Oven Bake

A sophisticated presentation that is ideal for a holiday feast.

This pie uses pizza toppings as a filling. Serve it with a tossed green salad.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

To create a meal around these sweet and pungent ribs, just add fresh corn on the cob and a salad of watercress, red onion and orange slices.

There's horseradish in the cream sauce and, for good measure, some more in the buttery crumb crust.

Brian Polcyn of the Five Lakes Grill in Milford, Michigan, has updated this Mexican favorite by oven-roasting the stuffed chilies rather than coating them with batter and frying them. The chilies are presented on a bed of rich-tasting caramelized onions.

This was a recipe that came from my mother, Rae Horowitz. She told me it was from my Grandma Sade Lyon's recipe and she learned to make it from her.

An inviting first course would be grilled or roasted vegetables tossed with olive oil and arranged on a platter with olives and spicy peppers. Buy some tiramisu for dessert.

A crisp, buttery crumb topping and a touch of curry make this variation special.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

A delicate and sophisticated main course. Look for trout fillets with skin or have the fishmonger fillet two whole trout for you.