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Grilled garden sandwiches: a loaded grilled cheese stacked with sauteed mushrooms and red onion, fresh tomato, and two melting cheeses, griddled in butter until golden and crisp. A hearty meatless lunch.

Baked orange pork chops layer thick lean chops with fresh orange slices and a citrus-juice braise, dusted with flour to thicken into a glossy pan sauce. Five-ingredient one-pan dinner with bright sweet-savory contrast.

Mediterranean shrimp and bow tie pasta with olives, garlic, oregano, and lemon. A fast 30-minute Italian-inspired one-skillet weeknight dinner.

Emerald seafood salad with wine-poached scallops, shrimp, kiwi, apple, walnuts, and red onion on fresh spinach. A colorful, elegant main-course salad with a lemon vinaigrette.

Baked turkey spring rolls swap the deep-fryer for phyllo dough and the oven, with ground turkey, bok choy, ginger, and scallions wrapped into crisp golden rolls. Lighter take on takeout classic.

Salmon steaks brushed with vermouth butter, orange zest, and lemon juice, topped with sliced potatoes and grilled in foil. Works on the barbecue or in the oven.

Santa Maria-style bean soup made from soaked dried beans, onion, carrot, celery and tomato simmered in olive-oil-rich broth with cumin and bay. A rustic peasant soup that improves overnight.

Italian stromboli stuffed with salami, capicola, provolone, and mozzarella in rolled bread dough. A Dijon mustard layer and oregano add a sharp, herby kick.

Pork Diane skillet supper with tenderloin, red potatoes, mushrooms, and a Worcestershire pan gravy. A complete one-pan dinner ready in about an hour.

Stir-fried chicken breast with orange bell pepper and scallions in a savory marsala-soy sauce, served over spaghetti. A quick 45-minute dinner for two.

Broiled lamb chops topped with sliced onion and melted Swiss cheese. A simple 3-ingredient lamb dish that goes from broiler to table with minimal effort.

Sautéed Brussels sprouts with caraway and lemon shred sprouts thin, then quick-cook with onion, butter, fragrant caraway seeds, and bright lemon. A 20-minute side dish that converts sprout skeptics.

Creamy chicken rice soup but without any cream to keep it light and delicious.

Peach fizz blends canned peaches with limeade, peach gelatin, and tonic water for a bubbly, fruity punch. A batch cocktail-style drink that serves 12 from one pitcher.

Fresh fruit melange with strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, cantaloupe, and honeydew tossed with mint and a citrus-sweetened dressing. Summer-bright and effortless.

If your date's a sweetie, then there's no harm in making this succulent chicken dish with some help from your crockpot.