Crispy Eggplant Tossed in Garlic Soy Glaze

Chinese eggplant pan-fried in a starch coating and briefly tossed in a garlic, ginger, soy, vinegar, and brown-sugar glaze.

Chinese eggplant pan-fried in a starch coating and briefly tossed in a garlic, ginger, soy, vinegar, and brown-sugar glaze.

A wet rosemary-topped bread dough strengthened with folds, proofed in a tray, and baked hot with olive oil and flaky salt.

A large lemon-and-vodka cocktail with orange liqueur and measured simple syrup, shaken cold and served without the shaking ice.

A soft chocolate-pudding dessert with a baked chocolate-cookie base, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, shavings, and optional nuts.

Thinly sliced potatoes layered with seasoned browned beef, onion, milk, butter, and shredded cheese, without condensed soup.

Slow-cooked turkey chili with kidney, great northern and black beans, tomato-vegetable juice, and a mild seasoning blend.

A two-layer vanilla cake with butter, vegetable oil, whole milk, two eggs and two whites, finished with prepared buttercream.

A nine-by-thirteen-inch breakfast bake with sausage, thawed shredded potatoes, milk, eggs, and cheddar cheese.

A small two-layer coconut cake with sour cream, a cream-of-coconut soak, prepared vanilla buttercream, and coconut flakes.

An egg-free chocolate mousse filling in a briefly baked cookie crust, finished with whipped cream after a long refrigerator chill.