Orange Monkey Bread
This version of monkey bread has a citrus accent thanks to the inclusion of orange juice and orange zest.

Set the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees C).

Make a 10-inch Bundt pan greased.

Orange zest and sugar should be combined in a small bowl.

In a separate tiny bowl, combine the melted butter and orange juice.

Make balls out of the biscuit dough pieces.

Each ball is first dipped in the orange juice mixture, followed by a coating of sugar.

In the prepared pan, distribute the coated balls uniformly.

Over the biscuits, pour the remaining orange juice mixture.

For about 30 minutes, bake in the preheated oven until golden brown.

Before transferring to a serving platter, give the food a few minutes to cool in the pan.

Serve hot

Russian Kulich
This tall, round sweet bread is glazed with sugar and traditionally baked for Easter in Russia and its neighboring nations.

Warm milk yeast and 1/4 teaspoon sugar are combined in a large bowl and left to stand for 10 minutes or until foamy.

1 1/2 cups flour should be thoroughly mixed in before the bowl is tightly covered with plastic wrap.

Allow to stand for about an hour in a warm location until doubled.

Beat the remaining sugar and four yolks in a bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for two to three minutes, or until the mixture is thick and pale.

Mix in salt and brandy.

Pistachio Bread
This colorful bread benefits from two shortcuts: cake mix and pistachio pudding mix. Maraschino cherries and green food coloring help to make it look like pistachio ice cream.

Set oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees C).

Prepare two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans with oil and flour.

Combine cake mix.

sour cream, cherries, pudding mix, eggs, oil, and water.

Pour into the prepared pans.

Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.

Top the loaves with the mixture.

For 45 minutes, bake.

Cool

Flax and Sunflower Seed Bread
One of the tastiest loaves I’ve ever tried, this one is fantastic for seed lovers.

In the order suggested by the manufacturer, add all the ingredients to the bread machine pan, with the exception of the sunflower seeds.

Press Start after selecting Basic White Cycle.

When the alert sounds during the Knead Cycle, add the sunflower seeds.

Doug’s Crawfish Pie
Crawfish and puff pastry — does it get any better than that? Spice it up. Have fun with it.

Melt butter in a large skillet on medium heat then stir in flour; cook until light brown about 10 minutes.

Add sweet onion green pepper celery and green onions.

Cover and simmer on low heat for about one hour stirring occasionally.

Stir in vegetable broth and tomato paste and cook until it reaches a creamy consistency.

Mix in crawfish tails garlic and parsley then cook for about 15 minutes or until the tails are tender.

Stir in salt black pepper cayenne pepper and hot sauce.

Lobster Thermidor
Lobster Thermidor is cooked lobster drizzled with a rich sauce, stuffed back into the shells, sprinkled with Parmesan, and broiled until golden.

Remove any meat from the claws, tail, and head of the lobster before slicing it in half lengthwise.

Put the meat back into the shells after cutting it into pieces.

In a big skillet over medium heat, melt the butter.

Add the shallot, then stir-fry it until it is tender.

Add double cream, white wine, and fish stock.

Once at a boil, reduce the amount by half.

Add the parsley, mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

Activate the broiler in your oven.

Put the stuffed lobster halves on a baking sheet or broiling pan.

Add some sauce and Parmesan cheese on top of the meat.

For 3 to 4 minutes, broil in the preheated oven until just golden brown.

Serve right away.

Individual Green Bean Casseroles
Fresh green beans are prepared in a mouthwatering, homemade sauce until tender-crisp perfection, topped with crunchy onions, and served as individual casseroles.

Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a rolling boil.

Add beans and cook until just tender about 5 minutes.

(The beans will not soften too much more during baking so if you want them softer cook to your preference.) Drain beans run under cold water and place in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking.

When beans are chilled drain and set aside.

Meanwhile preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Spray the inside of 4 ramekins with cooking spray.

Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat.

Add mushrooms and shallot and cook until they start to brown 2 to 4 minutes.

Add garlic and cook until fragrant about 30 seconds.

Whole Wheat Blueberry Beet Muffins
These whole wheat blueberry muffins conceal shredded beets, a bright red ingredient, inside, making them the newest addition to the category of vegetables to keep kids away from. Rolling oats provide heartiness, and applesauce keeps them moist.

Set oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees C).

Butter 24 muffin tins.

In a big bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.

Combine the canola oil, applesauce, sugar, eggs, and water in a different bowl.

Stirring is necessary after adding the applesauce mixture to the dry ingredients.

Add the blueberries and shredded beats slowly.

Fill the muffin cups with the prepared batter.

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the tops are browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Mediterranean Puff Pastry Chicken
These flavorful chicken breasts wrapped in flaky puff pastry will appeal to cooks who enjoy the strongly flavored ingredients of Mediterranean cuisine, such as garlic, basil, sun-dried tomatoes, and feta cheese.

In a small bowl use a fork to combine crushed garlic and egg yolk.

Place chicken breasts in a shallow glass dish and spread both sides with egg mixture.

Cover dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight (recommended).

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Grease a baking sheet.

Chicken Mango Salsa Salad with Chipotle Lime Vinaigrette
A wonderful chipotle lime vinaigrette tops a delicious, vibrant, sweet and sour salad with diced chicken, mango pico de gallo salsa, blue cheese, and cranberries. It almost looks too pretty to eat.

In a sizable bowl, combine the mango, tomatoes, onion, jalapeno pepper, cilantro, and the juice of 1 lime.

Stir together olive oil, sugar, lime juice, and chipotle chile powder.

Put the cumin and garlic powder in a bowl and set it aside.

In a sizable bowl, combine the spinach leaves, broccoli, coleslaw, chicken, red, green, and yellow bell peppers, cranberries, and pecans.

Blue cheese and mango salsa should be spread on top.

Before serving, drizzle the salad with the lime dressing.