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Layered Creole vegetable casserole with okra, lima beans, corn, peppers, and tomato, topped with crumb-coated sautéed okra. A vegetarian gumbo-inspired bake that gets better the next day.

Baked breakfast casserole with bacon, eggs, Swiss cheese, and cream. A crustless quiche-style dish that feeds four with minimal prep.

A classic Baltimore sheet cake with a soft, simple batter topped with rows of fresh peach slices, cinnamon sugar, and melted butter. This old-school Mid-Atlantic bakery favorite is summer in every bite.

Simple cabbage soup with tomato juice, carrots, onion, and beef bouillon simmered for an hour. Low-calorie, low-sodium, and just one pot to clean.

Traditional Afghan eggplant layered with tomatoes, peppers, and onions, then draped in tangy garlic yogurt sauce (chakah). Serve with flatbread for a vegetarian feast.

Crispy phyllo strudel stuffed with seasoned ground beef, mushrooms, carrots, celery, and Parmesan cheese. Makes two golden rolls that slice into eight hearty servings.

Smoky mushroom tart with sauteed shiitake and button mushrooms layered over smoked mozzarella in a blind-baked butter pastry shell, topped with Asiago and walnuts.

A triple-decker Dagwood sandwich stacked with smoked turkey, ham, Emmentaler cheese, spinach, and romaine on whole grain and sourdough bread. A deli lover's dream.

Microwave minestrone with celery, carrots, potatoes, green beans, zucchini, and broken spaghetti in tomato broth. Low-calorie one-pot soup that cooks entirely in the microwave in 30 minutes.

South Carolina one-pot chicken and rice cooked low and slow with smoked sausage until the rice soaks up every drop of savory broth.

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.

A hearty dish made with chicken breasts, smoked sausage and shrimp that will satisfy anyone's hunger.

Red snapper baked with potatoes, onions, tomatoes, white wine, fennel, and a splash of Pernod for a touch of anise warmth. French-inspired one-pan fish dinner in about an hour.

This slow cooker beef stew recipe includes stovetop directions. Nothing beats a savory beef stew chock full of chunky vegetables to warm the hear.

Bay scallops and mushrooms simmered in white wine, folded into a buttery cream sauce with sherry, and baked in ramekins until bubbling. French elegance made approachable.

Savory crepes stuffed with a creamy salmon, mushroom, and sour cream filling, topped with Swiss cheese and broiled until bubbly. Elegant and ready in 30 minutes.