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Stir-fried beef strips marinated in red wine vinegar with broccoli, mushrooms, and linguine, finished with Parmesan. A fast Mediterranean-style weeknight dinner.

Vegetarian penne with sauteed fennel bulb, rehydrated dried tomatoes, broccoli, and pine nuts. A savory pasta tossed in the tomato soaking liquid for deep flavor.

Lasagna roll ups turn classic lasagna into tidy individual rolls: cooked noodles spread with a cheesy ricotta filling, rolled up, and baked in a beefy tomato sauce under melted mozzarella. Easier to serve, just as comforting.

Apricot almond bars with a buttery shortbread crust, spiced almond meringue topping, apricot glaze, and chocolate drizzle. Four layers of European-style pastry in every square.

British-style seafood lasagne with haddock, cod, and prawns in a cheddar bechamel sauce with sweetcorn, hard-boiled eggs, and parsley. Baked golden for one hour.

Parmesan squash cakes pan-sear crispy-edged patties of shredded yellow squash, shallot, parsley, and grated Parmigiano, then finish in the oven. A low-carb vegetarian side or brunch bite.

Raspberry chocolate coffee cake with layers of fresh berries, chocolate chips, and almond streusel. A tender vanilla batter baked with two layers of fruit and crumbly nut topping.

Basmati rice studded with five dried fruits, sliced mushrooms, slivered almonds, and cinnamon. A fragrant side dish that pairs beautifully with veal or poultry.

Wild rice amandine en casserole with slivered almonds, chives, shallots, and green pepper, baked slow in chicken broth until the grains burst. Elegant holiday side that finishes hands-off in the oven.

Very beautiful recipe, these beans are cooked very tasty!

Indian-style scrambled eggs with cumin, cilantro, and green chili: eggs cooked cake-style with onion, then finished with toasted ground cumin and fresh herbs.

Grilled beef tenderloin gets seared hot then finished indirect, basted with a vinegar-and-ancho Western BBQ mop. Spicy Texas-style barbecue sauce with cumin and Tabasco for medium-rare results.

Vegetarian tofu pot pie with crispy seasoned tofu, mushroom gravy, peas, and carrots in a whole wheat crust with wheat germ. Homemade from filling to flaky crust.

Trout fillets baked in parchment parcels with julienned courgettes, carrots, mangetout, herb butter, and fresh mint. An elegant en papillote dish for a dinner party.

Kiros Kai Faki is a thick split pea soup slow-simmered with pigs feet or pork hocks for 6 hours until the meat falls off the bone. Brined overnight for clean, rich flavor.

Mock crab roe is a clever Chinese dish of steamed white fish mixed with egg yolks and scallions, then fried into golden nuggets. Served with soy-vinegar dip.