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Adding the cilantro at the end gives this curry a light, fresh finish. Serve with rice or couscous.

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If you like spicy food, add more hot pepper sauce. Or put a bottle on the table for diners to add as they please. Other protein options: Make this with pork loin or chicken thigh.

There are tons of hot sauces on the market, but chipotle hot sauce adds an extra dimension of flavor because it's made with smoked chili peppers. It's the smoky flavor that gives this marinade a particularly interesting flavor.

The famous vegetable stew of Provence, ratatouille, redolent of fresh herbs and plenty of garlic, serves as an ideal topping for pasta. Pretty here over penne pasta, this ratatouille sauce can also be layered with cooked lasagna noodles, sprinkled with cheese, and baked.

Forget about serving acorn squash with butter: This orange-honey combination perfectly complements the flavor of the acorn squash.

By happy coincidence, butternut squash and brown rice take the same amount of time to cook. So this hearty curried pilaf is a one-pot wonder.

Red lentils (which are small, hulled lentils) cook much more quickly than brown or green lentils and lose their shape more readily. That makes red lentils perfect for this dip-once cooked they’re already halfway to being a puree. Carrot juice and an apple lend a slightly sweet note, enhancing the flavors of the curry powder. If you don’t have carrot juice, you could use tomato juice, tomato-vegetable juice, or broth.

The reason for scraping out the gills of the mushrooms is that they turn into a black, slightly gritty liquid when the mushrooms are cooked. It doesn't harm anything to leave them on, but the dish will be nicer if you scrape them out.

Sweet caramelized onions, carrot juice, and spicy cayenne pepper form the base of this luscious pasta sauce. If you prefer, you can substitute a 19-ounce can of cannellini beans for the dried. Rinse and drain the canned beans to get rid of most of the sodium. Reserve H cup of the pasta cooking liquid to add to the sauce instead of the bean cooking liquid.