Chicken

For some appropriate side dishes, dress shredded carrots with a cumin, cilantro and lemon vinaigrette, and add almonds and raisins to couscous. Top it all off with pistachio ice cream and mint tea.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Serve with black-eyed peas, biscuits, a watercress salad and cold beer or iced tea.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Sunset salad originated at the '21' Club early in the restaurant's history. The name comes from the colors of its ingredients. The salad is most often served with Lorenzo dressing, which was invented by one of the waiters, whose first name, not surprisingly, was Lorenzo.

Jalapeño-Cilantro Salsa and Tomato Salsa are colorful accompaniments to this great entrée.

This dish is wonderful served with mashed potatoes.

You can prepare the polenta a day ahead. The chicken and vegetables can be made earlier in the day, and both can be reheated before serving. Team this with a radicchio and arugula salad, and uncork a Pinot Grigio.

Make this impressive dish the centerpiece of your buffet table.

Although most of the molasses imported by the Colonies in the seventeenth century was used to make rum, some found its way into the kitchen. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Curry dishes are usually served over rice, but pasta is a delicious change.