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Grilled or baked salmon steaks with dill butter and a lemon juice presoak. Four ingredients, minimal prep, and done in under 30 minutes on the grill.

Steamed mussels served in their own briny cooking juices with melted butter and fresh chives. Four ingredients and ready in under 10 minutes of cooking.

Penny sous are handmade peanut butter ganache truffles dipped in tempered chocolate and topped with a single toasted peanut. Four-ingredient chocolatier-level dessert.

Raspberry and fig gratin with sour cream and broiled brown sugar crust. Four ingredients, 15 minutes, and the caramelized sugar cracks like creme brulee over warm fruit.

Calvert's pecan flounder bakes flounder fillets in foil packets with pecan vinaigrette, lemon slices, white wine, and toasted pecan halves. An elegant Southern-inspired dinner for four.

Rainbow meringue torte: four crisp meringue discs layered with chocolate, mint chip, and strawberry ice cream, topped with whipped cream and toasted almonds. A make-ahead frozen showpiece dessert.

Chocolate mud frosting made by melting chocolate chips with milk in the microwave, then blending with corn syrup and vanilla. A glossy, fudgy four-ingredient frosting with no butter or powdered sugar.

Quick whole wheat muffins using Nora Mill muffin mix, buttermilk, eggs, and melted butter. Just four ingredients and 20 minutes in a hot oven for hearty, rustic muffins.

Easy coffee cake builds a quick monkey bread-style bundt from refrigerated biscuits dipped in melted butter and pecan-brown sugar, then baked into a sticky pull-apart loaf. A four-ingredient brunch shortcut for sleepy mornings.

Oven-roasted asparagus tossed with olive oil and finished with a splash of balsamic vinegar. Four ingredients, high heat, and ready in 15 minutes.

Savory honeydew melon tossed with rice vinegar, fresh chile strips, and torn cilantro. A four-ingredient cool fruit salad that turns sweet melon into a Thai-inspired brunch starter.

Steamed Brussels sprouts tossed with toasted hazelnuts, extra-virgin olive oil, and ground cardamom. A simple 20-minute side dish with just four ingredients.

Four-ingredient hot bacon dressing with picante sauce and red wine vinegar. Drizzle over spinach salads or sliced tomatoes for a smoky, spicy kick.

Banana orange juice breakfast smoothie with egg and vanilla. A creamy, protein-rich morning shake blended in under 10 minutes with just four ingredients.

Four-ingredient ranch pasta primavera with rotelle, frozen vegetables, olive oil, and ranch dressing mix. A pantry-raid dinner ready in under 30 minutes.

Mediterranean baked swordfish topped with a sundried tomato and kalamata olive tapenade, set over lemon slices. Four ingredients, 20 minutes oven time, restaurant-quality fish dinner.