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We have always been great lovers of mushrooms, wild and cultivated. This dish was usually made with meadow or button mushrooms, but the cultivated ones will fill in just as easily and be almost as good.

Roquefort and apple omelet with butter-sauteed apple slices and crumbled blue cheese folded inside. A French-inspired breakfast or brunch ready in 10 minutes.

A traditional Greek soupies me spanaki: tender cuttlefish braised in olive oil with wilted spinach, spring onions, and lemon. Rustic Mediterranean seafood at its best.

Round steak rolled around carrots and dill pickles then slow-cooked in tomato sauce creates tender Swiss beef rouladen perfect for Sunday dinners or slow cooker comfort meals.

What is beef tamale pie, besides the most delicious thing there ever was? An aromatic mix of ground beef, tomato sauce and, spices, topped with a cheesy polenta style cornbread-like topping baked as a casserole.

Mom's cornbread stuffing with homemade skillet cornbread, toasted whole wheat, sauteed celery and onion, hard-boiled eggs, and plenty of sage. A Southern Thanksgiving dressing baked until crusty-golden.

Competition-style smoked BBQ ribs with a bold paprika dry rub and tangy homemade sauce simmered with molasses and chili. Slow-smoked over hickory for 5 hours of fall-off-the-bone glory.

New Orleans-style barbecued shrimp baked in a buttery Worcestershire-and-herb sauce, peel-on for maximum flavor. The classic Pascal's Manale-inspired dish that's all about sopping the buttery sauce with crusty bread.

Cherry pie with a tapioca-thickened tart cherry filling, brightened with almond extract, lemon, and a whisper of cinnamon and clove, all tucked under a flaky shortening double crust.

Make sure to use the convenient quick-cooking barley, that will save a lot of time. And very nice flavor too.

Creamy chicken curry with a surprise ingredient: cola. Simmered chicken in a buttery apple-curry sauce with raisins and half-and-half, served over rice with all the classic condiments.

Old-fashioned pinto beans simmered low and slow with bacon drippings, a pinch of sugar, and salt until creamy and tender. Nana's humble, smoky pot of Southern beans, just like she made them.

Tiny Bohemian chocolate cookies with melted milk chocolate, grated walnuts, and butter, baked low and slow until they melt on your tongue. Makes 16 dozen bite-sized cookies for holiday platters.

Slow-braised chicken fricassee with red cabbage that melts into a dark, wine-rich sauce. Just 9 simple ingredients, two hours of hands-off cooking, and deeply satisfying European-style comfort.

Old-fashioned blackberry pudding with a simple batter that rises up around the berries as it bakes, finished with a sugar crust on top. Homestyle comfort in an 8x8 pan.

Kuba, a traditional Eastern European barley and mushroom casserole with dried mushrooms, butter, garlic, and marjoram. A hearty, earthy side dish for holiday meals and special occasions.