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This combination of slowly simmered carrots and onions is loaded with deep, full flavor that goes well with grilled meats.

This gets its distinctive pink color from the addition of red wine and radicchio.

Simple yet sumptuous desserts like this one — where readily available ingredients such as bananas or yams are cooked in sweet coconut milk — are a specialty of Malay cooking. The pudding is traditionally made with pearl sago and palm sugar.

For a cozy supper, accompany this quickly prepared dish with pumpernickel bread and hot mustard. Finish with a European-style dessert of cheese and fruit.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

Orzo, a rice-shaped pasta, is sold at Italian markets and most supermarkets.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Serve this newfangled main-course salad with a crisp flatbread, such as lavash, and white wine or rosé spritzers.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This relish is best at room temperature. Note that the nutritional numbers following the recipe are for the relish only.

This dish is even better served over couscous.

This thick and comforting dish is delicious sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.