8,375 oat bran recipes

Chewy chocolate oatmeal cookies with melted chocolate folded into the dough plus chocolate chips in every bite. Brown sugar and oats create thick, bakery-style cookies with crisp edges and soft centers.

Soft orange drop cookies made with a whole ground orange in both the dough and frosting. Bold citrus flavor in every bite with a sweet orange icing on top.

Mesquite-grilled chicken breasts marinated in garlic, fresh herbs, and oil, served with a triple-citrus Grand Marnier sauce. A restaurant-quality grilled chicken with serious flavor.

Mocha nut butter balls: tender, snowball-style shortbread cookies flavored with cocoa and instant coffee, packed with toasted walnuts or pecans, rolled in sugar.

A big-batch yeasted bread enriched with sour cream, butter, and molasses, studded with golden raisins and walnuts. Makes 4 loaves that freeze beautifully.

Pillowy drop cookies bursting with fresh orange zest and tang from sour cream, crowned with a citrus glaze that sets into sweet perfection.

Rich, buttery banana bread with a full cup of melted butter, chopped nuts, and a generous helping of ripe mashed bananas. Makes one large loaf or two smaller ones. Freezes beautifully.

Chocolate snickerdoodles rolled in a cocoa-cinnamon-sugar coating. Chewy oat cookies with a crackly crust and deep chocolate flavor that beats the classic version.

Cream of peanut soup from Colonial Williamsburg's Kings Arms Tavern: a velvety blend of peanut butter, chicken broth, sauteed celery and onion, finished with cream and chopped peanuts. Southern tavern classic.

Malfatti (Italian spinach and ricotta dumplings) with Parmesan, nutmeg, and melted butter. Lighter than gnocchi and ready in 30 minutes. The key is squeezing every drop of water from the spinach.

Santa Fe red pork chili with coarsely ground pork shoulder, beer, stewed tomatoes, and layers of cumin and chili powder. No beans, no shortcuts. A thick, meaty Tex-Mex red chili simmered low and slow.

Turkey casserole baked in a mashed potato shell with mixed vegetables, cream of mushroom soup, and melted cheddar. A low-fat way to use leftover turkey.

Old-fashioned apple cake loaded with sliced apples, walnuts, and cinnamon in a moist oil-based batter. No mixer needed for this rustic 9x13 sheet cake.

Chocolate sweetheart sandwich cookies with cocoa dough puffed and crackled, filled with vanilla buttercream. Homemade Oreo-style cookies with a rich, creamy center.

Gratin of greens casserole with spinach, Swiss chard, zucchini, rice, and garlic baked in olive oil with an egg custard and breadcrumb crust. A Provencal-style vegetable gratin.

Salted peanut chews with a brown sugar shortbread crust, gooey marshmallow layer, and a crunchy peanut butter chip topping loaded with crisp rice cereal and salted peanuts.