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Freezer-friendly sweet and sour pork with pineapple, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, and a tangy soy-vinegar sauce. Make-ahead Chinese-American takeout classic that reheats like new.

Slow-cooker French onion soup with caramelized onions, beef bouillon, and toasted French bread topped with melted Parmesan. The classic Parisian bistro soup, hands-off.

Cuban-style ground beef picadillo simmered with green olives, raisins, lime, cumin, and cinnamon. Sweet-and-savory weeknight skillet meal that piles onto rice or stuffs into tacos.

Kiwifruit daiquiri blends ripe kiwi with white rum, fresh lime juice, sugar, and crushed ice for a frosty green tropical cocktail. Two-glass blender drink ready in five minutes.

Roasted eggplant soup with fire-charred bell peppers, tomatoes, eight cloves of garlic, cumin, and cream, pureed smooth and garnished with fresh basil. A smoky, velvety blended soup.

Sherried barley soup is a hearty mushroom and pearl barley soup deepened with a browned roux, a splash of sherry and Worcestershire. Earthy, savory and thick, the kind of cozy bowl that warms you through.

Hearty brussels sprouts soup loaded with smoky kielbasa and tender potatoes in a rich chicken broth. A rustic, warming one-pot meal ready in just 35 minutes.

Wok-fried broccoli and mushrooms in oyster sauce with garlic, cooked fast and hot for crisp-tender vegetables with a savory, glossy coating. A Chinese takeout side in 20 minutes.

Mango brulee with a custard made from double cream, fromage frais, and egg yolks topped with caramelized demerara sugar. A lighter take on classic creme brulee.

Buttery brown sugar shortbread pressed into a sheet pan, brushed with egg white, and topped with cinnamon sugar and sliced almonds. Cut into elegant diamond shapes for a cookie platter showstopper.

Old-fashioned apple cake loaded with sliced apples, walnuts, and cinnamon in a moist oil-based batter. No mixer needed for this rustic 9x13 sheet cake.

Baked bananas in a Caribbean-style rum caramel sauce with fresh orange juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. A simple, warm dessert inspired by Grenada.

Rustic white bean soup with great northern beans, carrots, celery, tomatoes, and vegetable broth finished with extra-virgin olive oil. A hearty, naturally vegan bean soup.

Sesame noodles tossed with linguine, scallions, soy sauce, and toasted sesame seeds. A 5-minute weeknight pasta with nutty sesame oil, fresh cilantro, and a kick of red pepper flakes.

Tuna pita pockets stuffed with creamy yogurt-mustard tuna salad, fresh dill, crisp celery, lettuce, and tomato. A light, mayo-free lunch ready in 10 minutes.