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Ken's famous crockpot baked beans loaded with ground beef, bacon, maple syrup, brown sugar, liquid smoke, and hot sauce. Six hours on low, feeds a hungry crowd.

Pasta with vodka sauce: a buttery cream sauce reduced with vodka, mushrooms, and fresh tomatoes. A restaurant-style Italian classic that uses the alcohol to unlock tomato flavor.

Slow cooker chicken cacciatore with two whole chickens braised in tomatoes, red wine, garlic, and Italian herbs. Set it, forget it, and feed a crowd of ten with zero effort.

A no-cook Chinese chicken pita sandwich stuffed with chopped chicken, fresh bean sprouts, scallions, and sesame seeds with a soy-ginger dressing. The perfect packed lunch ready in 5 minutes.

Creamy sausage broccoli chowder with kielbasa, potatoes, corn, and red peppers in a rich cream of broccoli and chicken broth base. Hearty weeknight soup.

No-bake banana vanilla wafer pie layered with sliced bananas and vanilla whipped cream. Just four ingredients, chilled overnight for a soft, creamy icebox dessert.

Polish hunters stew (bigos) with sauerkraut, kielbasa, bacon, dried mushrooms, apples, and tomatoes. Simmered low and slow, best reheated the next day.

Bread machine oat bran banana bread packed with whole wheat flour, rolled oats, wheat germ, and applesauce. A high-fiber, honey-sweetened yeast loaf.

Pasta pizza with a crispy angel hair crust pan-fried in olive oil, topped with sauce, peppers, olives, and melted mozzarella. A fun skillet dinner that's lighter than traditional pizza.

Cheesy noodle skillet supper browns ground turkey with spaghetti sauce, cream of cheddar soup, egg noodles, and mushrooms, melted under a cheddar blanket. Easy one-pan weeknight dinner.

Creamy cauliflower leek soup gets its silky body from pureed cauliflower, not heavy cream, with slowly cooked sweet leeks, a touch of Dijon, and lemon thyme. A velvety, light soup finished with chives and crisp garlic croutons.

In my opinion, this is the most decadent, rich and scrumptious pasta dish and one of my all-time favorites (I originally got this recipe from a Bon Appetit magazine many, many years ago). Very easy to prepare and always a hit.

Slow cooker family pot roast with chuck, celery, onions, cream of tomato soup, beef bouillon, and sage. A 9-hour hands-off Sunday roast that thickens into rich gravy.

Lemon Grilled Salmon with Parsley and Rosemary recipe

Grilled lamb tacos folded into corn tortillas with melted Monterey Jack, white cheddar, charred red onion and fresh mint. Quesadilla-style tacos with smoky backyard-grill flavor.

No-bake mud pie with coffee ice cream in a chocolate wafer cookie crust, drizzled with fudge sauce and topped with whipped cream and toasted almonds. Frozen and foolproof.