22 Quick and Easy Recipes in 30 Minutes (or less) + 5 Chef Secrets To Make You A Better Cook!

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  • Small bowl of Russian dressing.
    Russian Dressing
  • Two bowls of cream of broccoli soup with cheddar.
    Cream of Broccoli Soup with Cheddar
  • Spoon in a bowl of green apple and celery salad with dill.
    Green Apple and Celery Salad with Dill
  • Slice of cheesecake on a plate.
    Classic New York Cheesecake
  • chocolate chip cookies on plate.
    Chocolate Chip Cookies: 10 Must-Bake Recipes
  • Baked apples on a small plate.
    Baked Apples
  • Omelet on a plate with silverware.
    How To Make An Omelette
  • shrimp cocktail and cocktail sauce on a plate over ice.
    Shrimp Cocktail
  • Piece of crumb cake on a plate.
    New York Crumb Cake
  • Stacks of thin and crisp chocolate chip cookies on a plate.
    Tate’s Copycat Thin & Crisp Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • snickerdoodles on plate.
    Snickerdoodles
  • Wooden spoon stirring a Dutch oven of cranberry chutney.
    Cranberry Chutney
  • Christmas cookies on wooden board.
    Holiday Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
  • Chicken fricassee with apples on a plate.
    Chicken Fricassee with Apples
  • Jar of pumpkin butter.
    Pumpkin Butter
  • Bowls of pumpkin soup.
    Pumpkin Soup
  • Plate of banana chocolate chip muffins.
    Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
  • Two bowls of southwestern corn chowder.
    Southwestern Corn Chowder
  • Partially-served dish of spoon bread.
    Spoon Bread
  • peach cobbler in a bowl with ice cream
    Peach Cobbler
  • Bowl of peel-and-eat boiled shrimp with cocktail sauce in from of Old Bay Seasoning.
    Peel-and-Eat Boiled Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce
  • Two glasses of grapefruit crush.
    Grapefruit Crush
  • Stack of blueberry pancakes drizzled with blueberry-maple syrup.
    Blueberry Pancakes
  • Chocolate chip cookie in a mug, missing a scoop.
    Chocolate Chip Cookie In A Mug
  • Spoon in a bowl with a summer avocado salad.
    Summer Avocado Salad
  • Plate of Crab Cakes with tartar sauce.
    Maryland Crab Cakes
  • Wooden bowl of Chickpea Salad.
    Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
  • Jar of barbeque sauce.
    Homemade BBQ Sauce
  • Grilled barbeque chicken on a cutting board.
    Grilled BBQ Chicken
  • Vanilla sheet cake with cream cheese frosting in a baking dish.
    Vanilla Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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22 Quick and Easy Recipes in 30 Minutes (or less)

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