Bon Appétit

Try this cheese-laden side dish with roasted chicken or grilled lamb.

Offer this colorful condiment with assorted grilled vegetables or grilled tuna. It's also great when paired with fried calamari or used in tuna or potato salad.

This simple preparation can be made with any firm white fish.

A one-pot Moroccan meal from Lotfi's in New York. Serve the stew with couscous or flat bread.

Serve these patties with a crisp salad of assorted baby greens.

A rich chocolate-raspberry truffle filling highlights this updated Linzertorte.

If time is short, omit the streusel topping.

Spoon this over vanilla ice cream, or serve it with dollops of Mascarpone Cream or sour cream.

Try this cinnamon-scented sauce over vanilla ice cream, pound cake or both. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe was created to accompany Crudités and Grilled Sausages with Sweet and Hot Chutneys.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. Round out this menu with boiled green beans and corn muffins. Finish with chocolate pudding topped with whipped cream.

Garlic bread is perfect on the side. You can find Creole or Cajun seasoning in the spice section of most supermarkets.

"Dinner at J. Alexander’s in nearby Troy is a treat my family enjoys regularly, and there’s one thing we always order: the chicken soup. says Katie Randlett of Wixom, Michigan."Although it sounds ordinary, this version definitely isn’t — it has a rich, creamy texture, and it’s full of goodies like pasta, sugar snap peas and carrots." Sugar snap peas add crunch to this comforting soup. The restaurant uses penne pasta, but macaroni would also work well.

This sensational dish is best when made with meaty short ribs that are three to four inches long. Serve with a simple green salad and glasses of good Zinfandel.

Perfect for almost any dessert pie.

Packed with chicken and vegetables, this savory cobbler is a down-home main course. Uncork a chilled Sauvignon Blanc.