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Pan-seared filet mignon on a bed of crispy pancetta, finished with a rich Marsala wine and beef stock reduction. An elegant Italian-inspired dinner for six, ready in one hour.

Avocado stuffed with smoked fish is a West African appetizer of flaked smoked whitefish bound in a creamy sieved-yolk dressing, mounded into ripe avocado halves, and crowned with red pepper strips. Striking, elegant, no cooking.

Original Dallas jail house chili, a true Texas bowl of red: all beef, no beans, slow-simmered with chiles, cumin and garlic, then thickened the proper way with masa harina.

Rich steak and Guinness pie with beef chunks braised in dark Irish stout under buttery pastry. Classic pub food for St. Patrick's Day or cozy winter dinners.

Indian-style scrambled eggs with cumin, cilantro, and green chili: eggs cooked cake-style with onion, then finished with toasted ground cumin and fresh herbs.

Chicken roulades stuffed with roasted poblano peppers, shrimp, cilantro, and Monterey Jack, sliced into rounds and drizzled with a buttery cream shrimp sauce.

Velveted shredded chicken tossed with toasted sesame seeds, dark soy, rice wine, and Sichuan peppercorns. A classic Chinese stir-fry with silky texture in every bite.

Tuna casserole with a Bisquick biscuit base, sharp cheddar, pimientos, and celery, baked square and finished with a creamy cream-of-celery tuna sauce poured over each serving. A retro pantry-staple supper.

It doesn't take long to have this juicy and scrumptious turkey burger.

Kibbee with ground lamb and bulgur wheat pressed into a pie plate with a pine nut stuffing center, scored into wedges, and baked until crusted. A Lebanese classic.

New Orleans' most popular sausage, a type of country sausage made with pork, or pork and beef. It's not really smoked, but has a fine smokey flavor that makes it an ideal seasoning meat for our favorite bean dishes, gumbos, and jambalayas. We also like it pan grilled as a breakfast or dinner sausage.

No Christmas feast in medieval times was complete without a 'grete pye'. In some recipes, it could contain many varied meats, but quite often only two or three different kinds were suggested; change the meats suggested here if you wish.

Chicken pieces braised with sliced fennel, Italian stewed tomatoes, and fennel seeds in one pan. A rustic Mediterranean weeknight dinner in under an hour.

Beef and cheddar cheese in a flaky crescent roll crust.

Beef and asparagus stir-fry with flank steak in a soy-rice wine marinade, seared in a hot wok and tossed with crisp-tender asparagus. Quick weeknight Chinese dinner ready in 15 minutes.

Microwave chicken noodle soup made entirely in a covered casserole, with bone-in chicken, basil, rosemary, carrots, celery, and thin egg noodles. Simple sick-day comfort.