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Layered Nacho Salad
Make the salad in a clear glass bowl to show off the colors. Pass some purchased red wine vinaigrette or buttermilk dressing alongside.
By Lisa A. Wilson
Chunky Gazpacho
By Kathy Weiss
Sausage Stuffing
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.
By Thomas R. Fox
Carrot Salad with Green Onions
Irish chefs are gifted at making something special out of the simplest ingredients. This pretty side dish is a good example.
Sesame Beef and Scallion Kebabs
Cooks wanting to prepare these kebabs in advance may let them marinate for up to 4 hours.
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Manchu Spiced Garlic Chicken "Pizzettas"
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.
Quick Shrimp Bisque
Crisp baguette slices are a natural with this, or serve the Rosemary Toasts, substituting tarragon for the rosemary. Either way, a salad of Boston lettuce and Belgian endive with lemon vinaigrette makes a lovely accompaniment, and a fruit tart is a good grand finale.
Cooked Carrot Salad with Toasted Cumin Dressing
Carrots, red onion, cilantro, Kalamata olives and a fragrant cumin dressing make a lovely summertime salad.
Red Onion Crostini
Red onions, sweetest in the summer, are caramelized and combined with pancetta to top toasted country-style bread for a sensational starter.
Roast Turkey with Corn Bread Stuffing and Giblet Gravy
A flavorful turkey prepared in an interesting way. It is soaked in brine, which helps tenderize the bird, and then rubbed with a citrus-thyme butter. The butter keeps the turkey moist and also enriches the pan drippings for the gravy. The stuffing borrows from the long tradition of corn breads in America. Be sure to make the Giblet Broth before you start roasting the turkey. Pour hard cider throughout dinner.
Watch how to prepare and carve your bird with our streaming video demonstration.
Scallion-Ginger Fried Rice
This dish is a wonderful accompaniment to grilled, steamed, or stir-fried seafood. Topped with diced steamed sweet potato or winter squash, it makes a satisfying light meal on its own.
Macaroni à la Gisolfi
It took me quite a while to remember a meal I used to loathe. You see, I was a kid who ate pickled herring and pig's feet with her dad. But my mom reminded me of the utter disdain with which I would greet the following meal, named for my brother's best friend, Eric Gisolfi. Eric has always been a hearty eater, but a picky one. This was one dish he never complained about. So, whenever he joined us for dinner I felt conflicted — fantastically happy that a new playmate would be joining us and absolutely devastated that I had to endure the ground meat and elbow macaroni so cherished by our guest. Try it out to see the mixed reviews you receive.
By Loretta Anderson