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Beef filet mignon crusted with chopped peanuts, chestnuts, and parsley, served with a ginger-orange August Moon sauce. An Asian-inspired steakhouse-worthy dinner.

Cappellacci stuffed pasta squares filled with ricotta, spinach, and nutmeg, baked in homemade tomato-basil sauce. A from-scratch Italian project worth every fold.

Moist banana layer cake studded with grated white chocolate and topped with a banana-white chocolate frosting. Use up those overripe bananas in style.

Charcoal-grilled pork loin marinated in oyster sauce, soy, and whiskey, sliced thin and piled over steamed sticky rice with fresh cilantro and chilies. A Thai street food feast worth the wait.

Showstopping chocolate mousse pie with brandy-soaked chocolate-dipped cherries, a cookie crust, and a filling loaded with 12 oz of chocolate, coffee, and whipped cream.

Baked empanadas with a flaky cornmeal pastry crust stuffed with spiced ground beef, raisins, and spaghetti sauce. A Mexican-inspired hand pie with sweet and savory picadillo-style filling.

Add some zing to your meat loaf with this delicious recipe that will not disappoint.

Cheddar cheese bread machine loaf with sharp cheddar, Parmesan, and coarse black pepper. Load the ingredients and let the machine do the work for cheesy, savory bread.

Lighter chocolate amaretto cheesecake made with reduced-fat cream cheese, cottage cheese, and cocoa. Baked low and slow with mini chocolate chips folded in.

Gypsy John is a layered chocolate cake with rum-spiked whipped chocolate filling and a glossy ganache frosting. A rich, elegant dessert cut into squares for easy serving.

Mole poblano with turkey and pork simmered in a two-chile sauce of mulato and pasilla peppers, almonds, peanuts, chocolate, and warm spices. Authentic Mexican flavor.

Triple-chocolate Halloween brownies with espresso, walnuts, and chocolate chips, chilled and cut into festive shapes with cookie cutters, then frosted in orange.

Beef lo mein: a takeout-style stir fry with thin-sliced flank steak, cabbage, carrot, and soy-ginger marinade tossed with noodles. Home cooking that matches the takeout in under 45 minutes.

Mancha Manteles, the Mexican 'tablecloth stainer,' simmers turkey and chorizo in a rich mole of ancho, pasilla, and serrano chiles, almonds, and sesame, sweetened with pineapple, apple, and banana. Sweet, smoky, and spicy.

Classic Cobb salad with homemade French dressing: finely chopped greens arranged in tidy rows of chicken, bacon, avocado, egg, tomato, and Roquefort. The original composed salad, tossed tableside.

Grilled pizza with oat-flour crust, fresh Roma tomatoes, basil, bell pepper, and melted mozzarella. Homemade dough grills in minutes with a smoky charred crust.