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Saucy franks in cranberry chili sauce made in the microwave with just three ingredients. A sweet-tangy hot dog appetizer ready in 15 minutes for parties and game days.

Rosemary kissed lamb and shallot skewers for the barbecue.

Diced roasted pork tenderloin tossed with egg noodles, red bell pepper, and green peas in a lightly thickened chicken broth. A comforting one-pot dinner ready in 45 minutes.

Oxtails braised 4 hours in red wine with tomatoes and capers, then stripped, stuffed into cabbage rolls with Parmesan, and baked golden. Served on mashed potatoes for the ultimate comfort meal.

Hot dogs in a spiced tomato sauce with curry, chili powder, sage, and dry mustard served over elbow macaroni. A retro franks and mac recipe with surprising depth from an unexpected spice blend.

Creamy chicken on biscuits made with cream of chicken soup, sauteed celery, green pepper, and pimento. A quick comfort food dinner using leftover cooked chicken.

Restaurant-style crab cakes from Basil's, made with blue and snow crab plus chopped shrimp, Cajun spice, and garlic mayo. Pan-seared then oven-finished, served with champagne sauce.

Old Munich sauerbraten: beef marinated for days in a spiced vinegar bath, then clay-pot braised until fork-tender in a sweet-sour gravy thickened with gingersnaps. Authentic Bavarian pot roast for potato pancakes.

Quick pork and peanut stir-fry with ginger-marinated pork strips, onion, carrot, zucchini, and roasted peanuts in a lite soy and vinegar sauce. A weeknight dinner for two in 30 minutes.

Lean ground beef meatloaf studded with chopped apples and onions. The fruit adds subtle sweetness and keeps the loaf moist without extra fat. Make patties instead for quick weeknight burgers.

German-style veal and pork meatballs served over braised red cabbage and potatoes with a lemon-caper pan sauce. A rustic one-skillet-and-pot Bavarian dinner with Worcestershire-spiked gravy.

Chicken breasts baked with marinated artichoke hearts, mushrooms, and rosemary in a creamy broth sauce. Served over noodles for a comforting weeknight dinner.

Pennsylvania Dutch sauerbraten with chuck roast bacon-larded, vinegar-marinated for days, then pot-roasted with cloves and allspice for an almost-black sweet-sour gravy.

Swiss steak with tenderized round steak, sweet onions, mushrooms, and a tomato-mushroom gravy braise. Old-school comfort cooking that turns tough cuts fork-tender.

Westphalian leg of lamb roasted in a buttermilk and vegetable sauce inside an oven bag. A German roasting method that keeps the meat incredibly tender with a tangy pan gravy.

Porcupine meatballs with uncooked rice mixed into ground beef, baked in cream of tomato soup until the rice pokes through like quills. A retro family favorite.