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A whole banana tucked into a hot dog bun with peanut butter and jelly. This 10-minute no-cook snack is a kid-friendly grab-and-go breakfast or lunchbox win.

Tomatillo guacamole made with cooked tomatillos, mashed avocado, jalapeno, and lemon juice. A tangy Mexican dip with bright, citrusy flavor that's ready in 20 minutes.

Marinated mushroom salad in a tangy mustard-herb vinaigrette with white wine vinegar, parsley, and chives. A French-style cold appetizer that improves after hours of marinating in the fridge.

Vegan spinach pasta casserole with shell pasta, tomato sauce, soy milk, garlic, and basil baked under breadcrumbs until bubbly. Dairy-free comfort food.

Broiled calves liver topped with French dressing-marinated mushrooms and fresh parsley. A quick, high-protein dinner for two that's on the table in under 10 minutes of cook time.

Vegetarian mu shu tofu with shiitake mushrooms, napa cabbage, bean sprouts, five spice, and plum sauce, rolled in whole wheat chapatis. A plant-based spin on mu shu pork.

Banana Meringue Pie with buttery homemade shortcrust, sliced bananas layered over a mashed-banana cream filling, and golden meringue. Made from scratch with 6 bananas for genuine fruit depth.

Traditional Cornish under roast potatoes parboiled then roasted with onions until the water evaporates and the edges turn golden and crispy. The classic British Sunday roast side dish.

Soft persimmon cookies spiced with allspice, nutmeg, and cinnamon, loaded with dates and walnuts. Fall harvest baking at its finest.

A simple but succulent chicken dish that has an amazing aroma that even your crockpot will enjoy.

Pillowy whipped cream frosting paired with a glossy, ruby-red raspberry sauce. Two quick components that turn any plain layer cake into a showpiece in under 30 minutes.

If you run out of preserved lemons, or decide on just a few day's notice to cook a chicken, lamb, or fish dish with lemons and olives and need preserved lemons in a hurry, you can use this quick five-day method taught to me by a Moroccan diplomat's wife. Lemons preserved this way will not keep, but are perfectly acceptable in an emergency.

Raspberry souffle: a Chambord-spiked raspberry puree folded into stiff-peak egg whites, baked in a water bath until towering and puffed. Light, no-yolk, dramatic French dessert.

Homemade dried orange or lemon peel air-dried at room temperature and ground into powder. A single-ingredient pantry staple that replaces citrus extract in baking, flavors teas, and punches up sauces.

Marbled chocolate cheesecake squares on a fudge cake crust, topped with glossy cherry pie filling. A semi-homemade shortcut that makes 48 rich, creamy bars from one box of fudge marble cake mix.

Just 6 ingredients and 25 minutes to chewy sugarless banana cookies. Mashed bananas, oats, nuts, and raisins make these flourless, egg-free cookies naturally sweet and ready in a flash.