Daily Indulgence: November 2010 Recipe Calendar

Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Karin Olsen

Satisfy your cravings with this daily recipe collection of guilty pleasure recipes including salty snacks, decadent desserts and festive cocktails.

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Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Fantasy

Photo: Oxmoor House

Is it indulgent to use an entire pumpkin pie as an ice-cream topping? Of course it is! Add hot caramel sauce on top for an entirely decadent dessert that's perfect for the holidays.

Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Fantasy Recipe

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Vanilla-bean Leaf Cookies

Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Dan Becker

A perfect balance of sweetness and crunch, this is the cookie to bake now and keep on hand throughout the season. It’s equally good for a snack, dessert, or with coffee.

Vanilla-bean Leaf Cookies Recipe

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Black Mission Fig Tart

Jim Henkens; Karen Shinto

You will never return to store-bought fig bars after you taste this tart. Imagine the deep, spicy flavors of fig nestled into a crumbly buttery crust. It’s mouthwatering.

Black Mission Fig Tart Recipe

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Double Chocolate Candy Cookies

What beats chocolate candy cookies? Try using milk chocolate candies and dark chocolate candies to pack a double chocolate whammy in every cookie bite.

Double Chocolate Candy Cookies Recipe

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Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Honey Apple Cake

Photo: Howard L. Puckett; Styling: Lydia Degaris-Pursell

It’s hard to determine what’s better in this dessert. The thick, moist oatmeal cake or the luscious brown sugar frosting topped with almonds. It’s a good thing you don’t have to choose!

Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Honey Apple Cake Recipe

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Honey Chicken Wings

Spicy, sweet and only four ingredients, these wings are an easy, must-make for this Saturday that will leave everyone cheering for more.

Honey Chicken Wings Recipe

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Caramelized Onion and Canadian Bacon Tart

Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

Can anyone ever have enough bacon? We like it served anyway and anytime. But we love it served inside a savory, crumbly tart for Sunday brunch. That’s divine.

Caramelized Onion and Canadian Bacon Tart Recipe

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Pear Upside-Down Spice Cake

Susan Byrnes

This is an absolutely elegant cake, but don’t let its prettiness keep you from digging in. Its moist, deliciousness has won over even those “non pear eating people.”

Pear Upside-Down Spice Cake Recipe

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Pecan Pie Squares

Oxmoor House

All the ooey gooey buttery goodness of traditional pecan pie transformed into these rich and nutty bar cookies making these the best pre-Thanksgiving treat.

Pecan Pie Squares Recipe

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Chocolate Velvet "Pound" Cake

Photo: Lee Harrelson; Styling: Jan Gautro

Velvet Cake + Pound Cake = Sinfully Decadent Cake. Top the cake with warm chocolate ganache and a scoop of vanilla ice cream to make knees buckle.

Chocolate Velvet "Pound" Cake Recipe

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Peanut Butter Candy Bar Brownies

What to do with a brownie that has a peanut butter cookie crumb crust? Make double and share with friends of course!

Peanut Butter Candy Bar Brownies Recipe

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Warm Apple Pie Cocktail

Photo: Thomas J. Story; Styling: Dan Becker

Heaven on Earth to us is sitting on a porch on a crisp fall day keeping snuggly warm with a toddy that tastes like apple pie. We think you’ll drink two!

Warm Apple Pie Cocktail Recipe

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Honey's Carrot Cake

Howard L. Puckett

Every cook must have a classic carrot cake recipe in their repertoire. We recommend this straightforward and well-proven version. Happy Baking!

Honey's Carrot Cake Recipe

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Sweet Potato and Pecan Flapjacks

Yes. You read that subject line right and that’s what you’re going to hear when you serve up these moist pancakes with just a hint of crunch for breakfast.

Sweet Potato and Pecan Flapjacks Recipe

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Caramelized-Sugar Cookies

James Carrier

Get comfortable with the recipe for this super crispy and super easy to make caramel sugar cookie. It’s going to become your most requested.

Caramelized-Sugar Cookies Recipe

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White Chocolate-Cranberry Crème Brûlée

Jennifer Davick; Mindi Shapiro Levine

Save the best for last when you bring out this worldly, elegant white chocolate-cranberry crème brûlée. You won’t be able to wait to break that brittle exterior to get to that sweet filling.

White Chocolate-Cranberry Crème Brûlée Recipe

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Brie-and-Sausage Breakfast Casserole

Sometimes a casserole is so cheesy, so savory, so addictive that it deserves to be both entrée and dessert. We’re bestowing that honor on this brie and sausage casserole.

Brie-and-Sausage Breakfast Casserole Recipe

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Sweet Potato Pecan Pie with Cinnamon Ice Cream

Charles E. Walton IV

When you combine TWO classic Thanksgiving pies into one unbelievably delicious dessert, you make pilgrims and Indians proud.

Sweet Potato Pecan Pie with Cinnamon Ice Cream Recipe

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Pumpkin Pie Spectacular

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Vanessa McNeil Rocchio

Pumpkin pie goes from “ho-hum” to “oh-whoa!” with the addition of pecan streusel, ginger cookies, and a dusting of cinnamon.

Pumpkin Pie Spectacular Recipe

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Bacon-Wrapped Scallops

Want to bring the best party dish every time? Then follow this recipe exactly, only double it.

Bacon-Wrapped Scallops Recipe

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Pumpkin Bread

Photo: Sang An

Whip up this moist, spicy pumpkin bread this Sunday. Eat it for breakfast with coffee, for after dinner dessert, or anytime. It’s perfect whenever!

Pumpkin Bread Recipe

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Brandy Alexander Cheesecake

Photo: Ralph Anderson; Styling: Angela Sellers

Classic cheesecake combines with a classic after-dinner drink to become the ultimate Thanksgiving dessert. You’ll love the crisp topping that the crème de cacao and brandy give to the creamy cake.

Brandy Alexander Cheesecake Recipe

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Pumpkin Roll

Traditional pumpkin cake reaches the pinnacle of holiday dessert decadence when it’s prepared as a roll with plenty of cream cheese frosting. Serve with chocolate dipped pecans on the side.

Pumpkin Roll Recipe

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Ginger Streusel-Topped Cheesecake

Oxmoor House

Don’t make it. Buy it, and improve it! That’s our trick. Purchase a frozen cheesecake, whip up this easy and tasty streusel topping, spread it over the top, bake, and you’re done!

Ginger Streusel-Topped Cheesecake Recipe

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Whipped Cream Caramel Cake

Photo: Oxmoor House

Here, the icing really takes the cake. You won’t be able to resist sampling the whipped cream caramel frosting as you smooth it on the layers.

Whipped Cream Caramel Cake Recipe

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Sparkling Ginger Stars

Photo: Oxmoor House

Whip up a batch of these tasty, crunchy star shaped cookies to kick off your Christmas season. These are a tasty, post-Black Friday shopping treat.

Sparkling Ginger Stars Recipe

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Hot Spinach-Artichoke Dip

Oxmoor House

Gooey melted cheese, creamy spinach, succulent artichokes, and crispy tortilla chips –why would you not make this for an appetizer?

Hot Spinach-Artichoke Dip Recipe

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Cinnamon-Pecan Rolls

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontazs; Styling: Amy Burke

Served straight from an iron skillet, these gooey, pecan cinnamon rolls seem just like they came from your doting grandmother’s kitchen. No one will ever know that these use store-bought dough. Shhh, don’t tell!

Cinnamon-Pecan Rolls Recipe

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Chocolate-and-Almond Macaroons

Assemble the ingredients, bake, drizzle with chocolate and you’ve got an easy, afternoon treat for yourself.

Chocolate-and-Almond Macaroons Recipe

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Hummingbird Cake

Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Karin Olsen

Need one GUARANTEED crowd-pleasing dessert this year? Try this cake. It’s Southern Living's most requested and it will be the best recipe you make all year long. We promise.

Hummingbird Cake Recipe

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Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Fantasy

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Vanilla-bean Leaf Cookies

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Black Mission Fig Tart

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Double Chocolate Candy Cookies

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Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Honey Apple Cake

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Honey Chicken Wings

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Caramelized Onion and Canadian Bacon Tart

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Pear Upside-Down Spice Cake

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Pecan Pie Squares

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Chocolate Velvet "Pound" Cake

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Peanut Butter Candy Bar Brownies

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Warm Apple Pie Cocktail

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Honey's Carrot Cake

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Sweet Potato and Pecan Flapjacks

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Caramelized-Sugar Cookies

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White Chocolate-Cranberry Crème Brûlée

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Brie-and-Sausage Breakfast Casserole

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Sweet Potato Pecan Pie with Cinnamon Ice Cream

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Pumpkin Pie Spectacular

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Bacon-Wrapped Scallops

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Pumpkin Bread

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Brandy Alexander Cheesecake

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Pumpkin Roll

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Ginger Streusel-Topped Cheesecake

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Whipped Cream Caramel Cake

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Sparkling Ginger Stars

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