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Simple lobster spread with chopped lobster meat, mayonnaise, scallions, and black pepper. A four-ingredient appetizer that chills for two hours and serves with crackers.

Punjabi-style stuffed brinjals (eggplant) filled with a spice paste of coriander, turmeric, poppy seeds, green chilies, and fenugreek. Pan-cooked in ghee until meltingly tender and fragrant.

Fresh pear halves filled with Roquefort cream blended with white wine and cayenne. An elegant no-cook appetizer or cheese course ready in 15 minutes.

Rigatoni tossed with a quick garlic-tomato sauce, oregano, fresh parsley, and a generous shower of grated parmigiano-reggiano. A weeknight pasta that comes together in 25 minutes.

Cuspajs is a traditional Hungarian cabbage and potato soup finished with zafrig, a browned flour roux. Simple, hearty peasant cooking at its finest.

Penne alla puttane d'Elba tosses hot pasta into a no-cook sauce of raw tomatoes, zucchini, capers, olives, basil, and chili. A sun-soaked Tuscan summer pasta from the island of Elba.

Pork chops over easy slow-cooks dredged and browned chops in chicken and rice soup until fork-tender. A set-and-forget weeknight dinner ready when you walk in the door.

Cajun crawfish or shrimp cocktail sauce loaded with horseradish, chili sauce, Worcestershire, and hot sauce. A fiery, no-cook dipping sauce ready in 10 minutes flat.

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.

Fresh fruit dip made with equal parts cream cheese and marshmallow cream. A two-ingredient no-cook appetizer served with seasonal fruit on cocktail picks.

Old-fashioned marshmallow fudge with unsweetened chocolate, milk, corn syrup, and vanilla. Cooked to soft ball stage, beaten until thick, then studded with marshmallow pieces.

Orange honey marinade with fresh OJ, honey, vinegar, and orange zest. Four ingredients, no cooking. A citrusy, sweet-tangy marinade built for grilled chicken and barbecue.

Italian-style spinach steamed with no added water, then tossed with olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. A 5-minute side dish that keeps the spinach bright green and tender.

Fresh apricot sundae with dark brown sugar, orange zest, and vanilla or raspberry frozen yogurt. A no-cook summer dessert ready in 5 minutes at just 58 calories.

Cajun rice dressing with apples, raisins, pecans, and a cayenne-white pepper seasoning mix. Sweet-savory-spicy side dish cooked in stock until tender and fluffy.

Cooked green tomato salsa with Granny Smith apple, jalapeño, fresh ginger, lemon zest, and cilantro. A sweet-tart-spicy salsa that uses up end-of-season green tomatoes.