Buttermilk

Use to prepare Corn Bread and Chestnut Stuffing, or enjoy this on its own.

Serve this dense, moist cake with a big bowl of lightly sweetened strawberries.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe originally accompanied Smoked Chicken Salad on Toasted Corn Bread Triangles . The corn bread is great on its own, too.

Jalapeño chilies give this a nice spicy kick. An accompaniment to Chicken Chili Verde .

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This refreshing dessert comes from Lincoln Carson, pastry chef at the Highlands Inn in Carmel Highlands, California. It has a lovely rich texture, even though it has no eggs.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

It's so easy to make these processor-quick biscuits ahead if you like. Then reheat, split and fill them with ice cream and berries just before serving.

These tempting, reduced-fat muffins are a nice way to get started in the morning.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This is a variation on a cake that my mother makes for both dessert and breakfast. The original recipe used a couple of bowls and a mixer, but I've developed a quick saucepan method, and even my mother says it has the same moist, tender texture and flavor.

A common ingredient in Irish baked goods, buttermilk is put to a deliciously different use here in an innovative dessert from Lacken House in Kilkenny, Ireland. The garnish of fried and sugared herb sprigs is a distinctive accent.