Ten Dollar Dinners With Melissa d'Arabian

Mascarpone crostini; Mediterranean pasta with salsa cruda; tiramisu.

Mussels in wine; French bread; berry Pavlovas.

Homemade falafel salad; white bean yogurt sauce; couscous tabouli; Israeli couscous.

Chilled carrot and cauliflower soup; chicken tagine; couscous with peas and mint.

Pork carnitas over seasoned rice and black beans; pico de gallo; chocolate cinnamon nachos.

Homemade falafel with white bean yogurt sauce; couscous tabbouleh.

Beef rouladen; braised cabbage; mashed potatoes.

Sliced sirloin steak with poblano pesto; sweet potato hash; nonalcoholic Sangria.

Roasted garlic clove chicken; ratatouille; Parmesan bread.

Basil burger; wedge salad with blue cheese vinaigrette; fruit sushi.

Scrambled eggs with fresh herbs; green salad with Dijon vinaigrette; banana yogurt and granola trifles with homemade granola.

Turkey pad thai; cranberry orange spritzers; chocolate yam marble cake.

Sausage and apple stuffed pork roast; salt roasted potatoes; green beans with grainy mustard; poached pears with chocolate sauce.

Turkey lettuce wraps; ginger lemon oatmeal cookies with pecans.

Chicken curry with vegetables; coconut-scented rice; banana bread with chocolate chips.

Mustard and sour cream gravy; twice-baked mashed potatoes; braised collard greens.

Chicken drumsticks with buffalo sauce; smoky baked beans; s'more sundaes.

Chiles rellenos with jack cheese and corn with homemade salsa; rice with green pepper and jalapeño; mashed black beans.

French beef stew; pasta-based macaronade; orange olive oil cake.

Greek casserole with eggplant, cinnamon spiced meat sauce, and béchamel; celery, grapefruit and olive salad.

Chicken and biscuits in bacon gravy; broccoli and cauliflower salad with Dijon dressing.

Classic Cubano; black bean soup; homemade angel food cake.

Asian marinated pork chops with ginger-orange glaze; exotic pasta salad; cucumber carrot salad.