This is an easy way to take inexpensive store-bought dinner rolls and turn them into a delicious bread course suitable for any meal. The purchased rolls are sliced in half and brushed with a compound butter flavored with rosemary, sage, and garlic. They are quickly toasted under the broiler. They taste even better than they look. Feel free to use your favorite herbs.

• Herbed Dinner Rolls Recipe
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Americans know this as a spinach dip in a bread bowl. In New Zealand and Australia, it is known as a cob loaf. You can easily vary this recipe by adding chopped ham or bacon, various types of shredded cheeses, and/or your favorite herbs. It is delicious served as a party appetizer, but some folks make a meal of it. If you are not a fan of spinach, it may be omitted, but hollow out less of the loaf. This recipe is best made with 1 large cob loaf, but can be made to stretch to 2 small loaves.

• Cob Loaf Recipe - Spinach Dip Recipe
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Chicken breasts are browned, then baked with an orange amaretto sauce for an elegant, yet easy main dish. Serve with a salad and rice side dish for a complete meal. This is quite easy to make and goes together quickly. I prefer skin-on chicken breasts to keep the white meat from drying out. You may substitute boneless, skinless chicken breasts if you wish. If you use dark chicken pieces, you may need to extend the baking time another 10 to 15 minutes to ensure it is done.

• Orange Amaretto Chicken Recipe
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Full of cheese and eggs, along with vegetables and smoked turkey, this quiche recipe is filling enough to satisfy the heartiest appetite. Get the smoked turkey from the supermarket deli counter, or use your own homemade. Best of all, this casserole may be served warm or at room temperature.

• Turkey, Leek, Broccoli Pie Recipe
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Some people refer to this Italian-style lamb as peasant food. If so, the peasants eat like kings! As with traditional cacciatore, the lamb is flavored with sweet onion, garlic, mushrooms, and bell peppers. Serve over linguine or pasta of choice for a hearty meal. You will need a very large heavy, deep skillet with a lid (or a large Dutch oven) for this recipe. Recipe may be halved. You may also wish to try this with beef or pork.

• Lamb Cacciatore Recipe
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You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy the traditional Hanukkah recipes. Learn more about the symbolic meaning behind traditional Hanukkah foods. Recipes such as Fried Honey Puffs, Brisket, and other traditional Hanukkah recipes will appeal to all. Although these foods are particularly significant during Hanukkah, you will enjoy them year-round.

• Hanukkah Recipes and Traditional Foods
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Although they are wonderful straight from the oven or fireplace, you can make use of the winter chestnut crop in many ways, both sweet and savory. When fresh chestnuts are not available, look for canned whole or pureed chestnuts. Learn how to roast chestnuts at home or try one of the many other chestnut recipes such as Chestnut Roast or Chocolate Chestnut Truffles.

• Chestnut Recipes and Cooking Tips
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Nothing makes a more impressive centerpiece during the holidays than a homemade gingerbread house, and they are not as difficult to make as they might appear. It is also a great way to get your children involved in the holiday festivities. You can put the basic frame structure together and watch the kids have a ball decorating with their favorite candies. Find all you need to know to make your own gingerbread house, including decorating tips and recipes for gingerbread houses or gingerbread men and icing for decoration or glue.

• Make a Gingerbread House or Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
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Most people either love or hate fruitcakes. Don't blame the poor fruitcake, blame the recipe! Learn how to lighten up that doorstop and try new variations such as Tutti Fruitticake, Light Fruitcake, or one of the other fruitcake recipes.

• Fruitcake Recipes and Cooking Tips
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The Thanksgiving meal is over and leftovers are stored. What will you do with all those turkey leftovers? How about surprising your family with something a little different this year. These leftover turkey recipes are a stretch from the norm. Try Yankee Doodle Noodles, Sweet Potato and Turkey Croquettes, Turkey Tetrazzini (pictured), or one of the other interesting cooked turkey recipes.

• Turkey Leftovers Recipes
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