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Greek chicken and spaghetti tosses lemon-oregano marinated chicken strips with summer squash, zucchini, and a whisper of cinnamon. Mediterranean weeknight dinner, the whole pan in 40 minutes.

Whole wheat spaghetti tossed with sesame oil, crumbled blue cheese, and scattered with bergamot flower petals. A five-ingredient pasta that's elegant, earthy, and utterly unique.

Creamy chilled zucchini and leek soup with herbs, potatoes, and a splash of Worcestershire, pureed smooth and finished with heavy cream. A garden-fresh cold soup for warm weather.

Chunky Southwestern chicken stew with kielbasa, potatoes, zucchini, summer squash, and corn in a cumin-tomato broth. A Dutch oven crowd-feeder that serves 8.

Self-saucing hot fudge pudding cake with a cocoa batter that creates its own chocolate sauce as it bakes. Warm, gooey, and made from pantry staples.

This veggie garden loaf was oh-so-yummy and full of good-for-you ingredients. I froze the leftover slices, and they were definitely freezer-friendly. Will be making more of this veggie loaf.

Lemony Caesar salad with homemade anchovy spread on walnut toast, a from-scratch lemon-garlic dressing, and shaved Parmesan. Three components, one composed plate.

A creamy tofu-based cheesecake loaded with almond flavor from almond meal, almond extract, and a crown of slivered almonds on a graham cracker crust. Blend, pour, bake. No dairy, no eggs, no stress.

Cheesy vegetarian tamale filling loaded with sharp cheddar, pine nuts, black olives, corn, green chilis, and plenty of garlic and cumin. Makes 7 cups for a big batch.

Tender cactus shoots (nopales) simmered in a smoky homemade chili sauce with garlic and onion. A bold Mexican-inspired side dish that pairs beautifully with beef, chicken, or fish.

Homemade baked beans slow-cooked for 7 hours with white beans, molasses, ketchup, dry mustard, brown sugar, and apple cider vinegar. Old-fashioned, from-scratch Boston-style beans.

Whole-wheat bread machine carrot bread with freshly grated ginger and cashews. Add the ingredients, press start, and pull out a hearty, subtly spiced loaf with real ginger heat.

A double-crust apple pie sweetened with brown sugar instead of white for deep butterscotch flavor that tastes like fall itself.

Southern fig preserve cake baked in a tube pan with warm spices, buttermilk, chopped pecans, and a generous swirl of fig jam, finished with a buttermilk glaze.

A quick and easy supper, ready in 30 minutes flat.

Apple cinnamon crumb pie with cinnamon-spiced apple slices thickened with tapioca, topped with a buttery brown sugar streusel crumb. Classic Dutch apple pie style.