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Meatloaf baked inside a hollowed sourdough loaf, with red wine, mushrooms, and shredded cheddar. The bread acts as both pan and crust for a self-contained one-loaf dinner.

Slow-simmered beef chuck chili with layers of dark chili powder, serrano peppers, and sazon. A bold, beanless Texas-style bowl that builds heat in stages.

Slow cooker beef stew with tender chuck, zucchini, potatoes, celery, and green pepper simmered all day in a marjoram-scented broth. Finished with a quick skillet gravy spooned over everything.

Grape Nut roast is a vintage meatless loaf built on the crunchy cereal, bound with eggs and milk, studded with chopped nuts and celery. Hearty Depression-era vegetarian fare.

Orange blossom cake, a three-layer white cake filled with orange marmalade and crowned with fluffy seven-minute orange frosting. Classic Southern tea-table dessert.

No-bake peanut butter pie with cream cheese, crunchy peanut butter, and a chocolate crumb crust. Whipped topping keeps it fluffy and a 30-minute freeze sets the slice. Drizzle with chocolate syrup for a candy-bar finish.

Gumbo z'herbes, the New Orleans green gumbo: spinach, mustard, turnip, and collard greens simmered with smoked pork, ham, and oysters, spiced Creole-style and served over rice with file powder.

Tender chicken breasts layer with roasted Anaheim chilies in a creamy sour cream sauce, then bake under melted cheddar cheese for an elegant Mexican casserole that's perfect over fluffy white rice.

A succulent dish that has a spicy taste everyone in your family will love!

Creamy shrimp risotto built on homemade shrimp shell broth with arborio rice, white wine, fresh tomato, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. Inspired by the film Big Night. Date night worthy.

Deep-dish apple pie bursting with cinnamon-spiced fruit and plump raisins under a golden, flaky crust. Warm, comforting dessert with hints of lemon and nutmeg.

Pasta and potato stew with elbow macaroni, red potatoes, kidney beans, and Roma tomatoes in a red wine vegetable broth. A hearty Italian-inspired vegetarian stew thickened by pureeing.

The key to the subtly balanced flavors in this dish is using very fresh produce. Walnut sized new red potatoes from a farmers market work best.

Gumdrop fruit salad: a retro church-potluck classic with pineapple, grapes, marshmallows, gumdrops, and pecans bound in whipped cream and a cooked pineapple-lemon dressing.

Individual crustless spinach and feta pies baked in ramekins with mint, nutmeg, and a bright Greek tomato salad on the side. A Mediterranean appetizer or light main.