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Holiday decorating icing whisks powdered sugar with a splash of milk and a drop of flavor extract into a smooth, pipe-able glaze for outlining, flooding, and drizzling Christmas cookies.

Toasted country bread brushed with olive oil and oven-toasted until golden, the base for bruschetta and tomato salad toasts. Two ingredients, restaurant-quality crunch.

Easy quesadillas layer refried beans, Mexican cheese blend, and taco sauce between flour tortillas, microwaved until melty. A 10-minute snack or appetizer for game day, kids, or late-night cravings.

Tropical Venezuelan sparkling wine punch bursting with passion fruit, citrus slices, and bubbles. Mix, chill, and serve this festive tisana over ice for easy entertaining.

Port-soaked dried figs stuffed with ricotta cheese and topped with a whole almond. An elegant make-ahead appetizer or dessert bite that needs overnight chilling.

Easy kimchi for first-timers: salted napa cabbage fermented with green onion, garlic, ginger, and dried chile in a simple brine. No fish sauce, no special paste. Let it bubble on the counter, then chill the funky, sour, crunchy result.

Five-minute refried bean dip with sour cream, chili powder, hot sauce, and chopped onion. A creamy, spiced party dip made from pantry staples. Just mix and serve with tortilla chips.

Try this decorative and delicious dish that is perfect for entertaining guests at your next dinner party.

A fizzy, citrus-bright champagne punch made with orange juice and limeade concentrates, two bottles of bubbly, and sparkling water over crushed ice. Serves 36 and comes together in 10 minutes flat.

Hamburgers topped with a fresh peach relish: ripe peach, tomato, jalapeno, and garlic blitzed with a splash of vinegar into a sweet-spicy salsa. The five-minute upgrade that turns a plain burger into summer on a bun.

Grilled pork shoulder steaks rubbed with smoky pasilla chile and garlic, seared fast on the grill and served with a punchy chipotle Dijon mustard. A quick weeknight take on pork butt, ready in minutes.

Texas-style beef fajitas with skirt steak marinated overnight in red wine and Worcestershire sauce, grilled hot and sliced thin. Served in warm flour tortillas with salsa.

Microwave apricot-strawberry compote in white wine and cranberry juice with crystallized ginger and lemon zest. A no-sugar-added fruit dessert ready in minutes.

Mango Splash cocktail with fresh mango puree, curacao, lime juice, and sparkling wine. An elegant brunch drink or party cocktail with a make-ahead puree base. Non-alcoholic option with ginger ale.

Pollo Loco-style citrus chicken marinade with fresh lemon, lime, orange juice, cilantro, and Mexican taco seasoning. Soak up to four hours and grill for juicy, tangy chicken.

Fava beans simmered or refried with onion, Roma tomato, and cilantro. A flexible Mexican-style habas preparation, two methods in one, great as a side or stuffed in tacos.