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Chipotle-spiced grilled shrimp tucked into charred corn tortillas with a chunky avocado-tomatillo salsa verde. These quick shrimp tacos come together in under 40 minutes for an easy weeknight fiesta.

McCarthy family fish chowder: New England-style haddock chowder with salt pork, potatoes, onion, and milk. Eight ingredients, one pot, feeds six.

Butterscotch dandy cake folds homemade hard-ball butterscotch syrup into a tender two-layer cake, then crowns it with a cooked brown sugar buttercream. A real-deal Southern butterscotch cake from scratch.

Try this succulent crockpot dish that is made with italian sausage, jalapeno peppers and taco sauce.

This is truly an authentic Mexican recipe as her husband was from Mexico.

Layered Italian bake with rotini, salted zucchini, potatoes, prosciutto, tomatoes, and Parmesan dotted with butter. A hearty make-ahead casserole with serious depth.

Rustic Southern fresh peach skillet pie baked in cast iron with a biscuit-style crust, cinnamon sugar topping, and butter. Serve warm with ice cream for a summertime showstopper.

Mom's cornbread stuffing with homemade skillet cornbread, toasted whole wheat, sauteed celery and onion, hard-boiled eggs, and plenty of sage. A Southern Thanksgiving dressing baked until crusty-golden.

Those who enjoy an instant cup of broth but are dismayed by the use of flavor enhancers and the abundance of salt in commercial brands may welcome the chance to make their own soup mix.

New Mexico chiles are not overly spicy. The flavor will depend on which chiles you use. You can find dried New Mexico chiles in the Mexican section of some supermarkets or in Latin supermarkets.

Buttery, melt-on-your-tongue Mexican wedding cookies rolled in powdered sugar with crunchy pecans and vanilla. Only 6 ingredients and 30 minutes from bowl to cookie tray.

Old-school fried brain sandwiches: pork brains soaked, battered with egg and flour, and griddle-fried until crispy. A Midwestern regional classic served on a bun.

Classic apple pie topped with a buttery butterscotch crumb made from melted butterscotch morsels, butter, and flour. Cinnamon-spiced Granny Smith filling bakes up bubbly under that crunchy, caramelized crust.

Old-fashioned crumb cake made with sour milk, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The same flour-butter mixture forms both the spiced cake batter and the crumbly streusel topping. One bowl, one pan.

Loaded crockpot stuffed peppers with ground beef, corn, sharp cheddar cheese, and tomato sauce for a complete comfort meal ready in 7-9 hours on low.

If you run out of preserved lemons, or decide on just a few day's notice to cook a chicken, lamb, or fish dish with lemons and olives and need preserved lemons in a hurry, you can use this quick five-day method taught to me by a Moroccan diplomat's wife. Lemons preserved this way will not keep, but are perfectly acceptable in an emergency.