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Shrimp and wild rice with a curry-vinegar dressing and fresh green onions. A light, protein-packed warm salad or dinner with nutty wild rice and tender shrimp.

Chinese pork balls (gee yok beng) mix ground pork with fresh ginger, scallion, water chestnut, and soy, shaped into balls and deep-fried golden. Tender inside, crisp outside, and endlessly dip-able.

Smoky roasted eggplant dip with fresh tomatoes, garlic and lemon. A simple Mediterranean appetizer ready in under an hour.

A basic lentil salad that can make any dinner seem a bit different.

Easy wonton soup shortcut: ground pork, chicken broth, ginger, soy sauce, mushrooms, and wonton wrappers cut into strips instead of folded. Ready in 40 minutes.

Crispy fried wontons stuffed with ground pork, minced prawns, dried mushrooms, and water chestnuts. A classic Chinese appetizer that fries golden in 2 minutes and freezes beautifully for make-ahead entertaining.

Earthy anasazi beans simmered with cumin, coriander, and jalapeño heat for a hearty Southwestern soup that warms you from the inside out.

Hollowed tomatillos stuffed with cheddar, cream cheese, corn, and ground red chile. A no-cook Mexican-inspired appetizer you can prep ahead and serve cold.

No-bake curry cheese tart appetizer with cream cheese, cheddar, sherry, and pureed chutney pooled in the center. A retro party spread served chilled with crackers.

Shrimp and scallions in a spanish style tortilla. In Spain a pancake is called a tortilla.

Delicate steamed fish with ginger and scallions in classic Cantonese style. Light, healthy, and ready in minutes with fresh, clean flavors that shine.

Bread Provencale is a Provençal stuffed baguette filled with sausage, tomatoes, olives, capers, and basil, then chilled overnight and sliced into rounds. A make-ahead picnic classic from the South of France.

Spicy napa cabbage and daikon kimchi fermented with anchovies, garlic, scallions, and red pepper flakes. Traditional 2-day ferment Korean baechu kimchi for rice bowls, stews, and pancakes.

Smoked salmon, cream cheese, and tangy feta roll up in buttery puff pastry with capers and fresh herbs for an elegant appetizer or brunch centerpiece that bakes golden and flaky in 30 minutes.

Delicious Pan-fried fillet of seabass on grilled asparagus with mustard seed, mango and toasted coconut salad, served with a glass of Nobilo Regional Collection Sauvignon Blanc, 2008, £8.49 from Asda, Thresher, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Somerfield, Tesco

Fettuccine tossed with a no-cook tomato, basil, and yogurt sauce. A light summer pasta that skips the cream and comes together while the noodles boil.