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Creamy French-style chicken soup with diced vegetables, rice, and half-and-half finished with a silky roux. Classic Chicken a la Reine is elegant comfort in a bowl.

This soup is outstanding. It is rich, hearty and flavorful. The recipe is requested everytime I serve it.

Seems too good to be true, but this succulent dish can be enjoyed with some help from the crockpot that is stashed away in your cupboard.

These lentil burgers are packed with flavor and goodness.They can be served on top of hamburger bun, with some chutney or whatever your favorite toppings; or just have these tasty burgers with some fresh vegetable salad to complete a meal.

Yes, this is a vegetarian pot pie. Not only just vegetarians love it, but also meat-lovers enjoy it. Flavorful and tasty, a delicious, warm yet light main dish during a cold winter day.

Monkfish stir fry with flour-dredged fish cubes, celery, zucchini, red pepper, and mushrooms tossed in soy sauce and sherry. A quick wok dinner with meaty fish and crisp vegetables.

Thick, creamy New England-style clam chowder loaded with bacon, new potatoes, and tender chopped clams in a herb-rich cream base. Finished with fresh dill and parsley for a bowl that tastes like the coast.

Try this succulent pot roast that is made with a variety of spices and vegetables that creates an amazing flavor you will love.

Let your kitchen take in the delicious aroma of this succulent and savory stew.

Best cheesy chicken chowder simmers tender chicken with potatoes, carrots, celery, and onions in a velvety sharp cheddar bechamel. Hearty crowd-feeding soup with a soy sauce twist for depth.

Pot roast tri-tip braises a seared 2-pound triangle cut with onion, carrot, celery, red wine, and thyme until fork-tender. The strained pan juices become a glossy red wine sauce served alongside.

Whole red snapper stuffed with shrimp, rice, ginger, and scallions, then draped in bacon and baked until flaky. Finished with a white wine pan sauce for a showpiece Caribbean dinner.

A velvety lobster and shrimp bisque, sweet shellfish blended into a creamy, tomato-tinged base with a roux and half-and-half, finished with the gentle anise note of fresh tarragon. An elegant starter.

Classic crabmeat au gratin baked in a buttery cream sauce with sauteed vegetables, egg yolks, and a golden cheddar crust. Rich, bubbly, and pure Louisiana comfort.

This is an authentic family recipe that my mother taught me in 1950 in New Orleans. It makes a great dinner party main dish. Like chinese food, it is long on chopping and assembling, but goes together and cooks rather quickly.

Rolled chicken breasts stuffed with crab meat and herb stuffing, baked golden and drizzled with a Swiss cheese hollandaise wine sauce. A showpiece dinner that's worth every minute.