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Classic Italian minestrone soup with kidney beans, cabbage, zucchini, green beans, and elbow pasta in a tomato-rich beef broth. A garden-vegetable soup built for cold nights.

Hoppel Poppel tart with breakfast sausage, potatoes, onion, and fresh dill in a blind-baked butter pastry shell. A German-American brunch classic turned elegant.

Filet mignon strips marinated in soy, sherry, garlic and ginger, then woven onto bamboo skewers for hot oil fondue. Served with a crunchy beansprout and Chinese leaf salad on the side.

Slow-simmered black bean soup with ham hocks, cumin, jalapeno, and dry sherry, pureed thick and finished with fresh lime juice. A from-scratch Sunday soup worth the wait.

Egg and beansprout risotto made with cracked wheat instead of rice, simmered with tomatoes, mushrooms, green pepper, and satay sauce. A hearty vegetarian one-pan dish with an Asian-British fusion twist.

Country chili with TVP is a hearty vegan chili where textured vegetable protein soaks up smoky chili spices like ground meat, simmered with kidney beans, corn, peppers and tomatoes. High-protein and meat-free.

Cherry clafoutis with homemade cherry ice cream and almond praline. A three-component Swiss-French dessert with kirsch-spiked custard flan, fresh cherry fruit, and caramelized crunch.

Loaded Mexican potato wedges smothered in refried beans, salsa, green chilies, tri-color peppers, corn, and cilantro. A colorful, crowd-friendly Tex-Mex platter ready in 45 minutes.

Tuscan-style white beans simmered with sage, garlic, plum tomatoes, and chicken broth. Dried beans cooked from scratch for a creamy, rustic Italian side or pasta topping.

Spiced black bean curry with ginger, cumin, coriander, roasted peanuts, and sliced orange. A dry-style Indian curry finished with sherry, lemon juice, and shoyu.

Chili Mac 'N Cheddar stirs elbow macaroni into canned chili with tomatoes, green chilies, and melted cheddar. A 40-minute pantry skillet dinner topped with sour cream and corn chips.

Red beans and rice with ham, a quick Creole-style skillet built on the holy trinity, garlic, and a little jalapeno heat, simmered with canned kidney beans and spooned over rice. Weeknight-fast.

Red beans and rice with smoked sausage and ham shank, simmered low with thyme, sage, and cayenne. A New Orleans Monday tradition cooked from dried beans.

Low-fat linguine with greens, potato, garlic, hot pepper, and tomatoes simmered in vegetable stock. An Italian-inspired pasta loaded with wilted greens and tender new potatoes, no added oil.

A vibrant chilled rice salad tossing wild and basmati rice with snow peas, green beans, cucumber, oranges, and Granny Smith apples in a ginger-soy-honey-lime sauce. Fresh, crunchy, and full of contrast.

One-bowl black bean casserole with cornmeal, sweet corn, tomatoes, and mild green chiles baked until set. Lacto-vegetarian, low-fat, and simple enough for a busy weeknight.