This bread pudding is heavenly and sinful all at once. It uses a dense egg bread that sets into a creamy custard. Inside are chocolate layers and raisins.

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• 40 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 2

These cookies are a dramatic collaboration of chocolate and vanilla. But don’t take our word for it. Best try ’em yourself.

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• 1 H
• 3 H, 15 M
• 4

Ho ho ho. Time to melt some chocolate, toast some nuts, and cross some names off your holiday gift list.

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• 2 H
• 0

Paella, the classic Spanish dish, is given the full treatment here. You don’t need a paella pan to make this paella recipe, either. A Dutch oven will do.

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• 1 H, 15 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 17

Steamed mussels go from standard to superlative when doused in a delicate curry-white wine broth spiked with shallots, garlic, lime, and cream.

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• 20 M
• 20 M
• 5

This dish, called Trutas a Moda de Braganca, consists of trout wrapped in a deep red jacket of smoked Portuguese ham and fried in bacon drippings.

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• 30 M
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Sweet caramelized onions and Greek feta cheese make this tart an ideal companion with a salad. It’s especially easy with store-bought puff pastry.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 1

For this tart, a shortbread cookie crust cradles a sweet sour-cream custard and peach slices. A trip to the oven makes everything irresistibly golden.

• (4)
• 35 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 8

Fresh lime juice and lime zest are the foundation for the utterly simple, utterly refreshing dessert you whip up in no time in your ice cream maker.

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• 15 M
• 45 M
• 0

These cookies combine the bite, citrus aroma, and sweet tartness of Key lime pie. They also have a crisp texture and slight crunch from the sugar on top.

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• 1 H
• 2 H
• 3