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Pork loin roast with pesto and sun-dried tomato stuffing: bone-in pork roast with pockets cut above each rib and packed with basil pesto, croutons, and sun-dried tomatoes. A four-ingredient showstopper.

Cranberry-apple Stilton bites on Melba toast with port-braised fruit, creamy blue cheese, and chopped walnuts. A make-ahead holiday appetizer that balances sweet, salty, and funky in one bite.

Sybil Carter's homemade barbecue sauce starts with bacon drippings and builds layers of tangy tomato, brown sugar sweetness, mustard bite, and hot pepper heat. Doubles easily and keeps in the fridge for weeks.

Sweet and fruity sauce made from applesauce, apple butter, raisins, and maple syrup, simmered until thick and glossy for ham.

Apfelschaum is a baked Swabian apple mousse: tart Granny Smith apples stewed in white wine, sieved smooth, then folded with stiff egg whites and baked low for an airy traditional German dessert.

Easy grilled salmon over a bed of lemon-dressed radicchio, finished with a fresh raw tomato sauce. A light, fast, summery main where bitter greens and bright tomato cut the richness of the fish.

Mapo tofu is a Sichuan classic: silky tofu simmered with ground pork, black bean garlic sauce, and red chili paste, ladled over steamed white rice.

I omit pizza sauce for this one. If you've never tried it. try it just once, you might be surprised how good it is without sauce. Make sure the pizza is completely covered with vegetables, sometimes I use very finely chopped broccoli with this as well, and if I feel adventurous, jalapeno peppers

Don't bother reaching for the tea bags, enjoy this great holiday drink on a cold winter day.

Martinique-style crayfish bisque simmered with fennel, garlic, and hot pepper, then enriched with coconut milk and egg yolks. A Caribbean French Creole soup that's silky, spicy, and deeply savory.

Crispy phyllo crust filled with tofu-apricot cream spiked with honey, topped with glazed canned apricots and optional chocolate drizzle.

Soft drop cookies sweetened with honey instead of sugar, packed with plump raisins and a hint of warm nutmeg. Done in 30 minutes.

Thin salmon escalopes grilled in barely a minute and served in a frothy champagne and chive cream sauce. An elegant, restaurant-style dish that cooks fast yet looks dinner-party special.

Seven homemade pancake and waffle syrups from scratch: brown sugar, orange, apple cider, spicy cider, honey maple, spiced maple, and whipped maple. Quick stovetop recipes.

Homemade ranchero sauce with Roma tomatoes, red bell pepper, onion, and garlic simmered in chicken broth. A chunky, mild Mexican tomato sauce for huevos rancheros and more.

Halloween veggie platter with a deliberately lumpy, yellowish cottage cheese dip that looks horrifying but tastes like a savory onion dip. Gross-out party food that's secretly healthy.