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Thin-pounded beef tenderloin steaks, pan-seared golden and draped in a flambéed brandy sauce with mushrooms, shallots, and Dijon. A classic bistro showstopper in just 25 minutes.

Chunky turkey vegetable soup with sweet potatoes, broccoli, zucchini, and a half-and-half cream finish. A hearty post-holiday soup loaded with vegetables and leftover turkey.

Oven-baked curried rice pilaf with dried apricots, toasted slivered almonds, and vegetable stock. A hands-off vegetarian side dish with sweet-savory depth.

Black-eyed pea soup slow-simmered with a ham bone for New Year's Day good luck. Creamy, smoky, and served over white rice in the Southern tradition.

A quick and scrumptious lasagna made with spaghetti sauce, mushrooms and a variety of cheeses.

Chili-dusted chicken pieces browned and simmered in a saucy mix of diced tomatoes, green chilies, black olives, and fresh cilantro. Serve over rice for a Southwestern one-skillet meal.

Oyster Rockefeller casserole turns the classic New Orleans appetizer into a bubbling baked dish layered with briny oysters, buttery spinach, celery, parsley, and a Parmesan-crumb crust. Rich, savory, and ready for a dinner party centerpiece.

Serve with Carrot Slaw and Pine Nut and Orange Wild Rice Salad for a lunch meal.

Grilled or broiled zucchini halves brushed with lemon-pepper butter and topped with Parmesan. Five ingredients, no flipping, and ready in 20 minutes.

Oven fried pork chops coated in herb-seasoned stuffing mix for shortcut breading with built-in seasoning. Egg washed and baked on a buttered sheet pan for a crisp crust without the splatter of skillet frying.

A sweet-and-tangy canned squash relish with green tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, mustard seeds, and celery seeds in a vinegar-sugar brine. A farmhouse preserve that turns garden surplus into jars of condiment gold.

Jerusalem artichoke gratin with thinly sliced sunchokes layered with garlic, cooked in stock until tender, then finished with hot cream and fresh parsley. An elegant French-style side.

Florida-style red snapper fillets bake under a citrus-blanket of orange and grapefruit zest with a whisper of nutmeg. Five ingredients, foil-covered, on the table in 25 minutes. Light, fragrant, full of Sunshine State sunshine.

This recipe is for a Cuban stew/soup that I used to enjoy con mucho gusto. This version of Ajiaco was prepared by Senora Garcia in her little store front restaurant on Collins Ave. in Miami Beach. Although this is not her exact recipe, it's the closest I could get to it. Ajico del Restaurant Garcia

Treat your guests tonight with this succulent chicken dish that will have them licking their lips after every forkful!

Greek linguini with spinach, chickpeas, golden raisins, olive oil, and crushed red pepper. A vegan pasta dish with sweet-savory Mediterranean flavors ready in 30 minutes.