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Tex-Mex spinach salad with black beans, bacon, mushrooms, and red pepper in a spicy picante-cumin dressing. A no-cook salad with bold San Antonio flavor.

Note: 15 bean mixtures are available packaged in supermarkets and health food stores. If you prefer, make your own by combining equal amounts of dried blackeyed peas, red kidney beans, white kidney beans (cannellini), green lentils, split peas, black beans, yellow split peas, navy beans, cranberry (Roman, shell, or shell out) beans, great Northern beans, pinto beans, small white limas, red lentils, cow peas (field peas), and pink beans. Avoid using beans such as garbanzos and large lima beans, as these take longer to cook than other varities.

Italian vegetable stew with eggplant, potatoes, tomatoes, bell pepper, and briny black olives. Rustic Southern Italian peasant dish that tastes even better the next day, served hot or at room temperature.

Hungarian-style braised pork stew with paprika, caraway seeds, roasted vegetables, tomatoes, and red peppers. Slow-baked until fork-tender, served over egg noodles or rice.

Roasted red potato salad with fresh corn, cucumber, tomato, and a cilantro vinaigrette. No mayo, just olive oil and vinegar for a light summer side.

Fast pita pizza topped with tomato sauce, mushrooms, peppers, and alfalfa sprouts. A 10-minute vegetarian single-serving pizza using pita bread as an instant crust.

Hearty vegetarian stew with kidney beans, brown rice, and cabbage simmered with Southwest spices. Stovetop or slow cooker meal ready for Tex-Mex toppings.

Southwestern black beans simmered low with onion, garlic, green pepper, bay, and a whole orange tossed in for citrus brightness. The slow-cooked Tex-Mex side that doubles as a vegetarian main.

TVP granules sautéed with garlic, peppers, and onions simmer in tangy tomato paste spiked with oregano and cayenne for a protein-packed vegetarian sloppy joe filling.

Italian braised lamb and potatoes with pecorino cheese, red capsicum, and garlic simmered in stock until fork-tender. A make-ahead casserole that tastes even better the next day.

Chocolate cream pie made the easy way: a double batch of thick chocolate pudding folded with fresh whipped cream, piled into a baked pie shell and crowned with more whipped cream and bittersweet chocolate shavings. No oven needed for the filling.

Late-summer pepper rainbow soup with multicolored bell peppers floating in a lemon-and-egg-yolk thickened broth. Greek avgolemono technique meets a confetti of red, yellow, and green peppers.

Roast leg of lamb on a rack over a potato, onion, and roasted red pepper gratin. Lamb drippings baste the vegetables below as everything roasts together in one dish.

No-bake summer berry pie with fresh raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries set in a strawberry gelatin glaze in a baked pie shell. Topped with whipped cream for a cool, fruity summer dessert.

Sweet spinach tart with wine-steamed spinach cooked in rosewater, sugar, and cinnamon, filled into a pie shell and topped with fresh sliced strawberries. A medieval-inspired dessert that's surprisingly beautiful.

A classic double-crust cherry pie made from scratch with frozen tart cherries, cornstarch thickener, and a whisper of almond extract. Baked golden with a lattice or vented top.