Ten Dollar Dinners With Melissa d'Arabian

Three cheese steak sandwiches; crispy oven fries; caramel apples rolled in candy.

Chicken liver ravioli with Marsala reduction; roasted sole with tomatoes, basil and oregano.

Pecan crusted catfish with spicy cream sauce; corn succotash; lemon tea cake.

Grilled chicken fajitas; grilled tomato salsa.

Chilled white gazpacho; spicy turkey lollipops with raspberry glaze; blue cheese fondue; fried celery sticks.

Arroz con pollo; applesauce empanadas; garden iced green tea.

Greek salad with roasted salmon; mocha granita.

Roasted chicken with mild tomatillo/chili sauce; Asian coleslaw.

Chocolate-chocolate-veggie pancakes; baked eggs with chorizo and cream; green smoothies.

Asparagus soup; grilled cheddar cheese sandwich; banana split.

BBQ pulled pork sandwiches; sweet potato and bacon tots; caramelized banana shakes.

Fritto misto; Italian marinated chicken; red potatoes; orange and basil biscotti.

Grilled citrus tilapia filets; grilled pound cakes with grilled peaches and an orange-scented cream cheese glaze.

Melissa serves up the flavors of New Orleans with cornmeal-coated shrimp and tilapia, a mint and celery salad, and coffee pudding.

Grilled spicy sausages with sweet-spicy onion marmalade or a tomato chutney scented with herbes de Provence; yellow cakes with chocolate ganache; ginger lemonade.

Pasta alla Pescatore; flounder and sweet shrimp in a white wine-tomato sauce; romaine salad; orange lava-cake.