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With just a handful of ingredients, this old-fashioned egg custard is the little black dress of dinner party desserts—simple and effortlessly chic.

If you’re able to stop making “Arrested Development” jokes long enough, these sweet bites will be the actual talk of your next party.

These tasty sandwiches are best after chilling for several hours, so they're the perfect make-ahead for camping trips.

Serve all of these variations with tomato and onion salad or mixed greens and some good bread.

For a falling-off-the-bone roast (about $4 a pound), crack open a tenderizing can of beer.

Rich turkey-leg meat (about $2 a pound) is a foolproof stand-in for the traditional veal shank.

The yogurt in this lightly spiced marinade results in extremely tender lamb, chicken, or shrimp.

This salad is delicious served immediately at room temperature. It's even better after being chilled for an hour to combine the flavors.

The best thing about this icy, tart-and-sweet treat might be how little forethought it requires. You can use any flavored yogurt on hand.

If you don't have assorted potatoes, just use regular Idahos. Scrub and cut them into 1 1/2-inch chunks.

Serve these South American cornmeal cakes with a side of pico de gallo or fresh corn salsa.

This lighter take on the classic recipe will be gobbled up as quickly as the original—and is still best served with applesauce and sour cream.

A classic Greek soup that's thickened with eggs and spiked with lemon. Add some shredded rotisserie chicken and call it a meal.

This simple take on carbonara is the ideal postwork fallback dinner.

Protein-rich garbanzo flour can be found at health-food grocers (such as Whole Foods).

Don't worry if the batter for this traditional German staple seems a bit thin—it should be more liquidy than a normal dough.

For a nutrition boost, replace one of the eggs with 1/2 cup of pureed beans or vegetables. (That's two 2-ounce jars of baby food.)

Julia Child's world-famous coq au vin recipe calls for the dramatic lighting of cognac. Traditional ones simply call for chicken, the contents of your crisper, and drinkable wine.

This customizable dinner is made to be deconstructed. Set out the fillings, and let the kids assemble their own at the table.

Freeze these for up to a month for a quick microwaveable dinner.