Quick and Easy Recipes
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Baked Tarragon Eggs with Tomato Salad and Goat Cheese
Makes 8 / A sophisticated take on a family favorite. Prep tip: Cook the eggs according to your personal taste, with yolks runny or set...
Soba Noodle Soup with Miso Omelet
Serves 4 / Prep tip: Leftover vegetables (especially mushrooms and snow peas) are a welcome addition to this soup...
Vegetable Frittata with Dill
Serves 6 / Serving tip: Accompany this colorful egg dish with quinoa pilaf and a mixed green salad...
Chicken Breasts with Steam-Roasted Parsnips, Leeks, and Thyme
Serves 4 / Ingredient tip: Look for thinner parsnips; thick ones can be woody. After microwave steaming, they'll have a characteristic “parsnip” odor — this cooks off in the oven, where they become sweet and delicious...
Pasta with Wild Mushroom Sauce
Serves 6–8 / The pasta can be made using only cremini or button mushrooms, but adding a few wild mushrooms gives a more interesting flavor...
Chipotle-Dusted Steak on Autumn Greens
Serves 4 / Prep tip: When cooking the steaks, press the surface with your finger. If it leaves an impression, it's rare; if it springs back, it's medium; if it doesn't yield at all, it's well-ruined...
Fall flavors
Chicken Breasts with Steam-Roasted Parsnips, Leeks, and Thyme, Pasta with Wild Mushroom Sauce, Chipotle-Dusted Steak on Autumn Greens...
Easy peach preserves
These low-sugar preserves will keep for up to six months, refrigerated...
Grilled Pita Bread
Serves 6 / A crispy accompaniment to grilled vegetables or fish...
Sesame-Soy Halibut
Serves 6 / Serving tip: Accompany with baby bok choy that's been sliced lengthwise, brushed with olive oil, and grilled for 10 minutes until lightly charred...
Grilled Peaches and Cream
Serves 6 / An elegant, supereasy dessert. Accompany with Sauternes wine....
Chilled Southwestern Tomato Soup with Crab
Ready in 8 minutes. Serves 6 / Bold colors and bright flavors make this soup a festive starter for summer entertaining...
Middle Eastern Spinach-Yogurt Soup with Chickpeas
Ready in 15 minutes. Serves 6 / Prep tip: This soup's thickness will vary depending on the brand of yogurt you use; adjust consistency with more buttermilk or plain milk...
Spicy Thai Curry Soup with Rice Noodles
Ready in 26 minutes. Serves 4 / Rice noodles' mild taste complements the spicy broth. For a vegan dish...
Chicken Nugget Dippers
Makes about 24 / These make perfect lunchbox stuffers or a high-protein after-school snack...
