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"This is a delicious butternut squash recipe from Ina Garten / The Barefoot Contessa. We really enjoy this during the holidays. It is best when the squash is cut in medium to large chunks so that the outside gets a maple-flavored crust, and the inside stays soft and delicious."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, kosher salt...

"My husband's favorite!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, long grain rice...

Ingredients: cream, garlic, milk...

"This is great for a buffet! A marriage of couscous and fresh veggies held together by a Southwestern flavored dressing!"

Ingredients: ground cumin, couscous...

"Easy and fast cranberry sauce that beats canned every time. Orange juice adds a zest to it."

Ingredients: orange juice, sugar, water...

"Before Cool Whip and instant pudding, this was how a cream pie was made. If you leave out the bananas, you have vanilla cream pie. If you add 1 cup shredded coconut to milk as it's being heated, you have coconut cream pie."

Ingredients: egg yolks, pie shells, salt...

"Butter tarts are a Canadian tradition. Waaaay back in the 1970s, a national contest here in Canada concluded that these butter tarts, originating from Wilkie's Bakery in Orillia, Ontario, were the best. I certainly think so and it's the only recipe I use. Add a sprinkle of toasted walnuts when you add the raisins, if you wish, or use only walnuts..."

Ingredients: corn syrup, eggs, pie pastry...

"This recipe is in about its third or fourth generation, passed down from Grandma to Mom to Me. It became my children's favorite, and now my grandchildren love it. It was a staple in each household, with or without the hamburger. The children named it "Belly Buster" because they always ate too much when we had it. Freezes well."

Ingredients: Spanish onions, lean hamburger...

"This really is old fashioned! It comes from "The Culinary Arts Institute Encyclopedia of Cooking and Homemaking" which was published in 1940. This wonderful book has been passed down through 4 generations of women in my family. Proof that some of the best stuff is the oldest and simplest."

Ingredients: pepper, corn, milk...

"One of the easiest and BEST desserts! Twice the STRAWBERRY. Twice the TASTE. Untold numbers of raves!"

Ingredients: strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert, cornstarch...

"A girlfriend told me about the mayo trick when I was first married and I've never roasted a turkey or turkey breast without it since. The skin is crisp and flavorful and the meat is tender, moist and delicious. If you don't use the butter and broth, you will not have enough pan drippings to make gravy and you don't want to do that because..."

Ingredients: mayonnaise, turkey...

"This recipe comes from Brian Turner, the greatest living Yorkshire chef. It's chief glory is that all the measurements are by volume so adjusting it to suit larger or smaller groups is dead easy. I always use a yogurt container to measure it but you could use a bucket if you've a large group for which to cater."

Ingredients: eggs, milk, plain flour...

"This is one of our winter favorites!!"

Ingredients: pepper, garlic...

"This is a traditional Mexican and Spanish dessert and by far my favorite. It is very easy to make and looks beautiful."

Ingredients: eggs, fruit, milk...