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Quick and easy grouper (fish) with a horseradish sauce.

Surprise your family with this delicious dish that will have everyone talking about your first class cooking skills.

Open-faced crab muffins with Maryland crab, asparagus, and melted cheese on toasted English muffins. Seasoned with lemon pepper and seafood seasoning, baked until bubbly and golden.

Hand-formed shrimp balls with ginger and garlic, deep-fried until golden and drizzled with a savory celery, oyster sauce, and vodka pan sauce. A showstopping Chinese appetizer.

Toasted long grain rice baked in French onion soup with turkey, mushrooms, green pepper, and celery, finished with a melted cheese pinwheel on top. A hearty one-dish casserole the whole family will dig into.

Sweet and savory beef stew simmered in apple cider with dried apricots, raisins, mushrooms, and a lemon slice. A North African-inspired one-pot meal served over rice or potatoes.

Italian vegetable hoagies stuff baguettes with balsamic-marinated artichoke hearts, tomatoes, provolone, romaine, red onion, and pepperoncini. A 15-minute vegetarian sandwich packed with Mediterranean flavor.

A fiery Chinese hot pot of pork intestine, duck blood curd, and sour cabbage simmered in a chili-ginger broth with Sichuan peppercorns. Served bubbling over a tabletop burner.

Chinese-style mushrooms in oyster sauce, steamed with ginger and shallots then stir-fried until glazed. A savory umami-packed appetizer or side using black trumpet or button mushrooms.

Pasta stuffed pizza-style, jumbo pasta shells filled with shredded zucchini, torn pepperoni and Italian bread crumbs, baked under tomato sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan. A pizza-night mashup in shell form.

A Bloody Mary in a bowl: smooth tomato soup with celery, horseradish, Worcestershire, and lime, spiked with vodka stirred in off the heat. The savory, boozy New Year's Day hair-of-the-dog, served warm in mugs.

A colorful shrimp stir-fry with peach slices, snow peas, and onion in a sweet soy and vinegar sauce. The coral shrimp and jade snow peas make this dish as gorgeous as it is quick.

Triple cheese burgers: stuffed beef patties with cottage cheese and Parmesan inside, simmered in tomato sauce and topped with melted cheese. Retro skillet dinner.

Pepperoni and Vidalia onion quiche with slow-cooked sweet onions, Swiss cheese, and a yogurt-enriched custard in a prebaked pie shell. A savory, pizza-meets-quiche brunch dish.

Indian chicken pies with flaky lard-and-margarine pastry wrapped around garam masala-spiced chicken, mushrooms, and corn. Handheld curry-pot pies worth the weekend effort.

Low-fat open-faced vegetable sandwiches on whole wheat toast with a cottage cheese, mushroom, and sprout spread topped with melted low-fat cheese. A vegetarian lunch under 100 calories.