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Garlicky gazpacho blended cold with six cloves of garlic, ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers and onions, sharpened with balsamic vinegar and tomato-vegetable juice. A bold, no-cook summer soup served chilled.

Matar paneer is a popular Indian dish consisting of paneer (a type of fresh cheese) and peas (matar) cooked in a spiced tomato-based gravy. It combines the soft, creamy texture of paneer with the sweet pop of green peas, all enveloped in a rich, aromatic sauce.

If you don't want to wear a rubber raincoat, surgical gloves and eye goggles, the following is the EASIEST and cleanest way to seed the ever elusive pomegranate.

If you need an appetizer recipe for your next kids’ party, try my recipe.

Shortcut sugar cookies made with cookie mix, enriched with egg and vanilla for homemade flavor with half the work and mess.

Make-ahead gazpacho with a Mexican twist: chilled tomato soup brightened with green taco sauce, cucumber, bell pepper, and scallions. A quick simmer melds the flavors before chilling for a sharper, deeper bowl.

Savory pumpkin biscuits with whole wheat, wheat germ, bran, and a clever clove of garlic to balance the sweetness. Drop biscuits with a spoonbread interior, no butter or eggs needed.

Classic double-crust cherry pie with warm spices, buttery crust, and tart cherries. A timeless dessert that works equally well with fresh or canned fruit.

Opal Deneke's fig jam with ripe figs, pineapple, lemon juice, and warm spices like cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. Old-Southern hand-me-down preserve perfect for biscuits, cheese boards, or holiday gifting.

This is an awesomely flexible dinner. You basically chop everything up, douse it in oil and some salt, pepper or whichever spices you're in the mood for (or grab first!) and chuck it in the oven for an hour or so.

Classic chilled gazpacho, the no-cook Spanish soup of ripe tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, and onion blended with tomato juice and a splash of wine. Light, refreshing, vegan, and ready in 10 minutes.

Whole wheat Indian chapatis from scratch with just three ingredients: atta flour, water, and salt. The everyday flatbread of North India, cooked on a hot griddle.

Tasty chocolate buttercream frosting on Devils' food cupcakes decorated like spiders.

Authentic Indian roti made with just whole wheat chapati flour and water, cooked on a hot cast-iron griddle and puffed directly over an open flame. Two-ingredient vegan flatbread.

Super easy pancakes from a baking mix, an egg, milk, and a touch of sugar, cooked golden and fluffy on a hot griddle. A fast, foolproof breakfast ready in minutes. Stack them with berries and maple syrup.

Two-ingredient whole wheat biscuits combine homemade wheat quick mix with milk for a quick rolled biscuit baked golden in 15 minutes. The 2-ingredient pantry biscuit shortcut.