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Buttery brown sugar shortbread cut into triangles, topped with a glossy chocolate dollop and a crunchy shower of toffee bits. Makes 8 dozen bite-sized treats for holiday platters.

Off-The-Wall Chocolate Cake starts with devil's food mix, then gets a cream cheese swirl loaded with chocolate chips and walnuts dropped right into the batter. Done in 1 hour.

Potatoes with yogurt: boiled potato cubes sauteed in butter, tossed with tangy yogurt, lemon, scallion greens, red pepper, and parsley, then baked en papillote. A Mediterranean-style side.

A quick and easy way to use up your leftover by making this delicious spread.

Parchment-wrapped potato parcels: microwave papillote packets of sliced ham, potato, zucchini, winter squash, and red pepper with lemon and basil. A 15-minute single-serve dinner, no dishes to wash.

Broiled lime shrimp with cilantro, jalapeño, and a zippy lime-garlic dressing. Served cool over cucumber slices for a bright low-fat appetizer or light lunch.

Boneless turkey roast rubbed inside and out with a bold garlic, rosemary, and black pepper paste. Unrolled, seasoned, retied, and roasted until the crust is fragrant and deeply spiced.

Homemade spaghetti marinara with garlic-infused olive oil, simmered tomatoes, basil, oregano, and a kick of red pepper. A from-scratch Italian classic in about an hour.

Tricolor Boboli pizzas: prebaked crusts topped with olive tapenade, caramelized red onion, red peppers, goat cheese, and toasted pine nuts. A 1990s Mediterranean dinner-party shortcut.

Greek beef saute: sliced sirloin with onion and red pepper in a red wine demi-glace spiked with orange zest and oregano. Restaurant flavors on the table in 25 minutes over couscous or rice.

Cubed turkey and elbow macaroni tossed with bell peppers, celery, and onions in a basil-spiked mayonnaise dressing, then baked warm. A quick 30-minute leftover turkey meal the whole family will love.

Enjoy a quick and simple lunch with this scrumptious dish that will satisfy your hunger!

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

Hot tuna sandwiches loaded with cheddar, hard-boiled eggs, olives, pickles, and green pepper, microwaved until the cheese melts. A retro tuna melt with a loaded deli-style filling.

Quick vegan vegetable soup with celery, carrot, onion, red pepper, corn, peas, potato, and tomato in a basil-scented broth. Eight vegetables, 40 minutes, naturally gluten-free.

Cheddar chicken and spaghetti bake layered with celery, bell pepper, onion, pimientos, cream of mushroom soup, and melted cheddar. A church-cookbook crowd-pleaser.