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Since this exotic dish has a very flavorful sauce, serve it with couscous or rice.

The stew does need to bake for a couple of hours, but it's very easy to put together.

Serve this quick stir-fry with rice.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Start preparing this at least a day ahead.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less, but requires additional unattended time.

Begin with melon slices and prosciutto; alongside the soup, serve baguette slices with a garlic and herb cheese spread, then offer macaroons and apricots afterward.

Arugula adds zip to this creamy risotto.

Pressing potatoes through a food mill or ricer gives them a fabulous texture. But they're just as delicious simply mashed.

Using canned black beans makes this soup a snap to prepare. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

The following tsimmes with beets, turnips, carrots, and meat came from Vilna to Brooklyn earlier in this century. When I make this for my family I do not tell the children that it includes beets and turnips. For some unknown reason they never ask me how the dish became so red. They love it.