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Hungarian vanilla kifli cookies: tender butter crescents rolled in vanilla sugar, then dipped in semi-sweet chocolate. A traditional Eastern European holiday cookie with a melt-in-the-mouth crumb.

Eat with Indian or Lebonese style flat breads. Great as a side with barbequed lamb.

No-cook freezer jam with crushed blueberries, strawberries, and Certo liquid pectin. A bright, fresh-tasting jam that captures peak summer fruit without ever turning on the stove.

Creamy vegan tomato, potato, and mushroom soup with soy milk, tamari, barley malt, and basil. Pureed potatoes do the thickening, no dairy needed. A wholesome 30-minute one-pot soup.

A nice warm salad that highlights simple and fresh flavors and textures. Pan crisped bread cubes add a very nice crunch.

The classic Italian tomato sauce, great for any pasta dish or to add flavor any Italian style dish.

Quick and easy yet dressy and good for company. The prosciutto wrapped around the asparagus gets crispy under the broiler and the tomato garlic dressing adds even more flavor.

Lentil bobotie is a vegetarian South African curry bake with red lentils, golden raisins, and curry powder slow-baked in milk. A hearty, protein-rich plant-based main dish.

Peanut butter double chip cookies stir chunky peanut butter, salted peanuts, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips into a tender brown sugar dough. Three textures in every bite.

An incredibly easy to prepare chicken 'n rice casserole.

That's why you should always make salsa from the scratch. It's simple and refreshing. The best thing is that you can control the amount of salt you put in.

Marynowane pieczarki are Polish pickled button mushrooms in a vinegar marinade with black peppercorns and bay leaves. A classic zakaski appetizer served chilled with bread, cured meats, or vodka.

Buttermilk Christmas pudding: a warmly spiced, molasses-dark steamed pudding studded with raisins and made tender by buttermilk and suet. The traditional British holiday dessert, served with brandy sauce or custard.

Sweet cherry tomatoes, red bell peppers and crunchy romain lettuce are tossed with a lemon-olive oil vinaigrette, and cheesy Parmesan croutons.

Fresh cherry tomatoes, colorful bell pepper, white mushroom and red onion, season with olive oil, sesame seeds and parsley leaves, they look good and tastes good, quick and easy.

Crockpot Cincinnati chili made with lean chicken, simmered low with chili powder, a hit of unsweetened chocolate, and warm cinnamon and cloves. The Queen City classic, set-and-forget in the slow cooker.