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Polenta Toscana with rosemary and toasted walnuts sauteed in olive oil, stirred into creamy polenta. Serve it soft or cool it and slice into crostini. A simple Tuscan vegetarian side or appetizer.

A juicy and delicious fruit salad that's perfect for a lunch in the summer heat.

Carne mechada is a Latin American shredded beef braised in red wine with garlic, onions, and bay leaves until pull-apart tender. Sauced with sauteed peppers for a rich, savory filling.

Halloween pumpkin patch cake built from two devil's food bundts stacked face-to-face, frosted orange, with a green cupcake stem and candy corn jack-o-lantern face. Easy showstopper for kids' parties.

A simple cranberry-cherry gelatin mold made from scratch with unflavored gelatin, cranberry juice, and whole cherries. Garnished with watercress and cream cheese balls.

Classic asparagus almondine with a microwave-browned butter and almond sauce finished with tarragon vinegar. Ready in under 5 minutes, served hot or cold over cooked asparagus.

French potato salad with a tarragon vinaigrette of white wine vinegar, olive oil, and grainy mustard. No mayo, just warm potatoes soaking up a bright dressing.

Chicken crêpes featuring mushrooms and walnuts in a creamy sauce is a delightful and satisfying dish that combines the tender, juicy chicken with the earthy flavors of mushrooms and the rich, nutty taste of walnuts for a pleasing variety of textures.

Fresh kiwi, strawberry and pineapple fruit salad tossed with honey and lemon juice. Bright, low-calorie 5-minute fruit salad for summer brunch or dessert.

Chocolate meringue cookies with a plain meringue center, baked low and slow until crisp and light as air. Just four ingredients and naturally fat-free.

Coconut fluff peaches with a cloud of meringue-like topping made from beaten egg white, coconut syrup, and lemon zest, heaped into peach halves. A light, retro dessert.

Haroset cake with zabaglione sauce turns the Passover walnut-apple-wine condiment into a flourless springform cake, served warm with a whisked Italian wine custard.

Authentic Texas-style chili with cubed round steak, jalapeno, garlic, and whole tomatoes. No beans, no filler, just beef and heat simmered in under an hour.

Crispy skinned red snapper crusted with eight spices including Szechuan peppercorn, star anise, cinnamon, and cumin. Pan-seared then oven-roasted for shatteringly crisp skin.

Puff pastry patty shells (vol-au-vent cases) with golden flaky walls and a hollow center for creamy fillings. Two-ingredient pastry cases that bake sky-high from frozen rounds.

Pineapple squash is a zero-waste tropical syrup made from the peel and core of a fresh pineapple, simmered with sugar and brightened with lemon juice. Mix with cold water for a homemade summer cordial.