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A sample of simple Cajun cooking. The Cajun notes come from the seasoning and the way flavors are combined.

This sloppy Joe recipe uses ketchup, not tomato sauce, and it is the quickest one to prepare. So quick and easy, once you try this one you will wonder how you ever bought the sauce ready made before.

This is a slow cooking meat sauce, but this brings out more of the flavor, and, as kids love a sloppy Joe, why not take advantage and sneak some more vegetables in the sauce?

This tofu red Thai curry recipe is an example of how Thai cooking style enhances beautifully the otherwise bland taste tofu would have to produce a truly vegetarian main course.

This recipe is based on the one for gnocchi with spinach; to take a step up from those spinach gnocchi, try the tomato ones.

Gnocchi with a flavorful spinach and cheese sauce. Simple, filling, and delicious. Making this dish is simplicity itself.

Far east of Verona is a town called Trieste. From this city hails a soup that shows how the cuisine of Italy has been influenced by other cultures. It uses sauerkraut!

The sauce is the main feature of this creamy dish. Prepare the enriched Alfredo sauce and pour it over boiled fetuccine.

This dish from Piedmont is only one of dozens from a section of this lovely country known for outstanding cuisine. Try it and you'll quickly become convinced.

This Sicilian lentil salsa is a sauce that takes just a bit more preparation but, oh my, are the results ever worth it!