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Old-fashioned white holiday fudge loaded with brazil nuts, pecans, walnuts, candied cherries, and pineapple. A cooked cream fudge that chills overnight and makes over 100 pieces for holiday gift giving.

Halibut Pecante pan-fries halibut fillets in butter, then pours over a sweet-tangy pecan sauce of raspberry and balsamic vinegars and roasted garlic. A 30-minute fish dinner.

Gesztenye kremleves is a silky Hungarian cream of chestnut soup with veal, parsnip, carrot, and celeriac, finished with an egg yolk and cream liaison.

Mock lobster Flemish style dresses up humble white fish, poached in a beer broth, bound in a silky cream and egg-yolk sauce, spooned into scallop shells, and broiled under Gruyere. An elegant fish gratin on a budget.

Butter-sauteed jumbo shrimp scampi with garlic, white wine, lemon zest, rosemary, and oregano. Two pounds of shrimp cooked in a bright, herby pan sauce.

Halfway House pot roast: beef browned in garlic butter, simmered with dark rum, horseradish, and peppercorns, then finished with whole onions, carrots, and potatoes in rum gravy.

Cubed turkey and broccoli in savory gravy with marjoram, topped with fluffy mashed potatoes studded with pimento and baked until golden. A comforting shepherd's pie that puts leftover turkey to brilliant use.

Meat and sweet potato pie with a seasoned ground beef crust filled with mashed sweet potatoes, brown sugar, cinnamon, and eggs. A savory-sweet dinner pie with no pastry needed.

Jam tarts press tender cream cheese pastry around dollops of fruit jam for bite-size, flaky tea-time pastries with golden browned edges. A 7-ingredient throwback for the cookie tin.

Chewy coconut cookies loaded with toasted almonds and sweet dates bake low and slow until golden-bottomed with crisp edges for 4 dozen treats.

Sopa de elote is a Mexican corn soup blending pureed corn with whole kernels, sauteed onion, fresh tomatoes, garlic, and a finishing splash of cream. Gluten-free, late-summer comfort.

I used two cups of chicken broth, and 1 cup of water, still nice!

Another succulent chicken dish that doesn't disappoint in flavor!

Grilled halibut steaks basted with seasoned butter and served with a chilled cucumber-sour cream sauce. Light, fresh, and ready in 30 minutes.

Minced oysters baked with eggs, cracker crumbs, celery seed, and butter until golden brown. A classic Southern oyster casserole from a quart of fresh oysters.

Charcoal grilled burgers with butter-sauteed onions and a warm ketchup-mustard sauce made right on the grill. Thin quarter-inch patties cooked over grey-hot coals for a crispy, smoky char.