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Spicy sausage sandwiches on English muffins with homemade pepper-corn salsa, jalapenos, banana peppers, and melted Colby cheese. A fiery breakfast or lunch sandwich.

Loaded veggie sandwich on multigrain bread with mashed avocado, roasted red pepper, cucumber, tomato, cheddar, and alfalfa sprouts. No cooking required.

Vegetable bulgur pilaf with mushrooms, zucchini, carrots, and red pepper simmered in broth with tarragon. A light, nutty whole grain side dish ready in 30 minutes.

Slow cooker chili-cheese meatloaf made with ground beef, cheese crackers, and chili sauce. A hands-off crockpot meatloaf that cooks tender in 6 to 8 hours on low.

Pepper-crusted roast beef rubbed with Dijon and coarsely cracked mixed peppercorns, served with a compound butter of roasted red peppers, basil, and parsley. A showstopper roast that slices beautifully.

Mexican cheese torta: a no-cook chilled cheese ball-style mold of cream cheese, Colby, Monterey Jack, red pepper, scallions, and jalapeño. A make-ahead party centerpiece served with tortilla chips.

Stir-fried beef salad piles seared strips of round steak and crisp-tender vegetables over wilted fresh spinach for a warm, low-calorie main-dish salad. A high-protein dinner in 30 minutes of cook time.

Open-faced pita sandwich: vegetarian flatbread topped with sauteed carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, and tomato. Healthy low-calorie lunch under 25 minutes.

Loaded crock pot chili browns two pounds of lean ground beef, then slow-cooks it for 8 hours with chili beans, tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, celery, garlic, and a punchy blend of chili powder and cumin. Hands-off weeknight comfort.

Pan-seared salmon fillets finished in a silky sherry-Madeira cream sauce with garlic, shallots, roasted red peppers, and mushrooms. Restaurant-plate elegance at home.

Whole trout baked with a sourdough bread stuffing of scallions, green pepper, parsley, butter, and white wine. Rustic lakeside cooking that comes together in 40 minutes.

Broiled chicken with thyme, fennel, and peppers: pounded chicken breasts broiled crisp, served with charred fennel and red peppers under a thyme-lemon-fennel seed butter.

Italian grilled tuna steaks marinated in olive oil and lemon, then grilled over high heat and finished with a warm caper-oregano-roasted pepper sauce. Fresh, bright, and done in 30 minutes.

Deviled crab croquettes with Old Bay seasoning, mashed potatoes, hard-boiled egg, and green pepper, rolled in cracker meal and fried golden.

Beef stroganoff sandwich on buttered French bread with seasoned ground beef, sour cream, tomatoes, green pepper, and melted cheddar. A hearty open-faced baked sandwich ready in 35 minutes.

Crispy-skinned red snapper seared until the skin shatters, served over a light stew of new potatoes, summer squash, and zucchini in a white wine, lemon, and tarragon broth. A healthy Mediterranean-style fish dinner.