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Ro*Tel-style chili: quick, punchy ground beef chili built on canned tomatoes with green chiles for instant Tex-Mex heat. One pot, 30 minutes, weeknight dinner solved.

Homemade Polish kielbasa: a traditional sausage of pork shoulder, beef chuck, veal, and pork fat seasoned with marjoram, paprika, allspice, savory, and garlic. Old-country flavor.

Kasha salad with buckwheat groats, green peas, mushrooms, tomatoes, and cucumber tossed in a garlic vinaigrette and served chilled over lettuce.

Sliced Roma tomatoes layered with sweet Maui onions, fresh basil, and a drizzle of white wine vinegar and olive oil. A breezy, no-cook island-inspired salad ready in 20 minutes.

This is a easy good and tasty way to prepare a lemon chicken.

Sweet and sour TVP with pineapple, carrots, and green pepper in a tangy cider-vinegar glaze. A high-protein vegan take on the takeout classic, easily made gluten-free with tamari and served over rice.

Homemade barbecue sauce simmered with butter-softened onions, garlic, chili sauce, brown sugar, lemon, Worcestershire, and a full can of beer. The malty grilling sauce ready in the time it takes to fire up the coals.

Herb crusted chicken breasts with a 7-herb spice crust, pan-sautéed in butter and topped with a make-ahead Dijon and coarse-grain mustard compound butter. Ready in 30 minutes.

Homemade jalapeno breadsticks with buttermilk, sauteed onion, and fresh peppers on a cornmeal-dusted baking sheet. Chewy yeast breadsticks with real heat and golden, crispy edges.

Creamy mushroom soup made with ground cashews instead of dairy, spiked with cayenne and sea kelp for a rich, vegan-friendly bowl ready in 30 minutes.

Sliced strawberries, kiwi, blueberries, and creamy avocado piled on mixed greens with a light poppy seed dressing. This no-cook summer fruit salad comes together in 15 minutes flat.

A rich and scrumptious casserole made with juicy tomatoes, cheddar cheese and cream of mushroom soup.

This dish certainly requires some work, but the result is so worth it. The lamb is juicy and packed with flavour, and the stuffing is also delicious.

Capellini with burst cherry tomato sauce, garlic, olives, red pepper flakes, and Parmesan. A quick Italian pasta dinner with a fresh, jammy sauce in under 40 minutes.

Twice-cooked pork stir-fried with dried mushrooms, bell pepper, bamboo shoots and bean curd in a gingery soy-mushroom sauce. A classic Sichuan-style dish with tender poached pork and crisp wok-fired vegetables.

Radicchio leaves brushed with lemon oil and filled with melted Monterey Jack cheese. A 5-ingredient, low-carb appetizer ready in under 10 minutes.