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Fall off the bone lamb with sweet capsicum (bell pepper) and tomatoes. Stand a shank on top of a 'mountain' of garlic mash potato in a bowl; ladle bell peppers and soupy stock all around. Mop up with crusty bread

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.

A delicious summer standard at our place. Easy to make with a mix of Southern European and Middle Eastern flavours. I use my Cucumber Raita (posted separately) to dress the lamb salad or you can use the quick yoghurt dressing provided here.

Sorrento lemon chicken and potatoes, bone-in chicken and crispy russet wedges roasted with oregano, then drenched in a tangy lemon-garlic-parmesan broth and broiled until golden. A zesty Italian dinner.

Poke hole cake made with a German chocolate cake mix drenched in sweetened condensed milk and hot fudge, topped with whipped topping and crushed Heath bars. The ultimate church potluck dessert.

Turkish baklava layered with cinnamon-and-clove spiced walnuts between dozens of buttered phyllo sheets, then drenched in fragrant clove syrup. Crisp, flaky, and honey-sweet, cut into the classic diamond pieces.

Lighter poke cake built on a yellow cake mix doctored with lemon gelatin, applesauce, and egg substitute, then drenched in a citrus glaze that soaks into every fork-pricked hole. Tangy, moist, easy.

Cranberry nut bundt cake studded with whole tart cranberries, dates, and nuts, then drenched in a hot orange glaze that soaks deep into the warm cake. The Thanksgiving and Christmas dessert that gets better the longer it sits.

Homemade fish nuggets: bite-size fish fillet cubes dipped in spiced milk-egg drench, dredged in seasoned cornstarch and flour, then fried golden in two minutes. The crispy fast-food classic done at home with real fish.

Lightning-fast sheet cake with boiled cocoa mixture poured over flour and sugar, baked thin at high heat, then drenched in warm chocolate-nut frosting straight from the oven.

A rustic whole wheat cake packed with apple chunks and walnuts, drenched in a warm apple cider glaze spiked with applejack brandy.

German chocolate poke cake drenched in sweetened condensed milk and butterscotch, then scattered with crushed Heath bars and whipped cream. Five ingredients. Zero restraint.

Dense chocolate torte spiked with Chambord raspberry liqueur, drenched in silky semi-sweet ganache, and topped with fresh raspberries. A showstopping dinner party dessert.

A simple recipe for a sweet and delicious treat that is usually served when drenched with confectioners' sugar.

Buttery phyllo layers stuffed with a creamy semolina filling, baked golden and drenched in lemon-kissed syrup. This Turkish-style muhallebili baklava skips the nuts for a silky, custard-like center that melts on your tongue.

Cuban yucca con mojo boils tender yuca root and drenches it in a sizzling garlic-lime mojo sauce. A traditional Caribbean side with tangy-sharp flavor over starchy root.