Polish Easter Sweet Bread

Polish Easter Sweet Bread is like babka, but not quite. It comes from a similar sugary, yeasty, eggy, milky dough, but it’s not as sweet. It’s buttery, studded with golden raisins, and has a crumb topping. Polish Easter Sweet Bread is really a thing unto itself.

Martha Stewart’s Best Buttermilk Pancakes

Martha Stewart’s Best Buttermilk Pancakes – especially with blueberries – are unparalleled. I used to think that pancakes were by definition boring at best. I was wrong. These are remarkable. Yes, a mix would be easier, if you want to settle for something serviceable. Yes, you could just go directly to her site and read the recipe, but then you’d miss all my smartass comments.

Dark Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

To hell with decadence. This cake is immoral. Dark Chocolate Olive Oil Cake is our spin on a hot water chocolate cake, which we’ve made with dark cocoa, buttermilk, and olive oil. Frosted with chocolate fudge cream cheese frosting, with a touch of cinnamon. You’ll love the way this cake will defeat your efforts at restraint.

Italian Pasta and Beans

Post tax stress disorder got its ugly fangs in your neck? Italian Pasta and Beans is a cozy comfort food that will ward off the worst fears of financial ruin, and it hardly costs anything. This recipe produces a homey, fork-appropriate pasta sauce dish, rather than the more traditional soup.