Lisa Zwirn
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Lemon Cheesecake Squares with Fresh Berries
Top these delicious bite-size cheesecakes with fresh raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, and/or blueberries.
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Chocolate Chip and Peanut Blondies
These brown-sugar brownies have a lovely cakey texture. For an extradecadent dessert, top each blondie with a scoop of ice cream, drizzle with caramel or chocolate sauce, and sprinkle with peanuts.
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Coconut-Lime Bars with Hazelnut Shortbread Crust
A sprinkling of sweetened coconut tempers the tangy lime filling.
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Cappuccino Brownies
The white chocolate ganache mimics the steamed-milk foam on the top of a cappuccino. A dusting of cinnamon completes the homage.
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Gingerbread Bars
These moist, tender treats are a cross between a cookie and a cake. They're delicious plain, but also make nice ice cream sandwiches.
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Blueberry Crumb Bars
The oat mixture makes a delicious crust for the bottom—and a tasty crumble on top. Lemon perks up the blueberry filling.
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Penne with Tomato, Bacon and Cheese Sauce
This rich, slightly smoky sauce is cooked for only ten minutes.
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Apple-Raspberry Crisp
A fall favorite that's topped with vanilla ice cream or lightly sweetened whipped cream.
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Broccoli with Garlic and Parmesan Cheese
For this recipe, Lisa uses broccoli rabe, a type of bitter Italian green. But the everyday supermarket broccoli works fine, too.
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Sauteed Scallops with with Lemon-Mustard Sauce
Serve atop mashed potatoes or, for a nice twist, on a piece of toasted garlic bread.