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Pear-Sausage Pie Menu

Enjoy a comforting, cool-weather menu of savory sausage pie served alongside a salad of fall greens. For dessert, try simple, homemade chocolate pudding.

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Chili-Rubbed Pork Menu

Long on flavor and short on prep time, this late-summer supper includes a cool, crisp, lime-splashed salad of pear and jicama that tempers the mild, chili-coated grilled pork and the heat outdoors.

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Roast Chicken Menu

A well-chosen ingredient can transform the familiar. Woodsy wild mushrooms lend depth to roast chicken, walnuts and lemon brighten brussels sprouts, and celery root refines homey mashed potatoes.

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Pork Tenderloin Menu

Roast pork and braised beans with fennel have the depth of a slow-simmering supper but don't take long to prepare. The peppery soup is a bright accent to this homey meal.

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Chicken Cutlets Menu

Fried chicken stays moist when it's marinated in buttermilk and coated in herbed breadcrumbs. Roasted squash and sauteed red cabbage are at once colorful and comforting as the weather cools.

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Pork Tenderloin Menu

Pork tenderloin is flavored with grainy and Dijon mustards, then roasted with apricots, shallots, fennel, and cognac. It is served with herbed wild rice and roasted acorn squash.

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Pork Roast Menu

Try this comforting supper menu for a chilly, fall day.

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Cornish Hens Menu

Pan-roasting Cornish hens provides a rich base for white-wine sauce. Kasha pilaf is a hearty accompaniment.

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Milk-Braised Pork Menu

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Oktoberfest Menu

Celebrate the flavors of fall with a simple update of the classic German Oktoberfest.

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Ginger-Halibut Menu

Light, fresh Asian flavors make a nice break from rich holiday meals: A marinade of ginger and cilantro enlivens steamed halibut; udon noodles are tossed with a toasted sesame-seed sauce; and rice wine adds a hint of sweetness to julienned vegetables.

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Pasta & Sausage Menu

This Italian-style feast is sure to satisfy.

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Shell Steak Menu

Serve comforting classics for a cold evening's meal -- saute steak with shiitake mushrooms; flavor roasted beets with orange, ginger, and pecans; and make herbed spaetzle.

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Chicken Sausage Menu

Sliced pears become exceptionally sweet when given a quick turn on the grill (or the stove top). A crisp slaw of celery and endive provides a tangy contrast to chicken sausage, and crusty bread makes a sophisticated stand-in for buns.

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Pasta with Bacon Menu

Bits of crisp bacon offset tender rigatoni and brussels sprouts in this main dish. Sauteing the sprouts before braising them adds flavor and helps preserve their texture.

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Steak Sandwiches Menu

After months of outdoor barbecuing, grilling moves indoors with this stovetop sandwich. It's piled high with thinly sliced flank steak, charred onions, and melted Gruyere and served with sweet-potato chips.

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Moo Shu Pork Menu

There's no need to call for takeout when moo shu pork can be made from fresh ingredients at home. Stir-fried slivered vegetables and pork tenderloin topped with homemade plum sauce are wrapped in soft pancakes.

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Savory Fall Stew Menu

Baked herb risotto captures the juices from a vegetable-and-sausage stew.

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Fall Pasta Menu

Fall doesn't have to mean the end of farm-fresh vegetables. Take advantage of the variety of greens available by serving them with caramelized onions and fettuccine.

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Pork Medallions Menu

Mashed potatoes, pork tenderloin, greens, apple pie -- this is a menu from simpler years, when food was food rather than a prescription or production.

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Lamb Chops Menu

Crisp nights call for warming foods: potatoes baked with cheese and tender lamb chops topped with a sweet chutney of prunes and dried cranberries.

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Chicken Tarragon Menu

Cozy and elegant, this menu is worth turning to for some comfort.

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Braised Brisket Menu

Meltingly tender brisket is the centerpiece of a gratifying meal.