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Hot and sour garlic chive soup with silky tofu, cloud ear mushrooms, seaweed, and miso. A vegetarian Asian-style broth with tangy rice vinegar, chili heat, and herbaceous garlic chive garnish.

Salmon broccoli casserole with cream of celery soup, Parmesan, mushrooms, dill, and seasoned croutons. A pantry-friendly one-dish dinner using canned salmon.

Traditional lemon barley water made with pearl barley, fresh lemons, and sugar. A soothing, old-fashioned British drink that keeps in the fridge for five days.

Rigatoni alla vodka with flambed vodka, heavy cream, tomato sauce, prosciutto, and Asiago cheese. A rich, spicy pink sauce tossed with fresh basil and parsley.

Rich roasted lamb stock made from rack bones and trimmings with tomatoes, mirepoix, garlic, and thyme. A deep, savory base for soups, sauces, and braises.

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.

A buttery, brown sugar tube cake loaded with four cups of chopped pecans and a hint of coffee. Baked low and slow for a tender crumb that's pure East Texas pride.

Sausage skillet: simmered Italian sausage, red potatoes, onions, and bell peppers in one pan. Hearty four-ingredient weeknight dinner that comes together in under 45 minutes.

Bruschetta with chopped tomato salad featuring red and yellow bell peppers, capers, fresh basil, and balsamic vinegar. Low-fat, no oil, served as a mound alongside garlic-rubbed toast.

Sweet potato casserole with a crunchy pecan-coconut-brown sugar topping baked until golden. The holiday side dish everyone fights over at Thanksgiving.

Homemade Jos Louis cakes (gateaux Jos Louis): French Canadian chocolate sandwich cakes with fluffy marshmallow-style vanilla filling and a rich chocolate icing coat. A Quebec childhood classic.

Award-winning ginger cookies built on a cooked sugar-and-spice syrup base. Roll, cut, paint, or hand-mold this stiff gingerbread dough into any shape, then bake into crisp golden spice cookies.

New Jersey clam chowder: a Jersey shore split between cream and tomato, with bacon, chowder clams, Old Bay, and an unusual cream of asparagus base. Garnished with asparagus spears.

Flank steak stir-fried with hoisin sauce, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger, served over blanched snow peas and broccoli. A quick Chinese beef stir-fry that's on the table in 40 minutes.

Gambardella's minestrone with five dried legumes, fresh fennel, basil, oregano, and Italian vegetables simmered into a thick, hearty soup. Serve over pasta or rice.

Panko shrimp: Japanese-style deep-fried shrimp in a crisp, shatteringly light breadcrumb coat. Served with lemon wedges and soy sauce for dipping. A hot appetizer that stays crunchy even at room temperature.