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Make the tartar sauce at least one day ahead.

Known as salade méchouia, this is the most popular salad in Tunisia. Although it is lovely as a first course, it also makes a good light lunch. Serve it with bread.

Rice pilaf and sautéd Swiss chard would be nice accompaniments, and some sweetened strawberries spooned over pound cake would make a good dessert.

Here's proof that an elegant dessert does not have to take hours to make. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Try the sauce with grilled fish or chicken, too. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

A cucumber and red bell pepper relish and a pilaf made with fragrant rice (like basmati) are perfect partners for the lamb. For dessert, have coconut ice cream topped with sliced bananas. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

If you cannot find smoked chicken, use smoked turkey instead.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. Our technique videos will show you how to fillet fish and make beurre blanc.

Bruschetta — a rustic Italian canapé — is the perfect vehicle for the robust flavors of late summer. Serve these topped toasts as a first course or, with a salad and a glass of wine, as a light supper.

A low-fat but tasty version of a typically calorie-laden favorite.

Eggs and fat were once forbidden during the 40-day Lenten fast, so on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent, Irish bakers would make pancakes to use up their stores of those ingredients.

This recipe was created to accompany Caramelized Leek Soup. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This quick dessert is like a crustless apple tart. It's a terrific way to use the fruit of the season and a perfect finish for the pork chops

Either potato salad or bulgur salad would be lovely with these summer kebabs.

This is a special party dish, elegant and costly. Select large Chateaubriands of about 1 pound each per serving. Buy marrow bones and have the butcher cut them so the marrow can be extracted in one piece.

This South American version of beef steak is wonderfully good eating.