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Use this recipe to prepare Cabbage and Bacon Mashed Potatoes, Chili Mashed Potatoes, and Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 50 min Pasta wasn't always the carbohydrate vehicle of choice — in the '40s, lots of saucy things were spooned onto toast. These mushrooms appeared in one of our stories about Katish — the Russian cook immortalized by Gourmet's Wanda E. Ivanoff — who liked their versatility as a side dish or main course, and who often made a big batch to keep on hand for impromptu snacks.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. Makes use of the microwave oven.

We're partial to just about any kind of roasted potatoes, but this recipe made a particularly big impression on us. The anchovies and lemon give the potatoes a genuinely distinctive flavor. Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 35 min

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This refreshing winter salad goes well with the fennel and sausage ragù or the .

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Here is a savory soda bread with the distinct flavor of dill seeds.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This is a nice appetizer; serve it with toasted pita wedges or Italian bread.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

To make this borscht into a full meal, serve the butter-braised oysters as a starter, or vice versa.

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