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Oysters au champagne is a classic French appetizer: fresh oysters poached in champagne and oyster liquor with garlic butter, plated over a bed of wilted spinach, and cloaked in a silky roux sauce.

Grilled eggplant rollups with sun-dried tomato goat cheese, fresh basil, and garlic. A no-bread vegetarian appetizer with smoky char and a creamy tangy filling.

Fried country ham with red-eye gravy: the classic Southern breakfast of thick-sliced salt-cured ham fried in its own fat, deglazed with hot coffee. Two ingredients, pure tradition.

Homemade paneer: the classic Indian fresh cheese made from just milk and vinegar. Pressed into firm cubes, pan-fried golden, and ready for any curry or saag.

Stovetop espresso and cappuccino guide: how to brew proper coffee in a classic moka-style machine, plus how to steam milk for homemade cappuccino. No espresso machine needed.

Herbal oatmeal bath bags: a DIY skin-softening bath soak made with oatmeal, dried herbs, and a drop of essential oil. Non-food body-care recipe.

Easter egg nests made with chocolate-coated chow mein noodles shaped into bird's nests and filled with jelly beans. A no-bake Easter treat kids can help make.

Fortune Christmas Cookies, tiny marble-sized dough balls baked into bite-sized holiday treats. A simple, quick-baking variation of the Mysticandy cookie dough for the Christmas tin.

Spiced olives are the easiest homemade Moroccan-style appetizer: drained olives tossed with your favorite spice blend and left to marinate overnight. Transforms ordinary olives into something bar-worthy.

Madras curry mixture is a homemade South Indian curry powder built from coriander, ginger, hot chilies, black mustard, fenugreek, black pepper, and curry leaves. Bolder and fresher than store-bought.

Two-tone plum bowl mashes canned greengage and purple plums into a quick rustic spread. Two ingredients, minutes of work, and a natural pairing for toast, cheese boards, or cured meats.

Easy lemonade pie folds frozen lemonade concentrate and lemon zest into whipped topping for a 3-ingredient no-bake summer dessert. Set in a graham crust or sliced from a baking dish.

Rice and garden vegetable is a pantry-fast bowl: whole grain brown rice stirred into reduced-sodium vegetable soup and warmed through in minutes. An easy, low-effort meal with a kick of cracked pepper.

Heart cake without a special pan, made by cutting a round layer in half and setting both halves against a square layer to form a heart, then frosting it pink with strawberry frosting. A clever Valentine's trick.

Basic rack of lamb: a French-trimmed rack marinated, then roasted hot to a rosy medium-rare and carved into elegant double-bone chops. The foundation technique for an impressive special-occasion main.

Oysters Rockefeller, the New Orleans classic: shucked oysters in the half shell, baked on a bed of rock salt under a rich green herb-butter sauce until browned and bubbling. An elegant baked oyster appetizer.