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It is a very nice meat pie, easy to make, and just half an hour, you can taste a good meat pie.

Soft, cinnamon-spiced muffins made with real watermelon juice and pulp, studded with plump raisins. A unique breakfast bake that puts leftover summer watermelon to brilliant use.

Crisp, flourless oatmeal pecan lace cookies with a delicate see-through pattern and buttery caramel snap. Five minutes of mixing, eight minutes to bake, perfect rolled into cornucopias.

Florida-style red snapper fillets bake under a citrus-blanket of orange and grapefruit zest with a whisper of nutmeg. Five ingredients, foil-covered, on the table in 25 minutes. Light, fragrant, full of Sunshine State sunshine.

Southern cornbread muffins packed with crispy pork cracklings, baked in sizzling-hot greased pans for golden, crunchy edges. Two dozen muffins from one simple batter.

Oven-baked curried rice pilaf with dried apricots, toasted slivered almonds, and vegetable stock. A hands-off vegetarian side dish with sweet-savory depth.

Kahlua brownies with melted unsweetened chocolate, coffee liqueur, and instant coffee in the batter, topped with a boiled chocolate icing and scattered chocolate chips. Triple chocolate and coffee in every bite.

Tender buttermilk dumplings steamed in bubbling wild grape juice with whole grapes. An old Appalachian tradition that turns foraged fruit into a warm, purple-stained comfort dessert.

Grilled or broiled zucchini halves brushed with lemon-pepper butter and topped with Parmesan. Five ingredients, no flipping, and ready in 20 minutes.

Spicy and tasty way to have potatoes. You can use any type of Thai curry. I use a taste of Thai Panang Curry Paste.

Chinese-style chicken in plum sauce with fresh ginger, sherry, carrots, and celery. Bite-sized chicken simmered in a glossy, sweet-tangy plum gravy thickened with cornstarch.

A lightly seasoned, simple, straightforward Bavarian potato salad sized perfectly for a weeknight side serving 4.

Pork and cabbage soup with leftover cooked pork, bay leaf, celery, and green pepper. A simple, no-fuss pot that uses what you already have on hand.

Traditional Wiltshire lardy cake with layers of spiced lard, sultanas, raisins, currants, and candied peel folded into yeasted bread dough. Sticky, sweet, and warm from the oven.

Armenian garlic cheese ball with farmer's cheese, walnuts, fresh dill and parsley, blended smooth and rolled in crunchy walnut pieces. A no-cook appetizer served with toasted pita.

These are the original famous sticky cinnamon buns, similar to those found at the Cinnabon chain of fast food outlets.