Chocolate Cassis Cake with Raspberries

Whipped cream frosting makes decorating a cakewalk.

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Buttermilk Icing

A few bites of fall anytime you please.

Gingerbread Cookies

Soft, chewy, spicy, and full-flavored.

CHOW Root Beer

Brew and bottle this classic soda yourself.

Cardamom-Spiced Carrot Cake with Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

Kept extra-moist with a generous helping of grated carrot, and lightly spiced with cardamom and ginger.

Best Eggnog

A potent recipe for the holidays.

German Chocolate Cake

Layers of sweet chocolate cake with toasted coconut and nuts topped with light vanilla buttercream.

Blackberry-Peach Cobbler with Sour Cream Biscuits

Make it extra-indulgent with a drizzle of cream.

Pumpkin Butterscotch-Chip Cookies

A rich buttery flavor and toffeelike sweetness.

Peanut-Covered Peanut Butter Cookie Slabs

Go ahead, go nuts.

Fresh Ginger Cake

A taste of the Big Easy that can be whipped up fast.

Sangría

Spanish punch made with wine and fruit— an alcoholic fruit tail of sorts.

Local Fizz

Go locavore with soda pop.

Italian Chefs Won't Weep

This week’s mission: frozen Italian dinners and microbrewed sodas.

Trashy Breakfast Food Gets Seasonal

This week’s mission: summery toaster pastries and low-cal fruity soda.