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Dishes that require a moderate amount of skill, not for beginners, but still manageable for the home cook.
Vegetarian lasagna
Luckily for those who don't eat meat, lasagna is still excellent when made solely with vegetable ingredients. This recipe will prove the point.
Navarran menestra
First quality healthy vegetables are the main ingredients for this recipe.
Shrimp Creole
This shrimp Creole recipe includes the typical Creole foundation of onion, celery, and bell pepper with a tomato sauce simmered to the desired thickness.
Fesenjan
Fesenjan is an Iranian dish traditionally made with duck or chicken. Serve fesenjan with rice.
Moussakaa
This is the Egyptian version. There are many variations in the surrounding countries. Moussakaa makes great main course, just serve with a green salad on the side.
Moroccan lemon anise bread
Anise seeds are often found in Moroccans baked goods such as in this bread recipe.
Harvest vegetable salad
Harvest vegetable salad is a great side dish with chicken or turkey.
Micha bread from Panama
Micha bread, soft, sweet and delicious, reminds of the Panama Canal Zone.
Mexican lasagna
This is one of the recipes that came to Arizona from Mexico; probably based in the typical quesadillas - corn tortillas filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables, and baked - also very popular. Corn tortillas are used in place of the traditional lasagna sheets.
Lamb menestra
This type of menestra is a meal on its own. To serve as an appetizer, halve the meat or just skip it. You can also change the vegetables to suit your taste. Stewing meat and vegetables together keeps the food moist. The result is a succulent dish, perfectly cooked and not dry at all.