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Spiced Pear Upside-Down Cake
Make sure the cake pan you're using is at least 2" deep; the batter will rise to the very top while baking and will overflow in a shallow pan.
Food Processor Carrot Cake
You don't need a bowl or even beaters for this treat. Just mix all the ingredients in your food processor, then bake—so clever! I can never turn down an excellent cream cheese frosting either, and this is one of the best.
Caramel Corn Clusters
Fall harvest snack? Check. Homemade Halloween treat? Check. Movie-night nibble? Check. We’ll be batching these nutty, crunchy clusters for the weekend (and to get us through next week, too).
Bourbon Balls
Bourbon Balls function as the ultimate easy dessert for Southern cocktail parties, and they put a sweet, slightly boozy finish on any get-together. Think of them as an edible digestif. Crushed vanilla wafers hold all the chocolatey goodness together. Buy an 11-ounce box and remove two dozen wafers to save for another use, like Banana Pudding.
Green Beans Amandine
An exciting twist on green beans, this dish features an easy sauce made with vanilla, white wine and butter.
Flourless Apple, Almond, and Ginger Cake
I found this recipe while working with a lady who is gluten intolerant. At that time there weren't many recipes for her dietary needs and I wanted to make a special cake for her birthday. It's quite large, always popular and well suited for dessert. It's also great for Passover—a bonus!
The New Way to Toast Nuts Stars Brown Butter
Bonus: This method is really hard to mess up.
Kale Pesto Toasts with Red Onions + Grilled Peaches
A quick blanch helps take away the bitterness in the kale for the pesto. A bit of lemon brightens it up and help the pesto retain its bright, green color.
Breakfast Apple Bran Loaf
This loaf is the perfect fall breakfast with warm coffee—lightly spiced, perfectly sweet and dense, but only in the best way that oats, nuts and shredded apple can be. Grate the apple on the large holes of a box grater down to just the core.
Sheet-Pan Spaghetti Squash Puttanesca
Rather than pasta, this vegetarian version of the classic Southern Italian dish is tossed with spaghetti squash "noodles" for a delicious dinner that cooks entirely on just one sheet pan.
Pearl Sugar Waffles With Bacon And Plums
To serve these for brunch without waking up at the crack of dawn, make the dough the day before and chill overnight, wrapped in plastic. Bring to room temperature before proceeding.
Classic Pesto
Some say using a blender rather than a food processor results in a smoother puree. When combining pesto with pasta, Ligurians mix a small ladle of the cooking water into the pesto just before adding the noodles; this dilutes the concentrated sauce and helps it adhere to the pasta.
Pappardelle With Pork Sugo And Hazelnuts
This Sunday sauce yields twice what you'll need, but it freezes beautifully; bank the extra and cash it in on another night.
Young Lettuces With Herbed Avocado
Creamy herbed avocado and edible flowers elevate a simple salad of mixed greens.
Chocolate-Dipped Ice Cream Cones With Peanuts
Drumroll please! This homemade Drumstick treat is as good from the first bite of creamy chocolate-covered ice cream as it is to the last nibble of decadent chocolate-coated cone.
Ice Cream Tacos With Chocolate and Peanuts
The original Choco Taco may be discontinued, this homemade version is just as delicious.