A warmly spiced Thanksgiving alternative to pumpkin pie.
Layered banana icebox dessert with a graham cracker crust, whipped butter and powdered sugar filling, sliced bananas, crushed pineapple, and whipped topping. Chills overnight.
Grilled pork chops brushed with a honey barbecue glaze made from barbecue sauce, honey, Worcestershire, mustard, and hot sauce. Charred, sticky, and ready in 30 minutes.
Curried chicken and bow tie pasta salad with a homemade curry mayonnaise, tri-color bell peppers, and poached chicken on a bed of fresh spinach. An impressive main-course salad.