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Serve couscous and buttered carrots with this main course. Purchase fresh rhubarb tartlets for a seasonal finale.

This recipe originally accompanied epi:recipeLink="101021"Pork Medallions with Mustard Cream Sauce</epi:recipeLink>.<P> This tangy sauce would also be terrific with roast chicken.

When spooned over steamed rice, these mussels could serve four. See how to clean mussels . Active time: 10 min Start to finish: 20 min

Côtelettes de Porc avec Son Jus au Cidre Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 45 min

"Athens, Georgia, has a great restaurant called The Basil Press," writes Linda Buchman of Hilton Head, South Carolina. "During my last visit there, chef Andrew Urell prepared an angel hair pasta with curried crab and shrimp. I'd love to try making it at home." At the restaurant, this is served as a side dish for grilled salmon.

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 45 min

In a large menu, the salad is often served after a number of hearty dishes, so the portions are scaled down. For a smaller meal, this amount would serve 4 to 5 hearty salad eaters.

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 45 min

Karen Azar of North Providence, Rhode Island, writes: "My boyfriend and I recently dined at Terra Mar Grill in the Saybrook Point Inn, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. He had the campanelle pasta, and it reminded him of a meal his mother used to make. Could you please obtain the recipe?" Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 1 1/2 hr

Spread on a roast pork or turkey sandwich, or use as a dip for grilled shrimp or as a dressing for a fruit salad.

This condiment can be tossed with asparagus and potatoes for an easy salad, dolloped onto scrambled eggs, or spread on bruschetta.

Pour a full-bodied red wine, such as a Bordeaux, Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This uses the same ingredients found in boudin blanc, the classic French white sausage. Start two days before serving.