Grilled 5-pound beef roast studded with garlic, soaked in a white wine and Dijon marinade, then glazed with a honey-soy-ginger sauce spiked with Thai chili. Feeds 6 hungry people.
A no-bake cream cheese pie set with sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice, piled high with fresh strawberries and glossy strawberry glaze. Ten minutes of work, then the fridge does the rest.
Yam Wun Sen: Thai hot and sour glass noodle salad with button mushrooms, black fungus, carrot, and a bright lemon-soy-chili dressing. A vegetarian take on a Bangkok street classic.
Chilled fruit gazpacho with tomatoes, honeydew, cantaloupe, mango, nectarines, and cucumber in fresh orange juice with basil, mint, and a jalapeño kick. A stunning summer starter.
Chicken Kiev shortcut style: breasts injected with garlic-lemon butter, breaded with Parmesan cracker crumbs, and baked. A clever workaround to the classic stuffed-and-rolled Ukrainian dish.
Lemon-marinated chicken breast with a saffron pine nut and olive sauce served over vegetable couscous. A Moroccan-inspired three-component dinner with bold North African flavors.
A grilled ham steak glazed with a boiled-down brown sugar, horseradish, and lemon juice sauce. Just 4 ingredients for a sweet, spicy, caramelized glaze.
Crispy, golden Indian potato bondas made with a genius shortcut: instant mashed potatoes! Spiced with mustard seeds, turmeric, ginger, and green chilies, then dipped in gram flour batter and fried until irresistibly crunchy.
Ipswich lemon pie, a traditional English custard tart with lemon juice, zest, butter, and eggs in shortcrust pastry. A simple, elegant British dessert served hot or cold.
Fresh Chinese noodles nestle in coconut curry broth loaded with tender chicken, red curry paste, turmeric, and fish sauce for a Thai-inspired soup that's rich, spicy, and ready in 20 minutes.
Rolled stuffed chicken wraps a whole boned bird around hot Italian sausage and garlicky spinach, roasts it skin-wrapped, and slices spirals over a bell-pepper jalapeño sauce.
Rolled stuffed chicken wraps a whole boned bird around hot Italian sausage and garlicky spinach, roasts it skin-wrapped, and slices spirals over a bell-pepper jalapeño sauce.
Baked Cheesecake made with Australian Illawarra Plum Sauce.
Lemon snow pudding with basil custard sauce: a cloud-light whipped gelatin dessert with bright lemon and a silky basil-infused crème anglaise poured over top. Elegant, old-school, and delicately refreshing.
Mexican brunch tortillas folded around soft-scrambled eggs, soy patty crumbles, melty pepper jack, and topped with chopped avocado and salsa. A vegetarian handheld brunch ready in 20 minutes.
A creamy water-bath cheesecake with a walnut graham cracker crust, lemony cream cheese and cottage cheese filling, topped with fresh berries and double strawberry sauce.