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Louisiana alligator with boudin cream sauce: flour-dusted alligator medallions flash-sauteed and plated on cornmeal cakes under a bourbon-flamed boudin sausage cream sauce. Authentic Cajun fine dining.

Angelo's Milanese: thin breaded steak pan-fried golden, then simmered in a garlicky tomato sauce with dried chili, lemon peel, and rosemary. Italian-American comfort dinner.

Blackened chicken sliced over creamy linguine with a buttery cayenne sauce, fresh tomato, and green onion. A Cajun-style pasta plate with serious smoke and spice.

Wine-poached scallop ceviche tossed with Roma tomato, shallots, capers, and red pepper flakes. An elegant, light appetizer with a Mediterranean twist on classic ceviche.

Bring memories of the Windy City into your kitchen with this succulent beef dish.

Hands-off oven roast beef seared at high heat for one hour, then slow-cooked in the residual heat of a turned-off oven for five hours. Just one ingredient, zero fuss.

Shrimp scampi broiled in a bright white wine, lemon, and herb sauce with shallots, basil, and oregano. A light, fast seafood dinner that is ready in about 20 minutes.

Poached orange roughy topped with a spiced tomato-orange marmalade sauce with brandy, coriander, cinnamon, and cayenne. A light, elegant fish dish with sweet-heat complexity.

Old-fashioned chicken and dumplings made from scratch with stewed chicken, rich broth, and hand-rolled flat dumplings. Southern comfort food the way Grandma made it.

Open-faced ham and cheese sandwiches on rye bread with mustard butter, sliced tomato, and melted cheese topped with creamy coleslaw. Ready in 10 minutes using the microwave.

Old-fashioned canned salmon loaf with bread crumbs, milk, and a single egg to bind. A pantry-friendly weeknight main that bakes in 30 minutes and slices clean.

Salmon steaks with white wine cream sauce: tender salmon topped with a classic French-style butter, cream, egg yolk, and dry white wine sauce. A 30-minute bistro-style dinner for two.

Try this healthy alternative to Sloppy Joes that will have you licking your fingers.

Oven-roasted chicken wings marinated overnight in hoisin, plum sauce, soy, honey, and garlic. Sticky, glossy, and packed with sweet-savory Asian-inspired flavor.

Spaghetti aglio e olio in its simplest form: long noodles tossed with slow-bloomed garlic, fruity olive oil, fresh parsley, cracked pepper, and a snowfall of Parmigiano-Reggiano. A pantry dinner ready in twenty minutes.

Gingery maple chicken drumsticks browned in a skillet then baked in a maple syrup, soy sauce, sherry, and ginger glaze. The sauce thickens into a sticky, caramelized coating as it bakes.