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Creamy vanilla cheesecake bars on a rich chocolate-graham cracker crust. Melted chocolate chips and butter hold the base together while sweetened condensed milk makes the filling impossibly smooth.

New Orleans-style spinach and crabmeat casserole with shrimp, artichoke hearts, sour cream, Parmesan, Tabasco, and Worcestershire. Rich Cajun-Creole comfort food.

Spinach salad is a little plain, in this recipe, we add figs and walnuts into it, much more flavour. And much more nutrition!

Twice-baked crab stuffed potatoes with sauteed mushrooms, dry vermouth, Gruyere cheese, sour cream, and yogurt. A rich, restaurant-quality seafood potato that works as a main dish or impressive side.

Classic turkey stuffing with bread cubes, sautéed celery and onion, butter, and chicken broth. Simple enough to memorize, good enough to make every Thanksgiving.

Imagine, having all your favorite tastes...milk chocolate, peanut butter and jelly...rolled into one great snack!

Broiled French bread slathered with pistachio compound butter seasoned with lemon, oregano, and garlic. Crunchy, buttery, and on the table in 15 minutes flat.

A rich, velvety Chesapeake-style oyster bisque simmered with bay leaf, finished with cream and a splash of dry sherry. Serves 24 for elegant entertaining.

Basic beef chili with lean ground beef, cumin, chili powder, garlic, and canned tomatoes simmered low for up to two hours. A no-bean Texas-style chili with pure meat-and-spice flavor.

Spaghetti squash salad with mushrooms and Parmesan: roasted squash strands tossed with garlic olive oil, sauteed mushrooms, and fresh parsley. Low-carb, gluten-free, diabetic-friendly, 45 minutes start to finish.

Eggplant au gratin with sauteed mushrooms in a creamy bechamel sauce, topped with Parmesan bread crumbs and broiled golden. A rich French-style vegetable casserole.

Crispy baked Creole chicken wings rubbed with garlic, paprika, cayenne, and thyme, served with a sweet-tangy peach mustard dipping sauce. Game day gold.

Roast a whole suckling pig at home, from the vinegar soak that whitens the meat to the oil basting that crackles the skin. Posed on its haunches with an apple in its mouth and a watercress garland, it's the ultimate feast centerpiece.

Ninfa's green sauce is the legendary Houston Tex-Mex table dip: simmered green tomatoes, tomatillos, and jalapeños puréed with avocado, cilantro, sour cream, and garlic. Pale jade, creamy, dangerously dippable.

Salmon fillets topped with lime, ginger, garlic, and fresh coriander, wrapped in buttery filo pastry and baked until golden and flaky. An elegant Thai-inspired dinner for two in 40 minutes.

Each person then mixes his own ingredients at the table. This may be served as a first course, as part of a smorgosbord, or as a late-supper snack with beer.