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Jeera Aloo This is one of the most popular everyday techniques for cooking vegetables in North India. It's so simple: cooked vegetables are pan-seared in a spice-infused oil. Any seasonal vegetable will work although starchy vegetables like potatoes, sweet potatoes, taro root, and plantains are preferred. The potatoes are great at breakfast or with grilled meats. For a vegetarian meal, roll them in a flatbread or stuff them in pita pockets with lettuce and tomato slices.

Large Scone Prince Edward Island traditionalists still enjoy four meals a day — breakfast, dinner (at noon), supper, and "lunch," commencing at 10 p.m. Typical fare includes bannock or biscuits, homemade jam, cheese, and strong tea.

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 20 min

These Colombian corn pancakes do a good job of soaking up the juices from the pork.

A Roman-style pasta carbonara can be presented as a first course, in true Italian fashion.

No salt is used in this traditional Asian recipe. Folding the rice from the top to the bottom of the pan after cooking helps distribute moisture evenly. Active time: 5 min Start to finish: 30 min

Sticky rice is the main event at the northern Thai table. Small bites of each dish are put on the diner's plate, then a walnut-size amount of rice is formed into a ball with your fingers and used to pick up a chunk of meat or vegetable. Individual handwoven baskets will keep the rice warm longer, but a large bowl also works fine.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Try this one with turkey (it's also a nice accompaniment to pork or roast duck). Terrific for gift giving when packaged in a decorative jar.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

One of the great blue cheeses of the world, real English Stilton transforms potatoes au gratin into something extraordinary.

A delicious side dish at the Old Manor Estate in Gingerland, Nevis.

A rich and elegant special-occasion dish.

This recipe was created to accompany Fillet Mignons on Jerusalem Artichoke Purée .

This satisfying, old-fashioned cake has a delicious ripple of brown sugar and walnuts running through it.

Haricots verts (small, thin French green beans) would also be nice as a side dish, but regular green beans would be fine, too.