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Chicken tequila pasta with poached chicken in a tomato sauce spiked with half a cup of tequila, lime juice, cumin, coriander, and cayenne, tossed with noodles and topped with Parmesan.

Steamed red cabbage wedges and quartered red potatoes drizzled with a horseradish butter sauce with green onions. A simple vegetarian side dish.

Rice bake casserole binds cooked rice, sauteed spinach, and sharp cheddar in a simple custard of milk and eggs with fresh herbs. Great use for leftover rice.

Christmas hazelnut balls rolled in powdered sugar, a buttery shortbread-style cookie with ground hazelnuts and vanilla. No eggs needed, melt-in-your-mouth tender.

Chocolate caramel pecan cheesecake with a vanilla wafer crust, melted caramel and toasted pecan layer, and a rich semisweet chocolate cream cheese filling. A turtle-style cheesecake.

Shredded yellow summer squash seasoned with oregano, garlic, and chicken bouillon, then microwaved to crisp-tender in minutes. The fastest veggie side dish in your rotation.

Homemade Swiss breakfast muesli mixes rolled oats with cinnamon, raisins, apricots, dates, almonds and sunflower seeds. Make a big batch and cook a hot, high-fiber bowl in minutes any morning.

Triple layer chocolate cake with cocoa, unsweetened chocolate, and coffee in the batter, topped with a fluffy Italian meringue chocolate frosting. Lower in fat than classic recipes thanks to yogurt and egg whites.

Had some puff pastry on hand from the holiday baking, and made this apple strudel. It was great, the puff pastry certainly delivered a much richer result than phyllo pastry that I normally use. No leftover, we ate it all!

A fresh and tasty fruit snack for when you have no time for a proper meal

Get another taste of the turkey with this hearty soup made with leftovers from that amazing Thanksgiving dinner.

Veal olives: old-fashioned stuffed veal rolls with buttered bread crumb filling, onion, and clove, tied and pan-braised until tender. A vintage recipe garnished with hard-boiled egg slices.

Crunchy Italian orange almond biscotti, twice-baked for that signature snap and loaded with toasted almonds and bright orange zest. A no-butter cookie made for dunking in coffee or vin santo.

Orange chiffon pie folds whipped egg whites into a citrusy gelatin-set orange custard for a cloud-light filling in a flaky pastry shell. A retro chilled pie topped with whipped cream and orange slices.

Pasta tossed with four colors of oven-roasted bell peppers, balsamic vinegar, garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil. A vibrant, low-fat sauce bursting with smoky sweetness.

High-fiber winter garden salad: shredded cabbage, carrots, broccoli, raisins, and sunflower seeds tossed in a curried yogurt and chutney dressing. Crunchy, sweet, lightly spiced.