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German-style veal and pork meatballs served over braised red cabbage and potatoes with a lemon-caper pan sauce. A rustic one-skillet-and-pot Bavarian dinner with Worcestershire-spiked gravy.

Chocolate raspberry Linzer cookies sandwich cinnamon-almond shortbread with melted chocolate and raspberry jam. Powdered-sugar tops with a window peek of berry filling.

Rich cheese soup loaded with sharp aged cheddar, tender vegetables, and optional ham. Creamy Wisconsin-style soup with carrots, celery, mushrooms, and spicy kick.

A chilled coconut-lime cream pie in a coconut-graham cracker crust with a silky custard filling, fresh lime juice, and piped whipped cream topping. Tropical, tangy, and make-ahead friendly for up to 3 days.

Frango mint chocolate pie with a rich butter-chocolate-egg filling, peppermint extract, and a vanilla wafer crust. A no-bake Chicago-style mint chocolate dessert.

Chili made from charcoal-grilled burgers crumbled with fire-roasted peppers, jalapenos, and kidney beans. Smoky, spicy, and built for eating outdoors around the fire.

Brazilian meat croquettes with roast beef, tomato, garlic, and parsley in a crispy double-coated shell. Fry them golden for a snack that shatters with every bite.

Classic counting cake with foolproof 1-2-3-4-5 proportions: butter, sugar, flour, eggs, and baking powder create a tender vanilla cake that's ridiculously easy to memorize and bake from scratch.

Bay scallops with vermicelli in a fresh tomato-basil sauce, finished with cream and a whisper of nutmeg. A lighter Italian seafood pasta for weeknight dinners.

Chicken and yellow rice that's baked to perfection in a casserole.

Versatile yeasted bread dough that bakes into two loaves or shapes into Parkerhouse and cloverleaf rolls. Make-ahead friendly with overnight refrigeration option.

A layered casserole of wild rice, poached chicken, green beans, and mushrooms in a sherry-Parmesan cream sauce topped with sliced almonds. Minnesota hot-dish at its best.

Rio Grande chili is a no-bean Texas-style chili with ground beef, cumin seeds, green chiles, beer, and masa flour for body. Simmered low for two hours. Bold and authentic.

Capital chicken skillet with artichoke hearts, mushrooms, port wine, and tarragon in a creamy sauce over rice. A low-fat, one-pan dinner with a touch of elegance.

Chinese-style chicken in plum sauce with fresh ginger, sherry, carrots, and celery. Bite-sized chicken simmered in a glossy, sweet-tangy plum gravy thickened with cornstarch.

A crunchy Chinese chicken salad with napa cabbage, romaine, snow peas, and carrots topped with rotisserie chicken, chopped peanuts, and fresh mint, all tossed in a smoky chipotle peanut butter dressing.