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Red lentil dahl simmered with turmeric, green chili, and butter-fried onions. A simple vegetarian Indian classic finished with fresh lemon juice.

Green chile cheese souffle with Monterey Jack, eggs, green chiles, buttermilk baking mix, and milk. A puffy, Southwestern-style baked egg dish with sun-dried tomatoes and olives.

Silky chicken liver pate with brandy, mushrooms, shallots, and fresh herbs. A quick, elegant appetizer that's ready to chill in under 30 minutes.

Spanish rice in the slow cooker: ground beef, bell peppers, onions, and converted rice braised low in tomato sauce with chili powder and Worcestershire. A dump-and-go family-sized one-pot dinner.

Beef Barbecue: tender shredded chuck roast oven-braised in a tangy ketchup, Worcestershire, and brown sugar sauce. Three-hour cook delivers fork-shred meat for sandwiches or buns.

Crab and corn cakes pulse half the corn with garlic, mustard, and egg as a binder, then mix with whole corn kernels, lump crab, and scallions for pan-fried savory cakes. A summer-easy seafood appetizer.

Soft pumpkin cookies with white chocolate chips, pecans, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. Baked low and slow for a cakey, tender fall cookie.

No-bean Texas-style chili with five pounds of ground chuck simmered in beer with garlic, jalapeño, cumin, and red chilies: pure meat chili that marinates for depth and feeds a crowd.

Crispy cornmeal-crusted fish fillets pan-fried golden and topped with a brown-butter pecan sauce with parsley and lemon. Southern fish-fry meets classic meunière.

Texas-style chunky chili made with diced beef chuck, no beans, simmered low for 2 hours with chili powder, cumin, jalapeno, and tomatoes. Bold, beefy, and authentic.

Smoky eggplant soup with fire-charred eggplant, tomatoes, onion, garlic, fresh basil and oregano, simmered with chicken stock and finished with grated Parmesan. Deep Mediterranean flavor, rustic elegance.

Spinach quiche with Swiss cheese, cottage cheese, and sauteed celery in a deep pastry shell. A creamy, custard-set filling with a hint of nutmeg. Great for brunch or a light dinner.

A thick, hearty steakhouse potato soup loaded with ham, carrots, celery, and sharp cheddar cheese spread. Chunky, warming, and big enough to feed 10 hungry people on a cold night.

Tender new potatoes dressed in a warm sour cream sauce studded with crunchy cucumber, radishes, scallions, and green pepper. A fresh and easy spring side dish ready in under 45 minutes.

Creamy pureed parsnip and carrot soup with half-and-half, fresh herbs, and a crispy bacon garnish. A silky root vegetable soup for cool-weather dinners.

Louisiana crawfish pie with the Cajun holy trinity, butter, crawfish tails, and green onions, baked in a double-crust pastry. Bayou comfort food at its best.