Baked Cottage Cheese Egg Bites

Blended egg and cottage-cheese cups with cheddar and optional cooked bacon and chives, baked in silicone muffin molds.

Blended egg and cottage-cheese cups with cheddar and optional cooked bacon and chives, baked in silicone muffin molds.

A chilled pea side with cooked bacon, red onion, and a mayonnaise-sour cream dressing sharpened with lemon.

Small oven-baked chickpea patties with parsley, mint, onion, garlic, and warm spices; start soaking the day before.

A fruit-juice rum drink with coconut rum, spiced rum, orange liqueur, and a small grenadine finish.

A stovetop turkey chili with kidney beans, sliced olives, tomatoes, bell pepper, corn, and parsley.

Roasted vegetables topped with ground beef cooked in broth and Worcestershire sauce, finished with one provolone slice per bowl.

A chopped black-bean and corn mixture with bell pepper, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, and fresh lime juice.

A spoonable cooked banana topping with sugar syrup and softened fruit pieces; straining is an optional separate finish.

An American-style buttercream flavored with almond extract and optional vanilla, with milk or cream added only as needed.

A single-pot ground-beef meal with canned black-eyed peas, white rice, tomatoes with green chiles, mushrooms, and Creole seasoning.