Beef cheeks will make hands-down the best Beef Bourguignon you have ever tasted. Elevate your cooking while keeping your budget in check.

This classic Roman pasta with Romano and Parmesan cheeses is made even better with peppered bacon. Even with high-quality cheeses, this...

French Onion Soup was one of Julia's first recipes on The French Chef, and for good reason—it personifies French cuisine.

Buttery shrimp make from-scratch Fettucine Alfredo even better. Shop carefully, and you can serve 4 for around $14.

This classic French dish is perfect: the short ribs tender and buttery, and the sauce is a classic of mushrooms, cream, and parmesan cheese.

These lamb shanks are marinated in fish sauce and garlic and braised until tender and falling off the bone. This variation of a Bon Appetit

This delicious, rich green curry is made with prepared curry paste, aromatics, vegetables, coconut milk, and a frozen seafood medley.

Cooking a classic like spaghetti and seafood in a garlic tomato sauce is easy and inexpensive when made with mixed frozen seafood.

This Italian pasta dish uses frozen whole shrimp and mussels with angel hair pasta for a showstopping dish for around $13 for 4 servings.

Tender veal shanks are braised in wine and stock, with aromatics and gremolata—This showstopping dish is for a special night.

This pasta feast of Angel Hair Pomodoro and Fettuccine Alfredo costs around $6.50 with wine and bread.

If you eat raw oysters, you can serve a full dozen for around $15 with a bottle of wine. The secret is to shop carefully.

Instructions on pan-searing and basting a Chuck Eye steak with butter to produce a wonderful steak at up to half the cost of Rib Eye.