stir pies, cakes, cookies, puddings and other sweet things good things to take to parties, or skip the party and eat at home, otherwise known as miscellaneous pasta, grain, and rice meals soups, stews, and other one-pot meals casseroles and other things to bake in the oven dishes with meat - or meat substitute - as the main attraction dips, sauces, and spreads biscuits, breads, pancakes, and other good things for breakfast noshing non-food items