"Decadent and delicious breakfast casserole for our new year's day brunch. I used about 1.25 sticks of butter for the topping because that's all I had on hand - and it came out fine. I used 1 T. corn syrup and 1 T. maple syrup in the topping and served extra maple syrup on the side, which no one seemed to need. Make sure you cut your bread in thick"

"Perfectly creamy and fragrant risotto for autumn. Don't skip the saffron. It's expensive but far less than a risotto dinner for 6 people at a restaurant. Use the leftover saffron in your soups. I skipped the butter (had enough bacon grease), added 2 cloves of garlic with the onion, and didn't add extra salt or pepper. I added shrimp along with the"