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Greek lamb souvlaki meatballs loaded into warm pita bread with shredded lettuce and a cool cucumber-yogurt-mint sauce. Seasoned with oregano, rosemary, thyme, and fresh lemon.

Huitlacoche para quesadillas is the classic Mexican quesadilla filling of black corn fungus (the "Mexican truffle") sauteed with roasted poblanos, onion, garlic, and epazote. Earthy, smoky, deeply savory street-food flavor.

Avocado and scallop ceviche cures finely chopped scallops in lime juice and green peppercorns, then folds in mashed avocado and chives. Stuffed into raw mushroom caps brushed with garlic-lemon oil for a striking party appetizer.

Escargots a la Cauderan: petits-gris snails braised in a ham, shallot, and white wine sauce from the Bordeaux tradition. A rustic French appetizer cooked low and slow.

Giant pizza-pan tostada with overlapping flour tortillas, cumin-seasoned ground beef, chunky salsa, melted Monterey Jack, lettuce, tomato, and avocado. Slice into wedges and dig in.

An easier no-boil baked beef and cheese manicotti pasta dish. Comfort food satisfaction as your favorite pasta bake, without as much fuss.

Easy 4-ingredient beef stew with stewing beef, onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, and sherry baked low and slow in a covered casserole. A dump-and-bake comfort classic.

Lightened-up hash brown casserole with frozen shredded potatoes, evaporated skim milk, nonfat sour cream, and sharp cheddar under a crisp buttered cornflake crust. A church-potluck classic, reformed.

Crunchy broccoli slaw with grated apple, pine nuts, and a tangy buttermilk Dijon dressing. No cooking required. A fresh, low-calorie side in 20 minutes.

Butter in India is called makkhan. Clarified butter, instead of being called makkhan ghee, is called usli ghee (usli means "real" or "pure," which in this context refers to the real or original fat of the ancient Indians). Clarified butter or usli ghee is essentially French brown butter with the brown residue strained off. Usli ghee has a light caramel color and a heavenly aroma. Since there is no moisture present, it keeps well covered, at room temperature, for several months.

Hamburger cookies made with vanilla wafers as buns, chocolate mint cookies as patties, green-tinted coconut as lettuce, and sesame seed tops. A fun no-bake kids' treat.

Bone-in chicken chunks marinated in wine and soy, wok-fried with mushrooms, celery, water chestnuts, and silky cornstarch gravy.

Million Dollar Pie mixes sweetened condensed milk, crushed pineapple, pecans, lemon juice, and whipped topping into graham cracker crusts. No-bake and ready after chilling.

These truffle tarts are so smooth, creamy and full of chocolate flavor, they are so handy, and melt in your mouth.

Italian-style spinach steamed with no added water, then tossed with olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. A 5-minute side dish that keeps the spinach bright green and tender.

Set-it-and-forget-it crockpot Spanish chicken with beer, tomato paste, and green olives simmering 7-9 hours. Easy slow-cooker dinner over rice or noodles.