Quick and Easy Recipes

Crostini topped with roasted red pepper strips and smoked mozzarella, broiled until the cheese melts into toasted baguette. Four ingredients for an easy Italian appetizer where the smoky cheese steals the show.

Quick Asian beef and ramen noodle skillet with frozen veggies and ginger, ready in 20 minutes for busy weeknights.

Creamed broccoli with parmesan blanches florets and stems, then mashes them into a nutmeg-spiked cream reduction. A rustic vegetable side that reads like a dressed-up purée.

Grilled turkey marinade built on lemon, balsamic, white vinegar, and Worcestershire with oregano, salt, and pepper. A tangy, herby soak that keeps grilled turkey juicy and savory.

This is an easy and quick recipe. Tastes very well.

Brandied berry milkshake blends vanilla ice cream with fresh blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and a splash of brandy. A grown-up frozen dessert drink ready in 5 minutes.

Most of my recipes are ideal for a good lunch or dinner, but would start the morning with this recipe.

Crisp celery meets tart Granny Smith apples in this vibrant salad tossed with toasted walnuts and a tangy honey-mustard vinaigrette for the perfect balance of crunch and zing.

Black pepper cream biscuits: flaky buttermilk biscuits topped with a cream wash and a bold crack of coarse pepper. Savory biscuits that hold up to gravy, eggs, or a slab of ham.

Easy raw fennel salad: crisp fennel cubes tossed with good olive oil, salt, pepper and a splash of white wine vinegar. A refreshing, anise-scented Italian side that lets the fennel's clean crunch shine. Ready in minutes.

Strawberry mozzarella salad with romaine, balsamic vinaigrette, and fresh basil ribbons. A summery riff on caprese that trades tomatoes for ripe berries and comes together in 10 minutes.

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With several fresh fruits, this summer salad impresses everyone!

Beef beer fajitas simmer strips of round steak in beer with garlic and crushed red pepper until tender, then finish with onions and green peppers. The beer keeps a budget cut juicy. A quick, build-your-own fajita night.

Easy appetizer, and tastes very well too. Everyone loves it.

Spiced shrimp with broiled polenta stacks lemon-sage shrimp onto crisp-broiled polenta rounds, finished with crumbled prosciutto. An elegant, quick New Year's Eve appetizer or small-plate main.