Main Dishes

Roast prime rib with garlic, rosemary, mustard and lemon. Use an oven thermometer instead of a fixed cooking time, then rest the beef before carving. Follow each step.

Bake portobello mushrooms filled with spinach, cream cheese, walnuts and Parmesan. Cook the spinach filling first, then roast until the mushrooms are tender. Follow each step.

Cook zucchini, carrot, onion and tomato into a tangy refrigerator relish. This measured batch is for chilled storage only; it is not a tested pantry canning recipe.

Make Ukrainian vinaigrette with beetroot, potato, carrot, peas, pickles and sauerkraut. Cool the vegetables fully, dress with sunflower oil and serve chilled. Follow each step.

Pan-fry tender meat cutlets with milk-soaked bread, onion, garlic and herbs. Shape evenly and cook the ground meat to a safe temperature before serving. Follow each step.

Make shrimp salad with avocado, boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes and greens. Cool the shrimp before assembling, then dress with lemon and olive oil just before serving.

Make chicken mulligatawny soup with tender chicken, rice, curry spices and lemon. This measured version balances the heat and simmers the rice until soft. Serve hot.

Cook shrimp scampi linguine in a quick garlic, lemon, white wine and butter sauce. Reserve pasta water to make the sauce glossy and serve the pasta hot. Follow each step.

Make pork vindaloo with vinegar, garlic, cumin, coriander and turmeric. Marinate the pork, brown onions and simmer gently until tender in a tangy spiced sauce. Follow each step.

Bake barbecue pork ribs until tender, then brush with a sticky ketchup, honey and apricot glaze. Use a covered low oven cook and finish hot for browned edges. Follow each step.

Bake soft Ukrainian garlic pampushky and brush them hot with garlic, dill and parsley oil. Let the yeast dough rise fully and serve the tender rolls with borscht or soup.

Toss leafy greens, avocado, red onion and cooked salmon with lemon and olive oil. Cool the fish before assembling this fresh salad, then serve promptly while the leaves stay crisp.