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This creamy pesto shrimp pasta is perfect for weeknight dinners and is one of our family's favorites.

This baked salmon is a great recipe for beginners. This was my first time making fish and it was a hit. Even my 9-year-old daughter who wouldn't ever dream of eating fish had half of my portion!

Cooking shrimp cocktail is easier than it may seem. Before I knew much about food or dining out, I knew that if they brought shrimp cocktails to the table as an appetizer, we were eating at a "fancy" restaurant. I'm sure I enjoyed the shrimp, but what I really loved was dipping the crackers in the spicy, horseradish-spiked cocktail sauce.

I had pralines in New Orleans and loved them, so I tried different combos and liked this one best.

This asparagus quiche has a delectable combination of tender asparagus, crisp bacon pieces, and Swiss cheese for a tasty brunch, lunch, or dinner.

This white chocolate raspberry cheesecake is excellent and similar to one you would get in a restaurant. Great for special occasions. Garnish with white chocolate curls if desired.

Platanos or plantains are cooking bananas. They are extremely popular in South America and the Caribbean. This easy plantain side dish adds a nice sweetness to any meal. Use plantains with heavy black spotting to a fully black skin. Try it in place of a potato side dish with your meal, you'll like it!

These eclairs are always a hit! My family loves these eclairs and requests them all the time. I usually make them as dessert whenever we have company coming.

This is a decadent lobster bisque that is surprisingly easy to prepare. Your guests will be impressed and feel pampered. Serve this delicious soup with hot, buttered bread.

This caramel recipe has been used for almost 41 years; I have yet to have any bad batches. My grandson loves them!

This chicken parmigiana is a very nice dinner for two. Serve it with your favorite pasta and tossed greens.

This venison tenderloin recipe originated via other recipe suggestions for filet mignon. I made this recipe to celebrate my hunter-husband's Valentine's!

Decadent black bottom cupcakes filled with gooey chocolate chip cream cheese. Serve these little gems with a tall glass of ice-cold milk.

Grilled lobster tails seasoned with lemon, olive oil, garlic, and paprika. This recipe takes no time at all but the lobster is oh-so-tender and delicious!

Oysters Rockefeller is a rich seafood appetizer. This recipe adds three types of cheese to the creamy sauce for an even more decadent version of the classic.

Coquilles Saint-Jacques is one of the world's most delicious dishes. It's rich and decadent, and yet still light. For something fancy, this is pretty easy to make!

This delicious lemon chicken piccata dish is exquisite and easy to prepare. The light and luscious lemon sauce really pops without being too acidic; it is simply divine. Serve it with herb-roasted potatoes or lemon-rice pilaf.

An individual chocolate soufflé is visually impressive and perfect for your special someone. Dust the cooked chocolate soufflés with a bit of cocoa powder just before serving if you like.

This strawberry spinach salad is a great way to get kids to eat spinach! Someone brought this salad to a potluck dinner, and I had to have the recipe. Since then, I've made it many times and I've been asked for the recipe every time I take it somewhere.

These pineapple upside down cupcakes are great to make for family gatherings or as treats to pack into lunches. It's an easy recipe; adaptations can be made to make this completely from scratch. This is just a yummy simplified version!

Roasted duck is a nice change from traditional turkey at Thanksgiving. I made this out of the blue one year, served it with all the usual side dishes, and my whole family — who had never eaten duck before — enjoyed it.

These chocolate-covered strawberries are made with the simplest recipe I know. White chocolate may be drizzled over the milk chocolate for a fancier look. They are perfect for parties, Valentine's Day, and weddings. Decorate with frosting bow ties, bells, butterflies, hearts, roses, etc.

The flavor of this Peking duck is delicious thanks to an easy spice rub. The roast duck can be served with plum sauce or other fruit sauce. This recipe is a short-cut version, but it is fantastic!

These Oreo truffles are delicious and easy to make with Oreo cookies, cream cheese, and semisweet chocolate. These sweet little treats are a great addition to your holiday cookie tray.

These homemade cream puffs are made with a light choux pastry that puffs up when baked. In this version, they are filled with a rich vanilla cream that's easy to make with instant pudding. Drizzle melted chocolate on top for a fancy dessert that will wow your guests!

This cedar plank salmon is a dish my brother prepared for me in Seattle. The salmon is moist, smoky, and by far the best I've ever eaten. I like to serve it with Asian-style rice and asparagus.

Chocolate ganache is a mixture of cream and chocolate that has lots of uses with homemade baked goods. Perfect for cakes, truffles, and pastries, this deliciously rich topping can be used as a filling, frosting, or glaze.

A coconut cream pie recipe that's tried and true. It took many years of searching and baking to find the right one, and this is it!

Strawberry pretzel salad is an easy dessert with lots of contrasting textures and flavors. It isn't too sweet, nor too salty, and looks really pretty when you make it in a glass dish.

Shrimp scampi with linguine is the ultimate seafood pasta dish. Works with any pasta; angel hair is less filling.

This is the best sugar cookie recipe and the only one I use. Whenever you make these cookies for someone, be sure to bring along several copies of the recipe — you will be asked for it, I promise! Note: I make icing with confectioners' sugar and milk. I make it fairly thin, as I "paint" the icing on the cookies with a pastry brush. Thin enough to spread easily but not so thin that it just makes your cookies wet and runs off.

This delicious lobster tail recipe cooks whole lobster tails with melted butter and paprika under the broiler for an impressive meal for two that's quick and easy to do!

The best lava cake I've ever had! Serve these decadent molten chocolate cakes topped with powdered sugar or vanilla ice cream. This recipe makes four delicious individual desserts.

This shrimp linguine recipe is quick and easy to make for a dinner party, a romantic meal, or just a quick family dinner. Already cooked salad shrimp works great! I also occasionally substitute chicken for shrimp for another great flavored dish!

This strawberry frosting has an intense strawberry taste without using extract or gelatin. I wanted real strawberry frosting for my real strawberry cupcakes and could not find an acceptable recipe. I came up with this recipe using a strawberry purée reduction that is truly the strawberry-est. If you love strawberries, you'll love this!

French toast pancakes are a family favorite as we can never decide on French toast or pancakes! Great for any holiday breakfasts to keep everyone happy.