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Tender shredded chicken simmered in a garlicky tomato sauce with bell peppers and green olives, ringed by golden potato dumplings and finished with Parmesan. Hearty, homestyle, and utterly satisfying.

Veal with onion, after broiling, very fresh, and nice flavour!

Laksa: a rich, fragrant Southeast Asian noodle soup with coconut cream, fish, kaffir lime, lemongrass, and fresh chili over rice vermicelli. Layered spice and silky coconut in every spoonful.

Layered venison and rice pie with browned ground deer meat, breadcrumbs, cheese, and tomato sauce baked in a pie shell. Hunter's pantry comfort food.

Easy London broil scores flank steak in a diamond pattern, marinates in garlic, oil, and vinegar, then grills hot for a quick steak dinner. Six ingredients, no fuss.

Dilled cucumber salad with shredded cucumber, green onions, and fresh dill in thickened yogurt. A cool, creamy low-fat side dish similar to tzatziki.

Lobster, clams, mussels, shrimp, corn, and potatoes steam together in white wine over onions and garlic for a one-pot New England clambake that brings the beach feast indoors in 30 minutes.

Watercress salad with a Chinese-style bean curd cheese and tahini dressing. Blanched watercress tossed in a creamy, savory fermented bean curd dressing with chili flakes and lemon.

Turkey pot pie with a homemade drop biscuit crust, sauteed vegetables, and a roux-thickened broth gravy. A from-scratch comfort food pot pie with a rustic, golden biscuit topping.

One-skillet chicken cacciatore with cheese ravioli simmered in garlic-basil tomato sauce. A hearty Italian dinner on the table in under an hour with minimal cleanup.

Quick-thickening arrowroot sauce seasoned with tamari, vegetable stock, and cayenne. Drizzle over steamed vegetables, whole grains, or stir-fries for instant flavor.

Garlic butter shrimp scampi with a creamy clam juice sauce, white wine, lemon, and fresh basil served over fettuccine. A restaurant-quality scampi with a rich, simmered butter sauce.

Moroccan chicken and rice with pistachios, dried apricots, pine nuts, rose water, and edible rose and marigold petals. Fragrant North African feast with floral garnish.

Texas-style basting sauce with butter, bacon drippings, lemon juice, Worcestershire, and chili powder. Makes 3.5 cups, enough to mop a whole 5-pound brisket through a long, slow smoke.

Crunchy cream cheese veggie spread with grated carrots, radishes, chopped nuts, onion, and green pepper. A versatile no-cook spread for sandwiches, crackers, or lettuce rollups.

Braised Pork, served with bunya nut, Australian rice grass and dusted with Lemon Myrtle.