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It almost seems impossible that such simple ingredients could create robust flavor in this Sopa Azteca. A thin tomato broth is accompanied with an army of toppings: shredded chicken, hand-fried tortillas, pasilla peppers, panela cheese, crèma, and a squeeze of lime brings it all together.

We know that chicken-fried steak is naughty, naughty, naughty — but it's so yummy that we have to put it on the menu. Our butcher sends each steak, by hand, through an old-school meat tenderizer machine until the perfect cube steak is achieved. This is diner-style eating at its best (because it's in your house, with top-notch ingredients).

Walnut burgers from the Historic Trempealeau Hotel have a reputation for being the best veggie burger on the planet. We are confident you will agree. Served on toasted buttered buns topped with alfalfa sprouts, cucumber, tomatoes and spinach, these burgers are absolutely delicious. This meal comes with instructions for quick handmade french fries as a side.

This is cauliflower like you've never done cauliflower. Double-dipped in a buttermilk and egg batter, caked with flour and fried up. Don't eat this dinner every night. You have the option of making the gravy, but the creamy mashed potatoes and vegetables on the side make it diner-style perfect.

This full-flavored ramen brings depth and complexity without the hours of simmering. A rich shiitake-miso broth is the base for a yummy bowl of slurpy noodles, complete with all the toppings.