Oven Bake

This satisfying British staple is an excellent use for leftover mashed potatoes. You will need two cups for this recipe; bring them to room temperature before using.

It is so easy and inexpensive to make this favorite dish from scratch.

Part of this stuffing is used in Crown Roast of Pork with Sausage Stuffing. To serve as a side dish, place all of the stuffing in a baking dish, cover and bake at 375°F for 45 minutes.

These small pizzas from Indigo in Honolulu feature sweet caramelized onions, spicy chicken, and mozzarella, Swiss and provolone cheeses. Refrigerated pizza dough is used here to simplify the recipe. Chili-garlic sauce can be substituted for the Thai chili sauce if necessary.

Uncork a Cabernet Sauvignon or Burgundy to serve with dinner.

Serve the baked fish with rice and a salad of tomatoes, cucumber and green onions.

The deep hollow created by emptying the bread is filled with lots of goodies, and this becomes a deep-dish pizza.

During a summer trip to Santa Fe, Joan Coulliette of Sandy, Utah, had a wonderful baked apple pancake for breakfast at Atalaya restaurant. The restaurant has closed, but we were able to get the recipe for the pancakes.

This simple and hearty meatless main course has intriguing Indian accents.

A piquant relish that is also a great sauce for pasta. To serve two people, simply double the sauce and toss it with eight ounces of freshly cooked pasta.

Ami Askins of San Diego, California tried a garlicky dipping oil at Grappa in Park City, Utah. And although bottles of the oil are sold at the restaurant, she'd like to be able to make it fresh at home. Try this versatile dipping oil with bite-size pieces of your favorite breads — or drizzled over sliced tomatoes.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but may require additional sitting time.

Brian Preinfalk of Show Low, Arizona, says there’s nothing he’d rather eat on a cold winter day than one of the beef pot pies at Creasey’s Restaurant in the nearby ski resort town of Pinetop.