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Cocktail franks in a tangy barbecue sauce with curry, mustard, and brown sugar. A retro party appetizer served in a chafing dish with toothpicks for easy snacking.

Vegan Cuban-style black beans with two stages of green pepper, classic sofrito, and a finish of apple cider vinegar. Slow-simmered until the beans crack open. Plant-based comfort that holds its own.

Rustic Southern fresh peach skillet pie baked in cast iron with a biscuit-style crust, cinnamon sugar topping, and butter. Serve warm with ice cream for a summertime showstopper.

No-bake chocolate cookies with colorful marshmallows that look like stained glass windows when sliced. Rolled in chopped nuts and chilled until firm. Kids go wild for these.

Old-fashioned raisin nougat made with hard-crack sugar syrup, marshmallow cream, and cocoa butter. A vintage homemade candy with chewy raisins folded throughout.

A delicious bread is made with both all-purpose and whole wheat flour. Applesauce and apple butter give the bread soft texture and moist mouth-feel. Breakfast, snack or a side with main dish, you can enjoy it at any time during the day.

Slow cooker barbecue beef shredded with a wire whisk after 8 hours on high. Chuck roast cooks in a tangy sauce of tomato paste, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and dry mustard.

Pan-braised lamb rib chops simmered in orange juice concentrate, soy, and butter. A sweet-savory weeknight lamb dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Cheesy pigs in a blanket made with crescent rolls, hot dogs, and American cheese. Just 3 ingredients and 20 minutes for a crowd-pleasing appetizer kids and adults love.

Maple-basted broiled bluefish: oily Atlantic fish brushed with pure maple syrup, allspice, salt, and pepper, broiled or grilled until lightly caramelized. New England seafood in 20 minutes.

Hearty vegetarian burgers made from pearl barley, chickpeas, and oatmeal seasoned with soy sauce, paprika, and basil. Pan-fried or baked, naturally low in fat and cholesterol-free.

Roasted eggplant and vegetable pate with charred eggplant, yellow peppers, ginger, jalapeno, cumin, and lime. A smoky vegan spread for crostini, crackers, or sandwich filling. Keeps a week.

Scotch mock apple pie: a Depression-era trick that uses soda crackers, lemon juice, and warm spices to taste exactly like apple pie. No apples required.

Pasta arrabbiata with dried red chilies, six cloves of garlic, and tomato passata in olive oil. A spicy, stripped-down Italian classic with just seven ingredients.

Halloween chocolate blood cake with red-dyed white chocolate sponge, strawberry ice cream center, and a creepy dripping red icing topped with vampire teeth candies. Spooky party showstopper.

Gooey butter pecan bars layered with melted marshmallows, chocolate chips, and coconut on a cake mix crust. A 5-minute prep, no-fuss dessert bar that disappears at every potluck and bake sale.