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Italian sausage with peppers and onions, boiled first then pan-fried golden brown, served on hot dog buns with mustard. A classic street fair sausage sandwich that's a staple at every Italian-American festival.

A great side dish for Thanksgiving that will be gone before you can say "pass the turkey".

Impossible caramel custard pie that forms its own crust as it bakes. Just blend milk, eggs, brown sugar, butter, and Bisquick, pour into a pie plate, and bake. No crust-making required.

Sardine sandwich butter: a three-ingredient compound butter of softened butter, mashed boneless sardines, and a dash of lemon. Spread on tea sandwiches, crackers, or hot toast.

Broiled salmon steaks with butter-sauteed pears, apples, and lime slices. A fruit-forward seafood dish where the sweet compote and citrus brighten rich, fatty salmon in every bite.

Mexicali omelet: a fluffy 6-egg skillet omelet topped with a quick ketchup and green chili salsa. A retro Tex-Mex breakfast that serves three from one pan.

Based on a healthified Hollandaise recipe, this version of a classic French sauce is one of the numerous variations on the "mother" sauce, great served over veggies or is great to dress up any meat, from fish and chicken to beef.

Princess Di's French toast spreads cream cheese between toasted egg bread slices before dipping in vanilla-cinnamon custard. A royal twist on a brunch classic.

Esterhazy Rostbraten is a classic Austrian beef sirloin dish with julienned root vegetables in a cognac cream sauce. An elegant Viennese main course finished with sour cream.

Overnight sticky nut buns use frozen dinner rolls that rise overnight under butterscotch pudding, brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon. Wake up, bake, and invert for instant breakfast magic.

Seared buffalo tenderloin medallions finished with a Jack Daniels pan sauce of veal stock and cream. A restaurant-quality 20-minute dinner for two that feels like a special occasion.

Impossible chocolate pie: blend everything in a blender, pour into a pie plate, and bake. The pie forms its own crust as it bakes. A crustless chocolate custard pie with 2 minutes of prep.

Italian Parmesan risotto topped with garlicky pan-toasted mushrooms. Creamy rice built one ladle of broth at a time, finished with Parmigiano-Reggiano and crowned with golden mushrooms.

Georgian chicken with tkemali-style plum sauce: whole chickens broiled with butter, served under a tart plum sauce spiked with garlic, coriander, and red pepper. A Caucasus classic.

Jellied veal loaf: an old Pennsylvania Dutch cold-cut classic. Slowly braised veal, ground and set in its own gelled stock with onion and celery. Sliced cold for sandwiches and supper plates.

The simple flavors ring true in this recipe. Go back to basics, buy yourself a squash from a local farmer, add simple high-quality ingredients. We add a dollop of sour cream upon serving and enjoy the warm flavor of our roots every time we make this recipe.