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Grilled salmon en papillote with homemade basil-garlic butter, tomato slices, lemon, and bay leaf. Sealed in foil packets on the barbecue for a no-mess dinner.

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.

Pork chop lima casserole: seared pork chops layered with lima beans, green peppers, and a ketchup-tomato pan sauce. Old-school one-dish dinner for four.

Sourdough bagels made with sourdough starter, boiled then baked for a chewy, tangy crust. Homemade bagels with that classic dense crumb and golden, crusty exterior.

Grilled chicken salad with blanched asparagus, sugar snaps, and snow peas over a fresh strawberry-balsamic dressing and toasted almonds. A springtime dinner salad that feels like a restaurant plate.

Babute is a South African curried beef bake with chopped dried apricots, bay leaves, and a rich egg custard poured over the top. Simple comfort food with exotic spice and fruity sweetness in every bite.

Whole flounder rubbed with a garlicky fresh herb and olive oil marinade, then charcoal-grilled until the skin crisps and the flesh turns flaky and smoky. Summer grilling at its finest.

Sour cream raisin pie is a Midwestern farmhouse classic with plump raisins suspended in a nutmeg-spiced sour cream custard. Includes a from-scratch flaky pie crust made with shortening for tender, sturdy bite.

This makes an excellent first course with dry white Demesticha or Samos wine.

Delicate sole fillets rolled around a buttery crab, chive, and parsley filling, baked in a creamy wine sauce and topped with melted Swiss cheese. Elegant seafood in 40 minutes.

Cheese-scalloped potatoes and carrots in a homemade sharp cheddar sauce with a hint of cayenne. A from-scratch layered casserole with a golden, bubbly top.

New Orleans daube with a 4-5 pound beef roast braised low and slow with salt pork, sherry, cloves, and thyme, served sliced over spaghetti with pan juices.

Thinly sliced flank steak wok-seared with oyster sauce and Chinese wine, piled over wilted bok choy. Just 7 ingredients for a fast, flavorful fusion dinner.

Wild blackberry pie with a homemade boiling water pastry crust, cinnamon-sugar filling, and lemon juice. A double-crust fruit pie with a tender, flaky dough from scratch.

Sesame crunch chicken oven-fried with a cornflake and sesame seed coating, marinated first in evaporated milk and Worcestershire for juicy, golden, shatter-crisp skin.

Egg drop and noodle soup with Parmesan cheese, spinach, and egg noodles in chicken broth. An Italian-inspired twist on classic egg drop soup ready in 30 minutes.