Carys Lavin

A baked bean casserole with bacon on top is the ideal side dish for barbecues or picnics.

Sauces and Condiments - Favorite Cranberry Sauce Extraordinaire Recipe This cranberry sauce features orange juice, orange zest, crystallized ginger, toasted pecans, and supreme Saigon cinnamon to make an extraordinary side dish on Thanksgiving.

The ideal baseball cookie to serve the family while watching baseball games is cut-out sugar cookies topped with homemade royal icing.

Smoked pork chops, which are ideal for the fall, are made by marinating pork chops in a sweet-savory sauce and grilling them over charcoals infused with autumn leaves.

If you are as burned-out on the basic Buffalo-style chicken wing recipe as I am, then this recipe's for you. The hot, sweet, mustardy glaze is a very welcome change of pace from traditional style. Enjoy!

This luscious tart combines the flavors of pear, cardamom, almond, and cinnamon to create a dessert that will not soon be forgotten! 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom, 1 package cream cheese softened, 1 egg, 3 tablespoons butter softened, cooking spray, 1 tablespoon white sugar, 3/4 teaspoon almond extract, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/3 cup finely chopped almonds, 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, 1 can pears drained and thinly sliced, 1/4 cup white sugar

Casserole - Fast and Easy Chicken Tetrazzini Grab a rotisserie chicken on your way home from work to save time making this pasta casserole.

Strawberry-Mango Ice Cream with Fresh Spearmint Recipe This ice cream instantly transports you to the tropics with a surprise of fresh spearmint, and it was inspired by The Mastercard a frozen strawberry-mango concoction served on cruise ships.

Although it takes much less time and uses canned sour cherries, this dessert combines the flavors of black forest cake—cherries, cream, and chocolate.

Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas Recipe This quick and simple recipe for sheet pan shrimp fajitas combines shrimp, bell peppers, and jalapenos with olive oil and fajita seasoning.

Latin American - Salmon Fish Tacos with Asian Slaw Recipe A simple marinated sesame-soy slaw adds Asian flavor to these easy fish tacos made with seared salmon.

This simple zucchini side dish is quick and easy to prepare, but has a lovely look when cooked in a grill pan. 1 serving olive oil cooking spray, 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 2 zucchini sliced lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick strips, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Habanero Pineapple BBQ Sauce Recipe This pineapple-habanero sauce has a distinctive flavor that is excellent for summer grilling and barbecue as well as serving as a dip thanks to the combination of sweet pineapple and hot habanero peppers.

Soups, Stews and Chili - Chicken Apple Soup Recipe Classic chicken noodle soup gets a makeover with the addition of orzo pasta and diced apple, creating this delicious chicken apple soup.

Don't feel you have to miss out on pancakes if you're following a vegan diet--these protein-packed pancakes with flax seed meal are full of flavor.

Meat and Poultry Recipe Pecan breading is used to coat the chicken breasts before they are fried in a skillet. Before serving, a rich bourbon sauce is then poured over them. My mother gave me this wonderful recipe, which she got from a high-end restaurant in New York. It's worth dying for. ENJOY!!

Pastries Recipe Due to the addition of orange juice and orange zest, this version of monkey bread has a citrus flavor.