A West African recipe, this stew contains dark turkey meat, okra, onions, peanut butter, tomatoes, and peanuts. Served over rice, it’s a hearty dinner.

Fresh cod fillet and corn star in these cakes, filled also with potato, bacon, and red pepper. Served with a green salad, this recipe is a perfect lunch.

Salt cod, a Portuguese classic, is given a modern twist in this recipe for hash made of potato, onion, and bell pepper, courtesy of Horatius Restaurant.

A great recipe to teach your kids grilling. These messy, juicy spareribs are a family favorite, flavored with orange, lemon, soy sauce, curry, and ginger.

For this summer grilling recipe, red snapper is grilled perfectly, stuffed in tacos, and topped with cilantro and lime. A fast dish for snapper lovers.

In this Mexican recipe, beef is grilled and served with shiitakes in a robust sauce infused with smoky morita chiles. Melted Monterey Jack cheese tops it.

Pizza, pizza! In this recipe it’s topped with mushrooms, pepperoni, and fresh mozzarella cheese then grilled until crispy. A great recipe for the kids.

Sole Grenobloise is a classic French recipe. Sole is seared then drizzled with a sauce of browned butter, capers, parsley, and lemon juice. Easy to make.

A summer Japanese recipe. Cold shrimp and crab share a bowl with vegetables and thin slices of omelet. All is drizzled with a spicy ginger-soy dressing.

Paper thin slices of curried beef and stir-fried onions and salsify sit on top of a pile of udon noodles. A rich fish broth completely the picture.

In this healthy recipe, lump crab takes centerstage in a light, airy souffle, served with a tangy carrot sauce, that’s low calorie and nearly guilt-free.

Traditionally a holiday cut, rack of veal becomes summer fare when coated with brown sugar, paprika, thyme, and sage then grilled until pink and juicy.

Ideal for a light summer meal, this recipe for baked sesame chicken uses boneless chicken breast and serves it on top of cold sesame noodles.

A great autumn recipe, pork tenderloin is seared then topped with a rich honey, rosemary, and bit of butter. An apple relish completes the dish.

Sauteed zucchini coins are layered in a serving dish alternating with ricotta cheese, sheep’s cheese, and herbs. On top is a drizzle of oil and lemon juice.

For this Greek recipe, ground beef in a spiced tomato sauce is topped with pasta mixed with cheese and yolks, drizzled with a white sauce, and then baked.

Grilled salmon acts as a stage for a salad consisting of fennel, green olives with pimentos, and scallions all dressed with olive oil and lemon juice.

This adaptation of a contemporary Portuguese recipe from chic restaurants has lots of shrimp, spinach, and cured ham in a creamy, port-flavored sauce.

Rabbit Hunter Style is a favorite dish in Portugal. This Portuguese recipe is rich with rabbit (or chicken), bacon, tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms.

Earthy black-eyed peas, Portuguese tuna, sliced onion, garlic, and parsley are tossed together in a vinegar-y salad dressing for a quick, nutritious salad.

For this kid-friendly recipe, potatoes are roasted, scooped, then filled with mashed potatoes mixed with mushrooms, ham, and cheese then baked again.

Dinner couldn’t be simpler. Pasta is cooked then tossed in a sauce filled with green and red peppers, mushrooms, and spiked with a touch of sherry vinegar.

Thick cotes de boeuf, cowboy steaks, or bone-in rib eye steaks are seared to a crusty perfection and served with bay-and-thyme-scented caramelized shallots.

This Christmas crown roast of pork is brined then rubbed with garlic and herbs then oven-roasted. The center of the crown roast is filled with wild rice.

This fragrant Moroccan lamb tagine, or stew, is ladled into a roasted pumpkin for a beautiful and impressive dish. The tagine can also be separately with pumpkin slices on the side.