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A simple and delicious macaroni and cheese casserole that's made with bell peppers and tabasco sauce.

Mushrooms and queen scallops in a silky cream sauce finished with tarragon vinegar and anchovy essence. A refined British appetizer served in scallop shells or a gratin dish.

Salmon en papillote with ginger, lemongrass, water chestnuts, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Each fillet steams in its own foil packet for a clean, aromatic Asian-inspired dinner.

Rugelach four ways: a single cream cheese pastry dough turned into raspberry-almond crescents, layered chocolate-pecan squares, apricot pockets and honey-pecan triangles. Holiday cookie tray showstopper.

Chicken scallopini uses pounded chicken breasts with a crispy Italian breadcrumb crust and a quick lemon-caper butter pan sauce. Italian restaurant classic ready in under 20 minutes.

Sophisticate your salad with this tasty recipe that calls for julienned ham, mixed greens and red wine vinegar.

A simple authentic Indian chicken curry. Adjust the spices to suit your tastes. Serve it with steamed rice or spicy rice puloa (posted separately)

Saltimbocca with Beef Base and Bon Appetit Seasoning recipe

A must on your Christmas cookie tray. Despite the lemony frosting, the cinnamon flavor comes through.

Creamy mushroom scallion soup pureed with chicken broth and cream, finished with whole mushroom slices and a dollop of whipped cream. A silky, elegant soup in 30 minutes.

Lobster tails in patty shells spoons sweet lobster meat in a sauterne-spiked cream sauce with mushrooms, olives, and pimento into golden puff pastry shells. A retro special-occasion dinner straight from the supper-club era.

Westphalian leg of lamb roasted in a buttermilk and vegetable sauce inside an oven bag. A German roasting method that keeps the meat incredibly tender with a tangy pan gravy.

Ochsenschwanzsuppe, a classic German oxtail soup simmered for 5 hours with vegetables, thickened with browned flour and butter, and finished with Madeira wine. Deep, beefy, and velvety.

Pina colada pie layers pineapple sorbet over a macadamia-coconut crust, then crowns with rum-spiked coconut frozen yogurt and fresh pineapple. Frozen tropical cocktail in pie form.

Spinach and crumbled bacon baked in a rich custard with pecans, cheddar cheese, and half-and-half. A Southern-leaning quiche with nutty crunch in every slice.

Crustless Greek spinach pie with cottage cheese, Parmesan, and nutmeg that forms its own crust from Bisquick as it bakes. A simplified spanakopita without the fussy phyllo dough.