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Polenta pie sets a rosemary corn polenta crust in a springform pan, then layers grilled squash, eggplant, and roasted peppers inside. A vegetarian Italian showpiece, served chilled.

Antipasto pasta salad with salami, provolone, garbanzo beans, olives, and mushrooms in a lemon-garlic-basil dressing. A make-ahead party dish that gets better as it chills.

Golden saffron rice baked with shrimp, tomatoes, white wine, and beer in an earthenware casserole. A festive Spanish-style one-pot meal for any gathering.

Marinated olives with garlic, orange zest, and fennel seeds warmed in olive oil. An Italian-style appetizer that improves with time. Ready in hours, not days.

Jugged hare braised for hours in a rich bone stock with mace, cloves, and mixed herbs, finished with port wine. A classic British game recipe served with redcurrant jelly.

An authentic basic salsa using dried chiles for use as a sauce for egg, Chilaquiles or Enchiladas. It also makes a nice spicy dip for tortilla chips.

Warm potato and tuna salad with new potatoes, spring onions, lemon, tarragon vinegar, and fresh parsley. A light, no-mayo fish salad ready in 35 minutes.

Why use meat when you can enjoy a delicious dish like this which will keep you wanting more!

Pickled mixed vegetables with cucumbers, cauliflower, carrots, celery, onions, and bell peppers in a turmeric-tinted mustard brine. Crunchy garden-variety pickle with classic giardiniera flavor.

A low-fat creamy mushroom soup made with dried oyster, morel, and porcini mushrooms plus fresh portabellos, simmered with leeks and curry in skim milk. Finished with dry sherry and fresh chervil. Ready in 25 minutes.

Fideus with clams features toasted vermicelli cooked in homemade fish stock with steamed clams, topped with a chive-garlic mayonnaise. A Spanish-inspired seafood pasta worth the effort.

The secret to tender baked beans is to leave the salt out until they are finished cooking. For some reason, salt toughens them. To pamper your tummy, rinse off the beans when they are finished soaking in several changes of cold water. This recipe is easy to prepare ahead and cooks in only two hours.

Penne with cauliflower, fresh and sun-dried tomatoes, basil, and Parmesan. A no-cook sauce tossed with hot pasta and cauliflower boiled together in the same pot. Ready in 30 minutes.

Asian vegetable and tofu soup with soba noodles, bok choy, broccoli, ginger, and garlic in a soy-spiked vegetable broth. Vegan, weeknight-fast, infinitely customizable.

Piña colada punch with homemade coconut milk, fresh pineapple juice, ginger-cassia tea, and rum or gin. Big-batch tropical party drink that serves a crowd.

Vegetable miso soup brightened with sweet green peas, scallion, jalapeño, garlic, and dulse seaweed. A fresh, 30-minute twist on the classic Japanese starter.