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Chili with kidney beans is a hearty crowd-size beef chili built on garlic-browned ground beef, peppers, tomatoes, and red kidney beans, simmered low with chili powder, cloves, and bay. Crowd cooker for game day.

An easy make-ahead side dish. Highlights the flavor of each ingredient.

Thinly sliced potatoes layer with a garlicky milk sauce in this lightened-up scalloped potato casserole where flour thickens the sauce instead of heavy cream, delivering comfort without the guilt.

Green beans with shallots, blanched crisp-tender then tossed in butter with sweet shallots and brightened with lemon and parsley. A simple, elegant French side dish that comes together fast.

A velvety lobster and shrimp bisque, sweet shellfish blended into a creamy, tomato-tinged base with a roux and half-and-half, finished with the gentle anise note of fresh tarragon. An elegant starter.

Spicy homemade guacamole mashed with ripe avocado, fresh lime, cilantro, and garlic, then kicked up with chopped green chilies. Bright, fresh, and ready for a bowl of tortilla chips.

Spanish pot roast, a chuck roast browned and slow-braised in tomatoes, red wine, and beef stock with peppers, Spanish onion, and warm cumin and paprika. Fork-tender beef in a rich, smoky sauce.

Summer is about fishing, so why not enjoy a meal full of new flavors! Can be served with potatoes or rice.

Spicy blueberry citrus marmalade simmers orange, lemon, and lime rinds with fresh blueberries, sugar, and a kick of crushed red pepper into a sweet-tart-spicy preserve. Made for canning and gifting.

Quick, easy and tasty. Vinegar, a bit garlic, cayenne and sesame seeds make these simple beet greens taste amazingly delicious.

Greek gyro sandwiches blend ground beef and lamb with oregano, thyme, and garlic into thin patties, then tuck into pita with homemade cucumber-yogurt sauce and sliced onion. Street food classic done at home.

These lovely maple syrup roasted sweet potatoes are tasty with a nice crust to the skin, not mushy at all. The slightly tart but sweet carmelized exterior is a refreshing change to this classic fall vegetable.

Kick it up a notch! Smokey chipotle, cheese, tomato, onion and cilantro. A Mexican inspired twist to a boring grilled cheese.

Juicy bite-size cherry tomatoes stuffed with a tasty filling that includes mozzarella, basil and sun-dried tomatoes. Tasty pop-in your mouth mini-explosions of flavor.

Shredded cabbage stir-fried with curry spices, tomatoes, and carrots until tender-crisp in this quick African-inspired side dish that's ready in 25 minutes.

Authentic Greek tzatziki with strained yogurt, salted and squeezed cucumber, garlic, white wine vinegar, and olive oil. The proper way: 24-hour drain, no shortcuts. Vegetarian dip or sauce.