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Creamy potato, leek, and salt cod soup finished with sour cream and fresh dill. A milk-based chowder with rich, briny depth that can be made a day ahead.

Master Coney sauce: the classic Detroit-style hot dog topping with ground beef, tomato, and a warm spice list of cinnamon, allspice, clove, cumin, chili powder, and mint. Simmered low for three hours.

End of summer beef stew packed with fresh tomatoes, corn, green beans, peas, potatoes, squash, and carrots. A garden-clearing one-pot meal for the season's last harvest.

Danish hash (biksemad) with browned beef, buttery potatoes, golden onions, and fried eggs on top. The classic Scandinavian leftover dinner turned weekend brunch.

Old-fashioned date bars with a buttery oat crumb crust, orange-scented date filling with chopped nuts, and a crumbly oat topping baked until golden.

Festival eggs are a Mexican-style migas breakfast with crispy tortilla strips, tomatoes, jalapeno, and cilantro scrambled with eggs and topped with melted Colby cheese.

Salt-roasted shrimp with a scampi beurre blanc dipping sauce. A showstopper appetizer where shrimp cook shell-on over a bed of rock salt and get served with a buttery white wine dip.

Crisp cornmeal waffles loaded with crumbled bacon and rendered bacon fat for shattering edges and smoky flavor. Yellow cornmeal gives serious bite while a quick milk-vinegar buttermilk softens the crumb.

Loaded sheet pan nachos with chili beans, melted cheddar, homemade guacamole, sour cream, olives, and fresh tomato. Crispy, cheesy, and ready for game day.

Slow-simmered Italian tomato sauce with whole garlic cloves, beef bouillon, and optional bacon. This classic Pasta Pomodoro cooks for 2 hours until thick and rich, tossed with elbow macaroni and Parmesan.

Indian French toast: savory vegan besan-and-tofu batter with green chiles and onion, soaked into bread slices and pan-fried golden. A spicy eggless twist on breakfast toast, inspired by Indian besan toast.

Low-fat vegetarian chili with kidney beans, bulgur wheat, and jalapeno ready in 30 minutes. Braised in vegetable stock instead of oil for a lighter, healthier bowl.

Grilled skirt steak fajitas marinated overnight in Worcestershire, soy sauce, cumin, and lime. Served with sauteed peppers, guacamole, and warm flour tortillas.

Italian bulgur soup with summer squash, lima beans, tomatoes, basil, garlic, and Parmesan. A hearty, low-fat vegetable soup with whole grain texture, ready in 45 minutes.

Don't settle for one single taste and try this succulent beef stew that will warm up any winter day.

Chicken broccoli divan layers tender broccoli and cubed chicken under a creamy soup sauce, melted cheddar, and a buttery bread crumb topping. An easy retro casserole that comes together fast for a weeknight.