Breads & Baking
Buttery Homemade Chocolate Croissants with a Chocolate Bar Center
These flaky, buttery croissants wrap a solid chocolate bar inside, creating a delightful contrast of crisp pastry and rich chocolate—a taste that brings Paris to mind.
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Cream Cheese-Stuffed Pumpkin Muffins with Crumb Topping
A soft pumpkin muffin batter spiced with cinnamon gets a hidden core of creamy sweetened cream cheese and a buttery brown sugar crumble on top. The result is a bakery-style treat that suits the cooler months.
- Eggs
Layered Tortilla Casserole with Roasted Tomatillo Salsa and a Fresh Corn, Tomato, and Avocado Salad
A baked egg and tortilla chip casserole layered with tangy roasted tomatillo salsa and cheese, served alongside a vibrant corn, tomato, and avocado salad tossed in a green onion vinaigrette.
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Buttermilk Biscuits with Sausage and Cream Gravy
A hearty breakfast or brunch dish featuring homemade black pepper buttermilk biscuits, savory sausage patties, and a rich cream gravy, served with scrambled eggs.
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Juneteenth Red Velvet Cake Roll with Cream Cheese Swirl
A light cocoa touch keeps this red velvet cake from becoming a full chocolate dessert while still delivering its signature taste. Rolled with a smooth cream cheese filling, the cake makes a striking centerpiece for Juneteenth gatherings or any Southern table.
- Pancakes & Waffles
Airy Chocolate Soufflé Pancakes with Warm Cocoa-Maple Syrup
For a brunch that feels celebratory, whip up these tender chocolate pancakes, which get their lift from beaten egg whites. A quick saucepan syrup made with maple, cream, semisweet chocolate and a touch of cocoa turns the stack into something special.
- Pancakes & Waffles
Maple-Syrup Pancake Lasagna With Bacon and Sausage
A layered breakfast bake that stacks pancakes with maple bechamel, bacon, sausage, eggs, and Cheddar. The dish yields 12 portions and takes a little over two hours from start to finish.
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A Generous Flatbread Built on Good Olive Oil
This large, shareable flatbread relies on a genuinely fine extra-virgin olive oil for its character. I stash a prized bottle high in a cupboard, out of reach of anyone who might grab it for everyday frying. It comes down only for occasions like this bake, when the oil deserves a place at the center of the recipe.
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Golden Cornbread Baked in Cans with a Sweet Soda Glaze
A rustic cornbread made with fresh and dehydrated corn, baked in cans or jars, then soaked with a buttery maple-soda glaze.
