Pinot Noir, salty pancetta, a splash of Cognac and stems of rosemary and thyme flavor the braising liquid that coddles these Pinot Braised Short Ribs.

I don’t mess around with mashed potatoes.  No frills or add-ins, just the fluffiest, creamiest, silkiest mashed potatoes ever.

These Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are chewy on the outside, soft and moist on the inside, with a craggy domed top and lots of plump raisins.

This easy Pumpkin Bread is moist and dark, deeply spicy, studded with walnuts and topped with a crunchy cap of cinnamon sugar. 

Easy, sweet/salty Spiced Pecans are the perfect nibble to serve with cocktails or a glass of wine.

This easy, no-bake Pumpkin Spice Icebox Cake has lighter-than-air layers of fluffy pumpkin mousse spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and clove, smothered with whipped cream and scattered with shards of chocolate-covered toffee.

No crumbly oat topping on this Old Fashioned Apple Crisp. Instead, a brown sugar, pecan-studded batter forms a cake-like cap that encloses the soft, cinnamon-scented apples underneath.

Use leftover blueberry sweet rolls, or slices of brioche slathered with blueberry preserves, to make this pillow-y soft, crusty-topped, cinnamon-scented Blueberry Bread Pudding. A drizzle of cool, creamy vanilla Crème Anglaise is the finishing touch.

Easy, versatile, vanilla-flecked Crème Anglaise will turn pound cake, bread pudding, fruit crisp, or just a bowl of peak season summer fruit into something very special.

These salty sweet cookies are like a graham cracker crust without the filling. Enjoy them plain with a cup of tea, broken up into crumbles over ice cream, or transformed into spectacular tiny tartlets with fruit, chocolate, or the toppings of your choice.