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Tender chicken breasts cooked atop sautéed mushrooms, sliced and draped in a rich Dijon cream sauce studded with sweet halved grapes. An elegant 45-minute dinner that looks like it came from a French bistro.

Irish spiced beef: traditional dry-cured Christmas beef with cloves, mace, bay leaves, and brown sugar. Seven-day cure, slow boil, and pressed cold for sliced cold cuts.

Smoky puréed black bean soup loaded with cumin, coriander, chili, and eight cloves of garlic. Finished with brandy and topped with Parmesan and fresh cilantro.

Amazing sauce! It takes a bit longer than any other recipe i have ever tried but it is WELL worth it!

Rice cakes topped with reduced-fat cream cheese, mandarin oranges, kiwi, and fresh strawberries. A colorful, low-fat no-cook snack ready in 10 minutes.

Silky avocado velouté soup built on a classic French roux base with chicken stock, egg yolk liaison, and cream. Garnished with avocado cubes, chives, and a cloud of whipped cream.

Shrimp and vodka linguine: tender shrimp tossed with silky linguine in a light tomato-vodka cream sauce with fresh basil and parmesan. A lighter spin on penne alla vodka that comes together in 30 minutes.

A delicious side dish that goes well with jerk chicken or curried beef.

Classic French tomato basil soup made from scratch with fresh Roma tomatoes and topped with sautéed fennel, zucchini, and mushrooms. A vegetarian potage that's rustic, fragrant, and deeply satisfying.

Garlic stuffed mushrooms with pecans, parmesan, and a folded-in roasted garlic bechamel, baked hot until the filling sets and the tops blush with cayenne.

Chilled barley and buttermilk soup with turmeric, fresh dill, parsley, cilantro, and red onion. A tangy, herb-loaded cold soup that's refreshing on warm days.

Pasta with pork and basil meatballs in a creamy Parmesan and Dijon mustard sauce with sauteed mushrooms. Tossed with fusilli and fresh herbs for a rich one-dish dinner.

Sichuan-style spicy orange beef with egg-white-marinated flank steak, dried orange peel, fresh chiles, ginger, and garlic. Crispy, fiery, citrus-forward takeout made at home.

Chilled tomato-leek soup with fresh parsley, dill, paprika, and a splash of red wine. A vegetarian summer soup made with 2 pounds of ripe tomatoes, served cold.

A simple and scrumptious salsa dip that doesn't take a lot of effort to make or even enjoy!

Pearl barley simmers in chicken stock with carrots, turmeric, and lime juice, then gets finished with sour cream in this Persian-inspired soup that's both hearty and surprisingly bright.