Meal Prep

Besides serving these crunchy pumpkin seeds in our chili and chopped salad, we love to make up a batch to keep on hand as a snack.

Spread on a roast pork or turkey sandwich, or use as a dip for grilled shrimp or as a dressing for a fruit salad.

This recipe is an accompaniment for Roast Prime Rib with Madeira Sauce and horseradish Sauce.

If you've never thought of roasted squash as a side dish, try this recipe. Just rub pieces of butternut squash with olive oil, salt and pepper and bake until their flesh is tender and roasted to tawny gold. Serve the squash the way it's eaten in country houses in the part of the Emilia-Romagna region where nearly every family makes its own balsamic vinegar. Small bottles of balsamico are set out on the table, and everyone seasons their squash to taste with the vinegar. Try the squash with grilled lamb chops, roast chicken, pork and simple sautéed fish dishes.

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 4 hr

You can make this stock with a variety of fish carcasses (from nonoily fish) or with just one type — whatever your seafood market can give you.

Purchased wonton wrappers stand in for fresh pasta in this easy recipe.

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 1 1/2 hr

If you thought you couldn't cook Thai food at home, this colorful and slightly spicy curry-a bit of a cross between a soup and a stew-will change your mind. It's a cinch to whip up after work and intriguing enough to impress your friends. Begin dinner with frozen egg rolls or take-out ones from a Chinese restaurant, and finish things off with ice cream or sorbet topped with chopped tropical fruit. GewÜrztraminer or Thai beer complements the menu nicely.

This fresh chutney is an excellent condiment for beef, chicken, and fish.

When trimming artichokes in the following manner, make sure you scrape out every bit of the choke, as this will help prevent the artichoke bottoms from turning brown.

In this modified version of the Middle Eastern garbanzo bean dip, yogurt is used to replace some of the high-fat tahini (sesame seed paste). The dip is great with fresh vegetables or toasted pita bread wedges. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Great with grilled chicken, tuna, salmon, swordfish or shrimp.

This recipe was created to accompany Sauteed Sea Bass.

Serve this quick and easy sauce warm over vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt.