It never ceases to confound us when something as common as cinnamon rolls turn out divinely inspired. Want to know what we mean? Just make these.

A lovely labor of love, this lasagna buries fresh pumpkin pasta beneath a classic quartet of cheeses–mozzarella, Gorgonzola, Fontina, and Parmigiano. Might wanna loosen your belt.

Spectacular handmade noodles that take their lovely color and subtle flavor from the sweet and vibrant flesh of pumpkin or whatever winter squash you fancy.

An all-purpose white sauce that melds rich, creamy, and nutmeg-y, béchamel is nothing but milk, butter, flour, salt, pepper, and a pinch of spice. Simple, yes?

Simply stunning and stunningly simple, these fancy pants pears are steeped in a cinnamon-y syrup & napped with a caramel-y coffee sauce. Grab your spoon.

A teetering tower of autumnal goodness that isn’t only stunning to behold but ridiculously healthful given its cabbage and apples and pomegranates, oh my.

There’s melting the morning after Halloween, ‘though it ain’t who you expect. Instead it’s a ridiculously indulgent treat to trick kids into drinking their milk.

In case you’re curious, the spirits summoned for this ghostly and ghastly gin and tonic gelatin hail from a bottle, not the supernatural. Whew.

French for “caramely apple goodness atop a buttery crust,” a tarte Tatin is nothing more than a tart turned upside down, nothing less than pastry perfection.

Forget bobbing for apples. Try this equally enticing apple-y endeavor instead. It requires far less effort yet yields way more caramel-cloaked gratification.

Boletus edulis–that’s the fancy-pants name for porcini–is hardly a come-hither sort of name, but with a taste like this, who cares?

This duck is so imbued with the fragrance of lychee, black tea, star anise, cardamom, and cinnamon, among other spices, there’s no room left for the quack.

These beauties aren’t unlike the classic sugar cookie in terms of ease and appeal, they’re just a littler richer, a little spicier, and a lot less expected.

Plop some hot peppers in a bottle of booze and set it aside for as long as you can resist. What could be easier? And you get bragging rights to a boozy condiment.

What we adore most about roast chicken? The fix-it-and-forget-about-it-ness of it. That and the countless ways to fancy it up. Here, one of our fuss-free favorites.

“Beautiful.” “Filled with flavors.” “A tad spicy.” “Simple.” “Perfect!” That’s just a taste of what our testers are saying about this soup. Sort of makes you want some, doesn’t it?

Words escape us as to just how incomparable this made-from-scratch grape jam is compared to store-bought. But that smile certainly says it all.

Comfort finds us in unexpected ways. And thank goodness for that–or rather, thank goodness for this not-too-sweet, subtly apple-y quick bread.

With just four ingredients in the chutney and chops that practically cook themselves, this subtly sweet twosome makes an emphatic, if easy, supper statement.

Only subtly spicy, these pork chops take on an air of intrigue with their warming and evocative aroma and taste. Certain to spark conversation, if not seconds.