Cheese Puffs (a la Julia Child)

A savory, cheesy side dish.

Fresh Cranberry Relish with Pecans

This recipe is great leftover and will keep about a week in the refrigerator.

Honey-Poached Apples with Ricotta Cheese

A humble dessert goes way upscale with ricotta and crushed amaretti cookies.

Lady Peas with Bacon and Corn

A delicious side dish featuring field peas or lima beans.

Pimiento Cheese Spoon Bread

Two Southern favorites—pimiento cheese and spoon bread—meet in one dish.

Chicken Fricassee with Peas and Orzo

The rich meal stars orzo, an Italian pasta that resembles rice.

German Drop Cookies

These simple tasting and easy to make—no mixer required—sugar-pecan cookies are loaded with nuts and sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Ice Cream in a Bag

You won't need special equipment to make this kid-pleasing ice cream.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts

Brussels sprouts get a nutty partner for a holiday-worthy side dish.

Oyster Stew

Oysters make an easy stew seem super-luxurious.

Easy Peach Crisp

A warm baking dish seems the perfect place to stash the abundance of summer peaches from the market.

Fresh Strawberry Cobbler

This classic biscuit-topped fruit cobbler makes the most of the season's best berries.

Four-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese

America's favorite pasta dish with four cheeses.

Gratin Dauphinois

Good old scalloped potatoes with cheese, from the late-great master herself, Julia Child.

Mattie Ball Fletcher’s Buttermilk Biscuits

These tender biscuits are an old-time favorite.