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Bavarian-style braised veal with tender asparagus, carrots, and a lemony beef broth sauce. Slow-braised in a Dutch oven until fork-tender. A classic German comfort dish.

Bite-sized caribou meatballs made with ground pork, oatmeal, mustard, and a kick of hot sauce. Pan-fried crispy in minutes. Makes 5 dozen crowd-pleasing appetizers.

Prudhomme-style Cajun barbecue sauce with bacon, pecans, honey, citrus, and a triple-pepper seasoning blend. Simmered thick and blended for chicken, pork, or ribs.

Sauced shrimp with poached shrimp in pickling-spice broth, then simmered in white wine and tomato sauce with grated onion. The Mediterranean-style shrimp dinner served over rice.

Roasted vegetable soup that starts with a from-scratch stock: carrots, onions, leeks and tomatoes roasted until deeply browned, then simmered into a rich broth. Built into a hearty vegan soup with potatoes, zucchini, pasta and peas.

Rantott csirke is Hungarian oven-fried chicken coated in flour, a paprika-lemon egg wash, and breadcrumbs, then baked in butter until golden and fork-tender. Crispy outside, juicy inside.

Slow cooker Hawaiian chicken breasts braised in pineapple juice, topped with butter-sauteed pineapple rings and fresh avocado slices. Served over buttered rice.

Planet Hollywood's Captain Crunch chicken copycat recipe coats chicken tenders in crushed Captain Crunch and corn flakes for a sweet, crunchy shatter and Creole mustard dunk.

Yemenite stuffed cantaloupe with sautéed chicken, rice, scallions, and lemon juice baked until tender for a showstopping sweet-savory meal.

Homemade chickpea falafel patties with cilantro, parsley, scallions, garlic, and cumin. A vegetarian Middle Eastern burger made from scratch with slow-cooker prepped chickpeas.

Sweet-and-tangy overnight slaw with shredded cabbage, onion, and a hot vinegar-oil dressing poured over and chilled 24 hours. A no-mayo coleslaw that holds up at any picnic or barbecue.

Sauce Chien, a spicy Caribbean condiment made with red and green jalapenos, garlic, onion, oregano, and hot vinegar. A fiery French Antillean table sauce for grilled meats and fish.

Homemade Swedish Christmas sausage (julkorv) stuffed into natural hog casings with ground beef, mashed potatoes, allspice, and cloves. A treasured Scandinavian holiday tradition you can make ahead and freeze for the big day.

Nothing says comfort food like grandma's cookin'. I have simplified the process with canned beans but feel free to use a comparable amount of fresh. I also replaced the lard in Grandma's recipe with (marginally more healthy) butter.

Red beans tossed in a bold balsamic-prune dressing with fenugreek, coriander, and chili-garlic paste. A chilled bean salad bursting with sweet, tangy, spicy layers.

Simple one-pot tuna chop suey with rice, celery, onion, and soy sauce. Budget-friendly, diabetic-friendly, and on the table in about an hour with almost no cleanup.