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Rich vegetable gumbo built on a dark roux, loaded with bell peppers, onions, celery, carrots, kale, and black-eyed peas. A hearty plant-based take on Louisiana's signature stew.

A healthy alternative to the delicious pasta dish everyone loves.

This one isn't for the barby, but I thought I'd pass it on anyway. Don't be deceived by the simplicity of this recipe. It's one of the very best sweet and sour rib recipes I've run across as well as being one of the easiest. The taste of the ribs shines through rather than being overwhelmed as it often is with more complex sweet and sour recipes.

Orange glazed caribou roast seared at high heat, then braised with orange juice, allspice, and juniper berries. Finished with a currant jelly and bitters glaze for wild game done right.

Southern-style no-bean chili with 4 lbs of beef, banana peppers, and a 3-hour simmer in beef stock with barbecue sauce, hot sauce, and a deep spice blend. Bold and beanless.

Crispy-skinned roast duck over a smoky black bean sauce with cumin, green chili, and apple puree, drizzled with tangy tamarind jus. A fusion showpiece worth every minute.

End of summer beef stew packed with fresh tomatoes, corn, green beans, peas, potatoes, squash, and carrots. A garden-clearing one-pot meal for the season's last harvest.

Vegetarian red bean shepherd's pie with sliced potato layers, garbanzos, red beans, green peas, and bell pepper seasoned with cumin and coriander. A meatless, comforting casserole.

These delicious and melted in your mouth cookies don't last long.

Slow-cooker poached whole chicken in herb-spiked broth, served sliced under a butter-finished cream sauce. Old-school French velouté technique done hands-off in the crockpot.

Quick broiled tuna casserole with deviled-egg flavor, hard-boiled eggs, and a crispy cornflake-Parmesan topping. A 30-minute weeknight pantry main with retro charm.

Grape harvester's soup is a French country pot-au-feu with garlic-studded chuck roast, cabbage, turnips, leeks, and tomatoes simmered until fork-tender. A hearty, rustic one-pot meal for cold weather.

Chicken almond stir-fry with bok choy, snow peas, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, and a soy-ginger glaze. Topped with golden wok-toasted almonds and served over rice.

Inside out ravioli casserole with a spinach-macaroni-cheese base topped with beefy mushroom tomato sauce. All the flavors of ravioli baked as a freezer-friendly casserole.

Mock mincemeat without any meat, made with raisins, molasses, brown sugar, brandy, cracker crumbs, and warm spices. A vegetarian filling for holiday pies.

Flaky pie crust stuffed with curried ground turkey, tomatoes, raisins, and veggies. Make-ahead friendly and freezer-ready for busy weeknights.