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Australian savoury choux pastry puffs filled with a béchamel-style mixture and salmon, chicken, shrimp or asparagus. Elegant French-inspired party appetizer.

Cream of mussel soup made the classic way: steam-opened mussels, a quick butter-flour roux, and a splash of cream stirred in at the end. Five ingredients, twenty minutes, restaurant results.

Elegant sherried baked fruit with layered pineapple, peaches, apricots, cherries, and spiced apple rings in a buttery brown sugar and sherry sauce. Serves 20 for buffets and dinner parties.

Quick bran muffins from a mix with melted butter and optional raisins. Five ingredients, minimal mixing, and ready in about 25 minutes.

Whole red snapper stuffed with a creamy filling of sour cream, dill, lemon zest, and seasoned breadcrumbs, then baked until the flesh flakes apart. An elegant centerpiece for seafood dinners.

Whole red snapper stuffed with a savory bread, celery, and tomato filling, basted with a tangy lemon-Worcestershire sauce spiked with hot sauce. Gulf Coast flavor at its finest.

Grilled lamb chops marinated overnight in currant jelly and Dijon mustard, cooked over hickory coals, and served with a shallot-rosemary white wine butter sauce.

Saltsa Kima, the classic Greek meat sauce with ground beef, cinnamon, bay leaf, red wine, and tomatoes. Perfect over pastitsio, pasta, or moussaka.

Salmon with chanterelles poaches salmon fillets in a white wine-shallot fish stock, then crowns them with butter-sauteed chanterelle mushrooms. An elegant French-style dinner in 30 minutes.

Classic fettuccine Alfredo sauce with just butter, cream, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. Four ingredients, 30 minutes, and a plate of pure Italian indulgence.

Paillard of fresh fish with salsa beurre blanc: firm fish pounded ultra-thin, broiled 2 minutes, and topped with a French butter sauce spiked with salsa fresca. Ready in 20 minutes.

German bread dumplings (Brotknödel) made from milk-soaked Kaiser rolls, eggs, parsley, and butter. Classic Bavarian side for sauerbraten, goulash, or mushroom gravy.

Chicken liver pate with brandy, dry sherry, and unsalted butter, finished with a hint of marjoram and optional truffles. Silky smooth and served chilled as an elegant appetizer.

Wine-soaked apple rings broiled with brown sugar, butter, and curry powder until glazed and golden. A unique side dish where apples soak in red wine for 3 hours before a quick broil with a spiced glaze.

Crab bisque with real crab meat simmered in chicken broth and finished with light cream and cayenne. A rich, velvety 30-minute seafood soup with simple ingredients.

Pork chop and acorn squash foil packet dinner with butter, brown sugar, and honey. Sealed up tight and baked into a single-serving meal. Six ingredients, no dishes to wash.