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Cookies - Chai Tea Cookies Recipe Chai tea mix and ground spices like cardamom and cinnamon give these simple butter cookies a boost of exotic flavor.

Bread - Real Italian Pizza Dough Recipe Stretchy, chewy, and flavorful, this real Italian pizza dough can easily be doubled and frozen. The recipe yields enough for four individual 9-inch pizzas.

Coconut Chicken Soup Rich with coconut milk, this tangy, spicy, Thai-inspired soup is sure to liven up your taste buds.

Peach Preserves You can enjoy sweet peaches all year long with this simple 3-ingredient peach canning recipe for preserves made with fresh fruit.

Desserts - Tiny Tarts Recipe Yummy miniature pecan tarts. Wonderful on holiday cookie trays.

These yummy little pumpkin chocolate truffles are rich and addictive. You can sprinkle them with powdered sugar or roll them in pumpkin seeds, coconut, or cocoa powder.

Beghrir Moroccan Pancakes Recipe Semolina gives these exotic yeast pancakes a light, lacy texture, and the thousands of tiny holes catch the sweet honey and butter sauce with optional orange blossom. Substitute rosewater flavor if you prefer.

Chicken breasts stuffed with Cheddar and cream cheeses, then drenched with a garlic-lemon-butter sauce. Sure to become a family favorite.

Stews Recipe Brunswick stew is a traditional Southern favorite. This recipe is packed with pork, beef, and chicken to make the best Brunswick stew you've ever had!

You can make this creamy roux-based milk soup with cauliflower or broccoli, as well as potatoes. Substitute vegetable stock for the chicken soup base for a vegetarian version. ground black pepper to taste, 1 tablespoon dried parsley, 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder, 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, 1/4 cup butter, 3 cups milk, 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 3 cups water, 6 potatoes peeled and diced, 2 carrots diced, 1 large onion chopped

This tasty, fast-and-easy sandwich is ideal as a midnight snack because it combines bacon, avocado, and sprouts.

Eggs - Zucchini Quiche Recipe This is a simple quiche recipe for which you probably already have everything you'll need! Biscuit mix and eggs are the key, along with zucchini, of course!

Asparagus Stir-Fry Recipe Asparagus is sauteed with a simple soy sauce and vinegar sauce. Everyone loves this side dish!

Club Chicken Casserole This chicken-and-rice casserole is supplemented with canned mushrooms and pimentos.

This is a favorite among lovers of coffee and chocolate! Mix espresso, chocolate, and steamed milk in a home espresso maker; top with whipped cream.

Mississippi Sin Ham Dip Recipe There may be 'sin' in the name, but there's goodness in every scoop. This gooey, cheesy, ham-filled dip gets a spicy kick from diced green chiles and McCormick Taco Seasoning Mix.

This Mexican ranchero salsa is best served warm over scrambled eggs, or anything else you're eating!