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Eastern European meat patties with slow-braised veal, mushrooms, and dill wrapped in a buttery sour cream dough and baked golden. A hand-held pastry stuffed with ground meat filling.

Cream cheese ball prefect for crackers or anytime you have guests coming.

Hearty Tuscan bean soup with pancetta, sage, and ditalini pasta simmered in chicken broth. This rustic Italian pasta e fagioli feeds a crowd with creamy cannellini beans and sharp Romano cheese.

Marinated mushrooms from Mollie Katzen: briefly simmered button mushrooms soaked in olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and thyme. A make-ahead vegetarian antipasto or salad topper.

Fourth of July grilled Cornish hens split lengthwise and basted with a lemon-garlic-Italian dressing marinade. Backyard BBQ centerpiece that feeds eight for summer holidays.

A clever diet quiche with a fiber-rich bran-egg crust and a silky blended tofu filling loaded with asparagus, mushrooms, and onion. Low-calorie, low-fat, and high in protein. No pastry dough needed.

Spiced pork roast pressure-cooked with apple cider, sage, and black pepper into a tender, falling-apart loin in just 30 minutes. The fastest weeknight pork roast that still tastes like Sunday dinner.

Smoked salmon mousse layered with a green spinach stripe, set in a ring mold with cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream, dill, and a hit of lemon. Elegant make-ahead party appetizer.

A succulent dish that brings some variety to the dinner table and a savory flavor everyone will enjoy.

A traditional English pot roast marinated 24 hours in spiced vinegar, then seared and braised low and slow until fork-tender. Just 7 simple ingredients for a hearty beef dinner.

Chicken quarters poached with rosemary, then browned and sauced in a bold blend of anchovies, black olives, capers, jalapeños, pine nuts, and basil. Intensely savory and impossible to forget.

Leg of lamb Nicoise marinates butterflied lamb in a Provencal paste of anchovy, garlic, rosemary, thyme, and red wine vinegar. Broiled or grilled to a juicy pink center for a Mediterranean dinner.

Smoked turkey cooked overnight in white wine with garlic, onion, mint, and a touch of liquid smoke. Oven-smoked, low-and-slow Cajun-style turkey that feeds a crowd with juicy, herb-scented results.

A recipe from grandmother's more thrifty times; rarely encountered today.

Baid masluq, a Middle Eastern spiced egg dish with sumac, marjoram, and olive oil. Hard-boiled eggs crushed with a fork and seasoned, served as a mezze appetizer.

Sliced chicken breast sautéed with fresh herbs, tossed in a creamy white wine sauce with shallots, garlic, and chewy sundried tomatoes. A quick, elegant 30-minute dinner for six.