22 Quick and Easy Recipes in 30 Minutes (or less) + 5 Chef Secrets To Make You A Better Cook!
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These gluten-free recipes are all serious crowd-pleasers. Not gluten-free? Doesn’t matter. You won’t know the difference.
in Jerusalem, I was lucky enough to learn how to make lamb kofta from a kebab maker. His secret was to add minced vegetables, toasted nuts, herbs, and spices to the meat to give the kofta deep, complex flavor. Forget boring grilled chicken and burgers — this is what you should be serving at your cookouts this summer.
These parfaits piled high with fresh raspberries and liqueur-infused whipped cream make a light and elegant summer dessert. They take just 15 minutes to throw together, yet everyone will ooh and ahh and scrape their glass clean.
Poke shops are popping up everywhere and there are lines out the door. So why not skip the wait and make poke bowls at home? It’s easy!
There’s really only one way to put it: this quiche is insanely delicious. And I promise you won’t miss the crust!
This combination of sweet peaches, burrata, and salty prosciutto is a fun play on caprese. With a baguette and bottle of chilled rosé, it’s the perfect light summer supper.
Everything you need for this Shrimp Pad Thai, you can find at your local grocery store. And it can go head-to-head with any restaurant version.
Next time you’re asked to bring a veggie or salad to a summer party, try these sweet and smoky bell peppers topped with feta, toasted pine nuts, basil and olives.
Rich, creamy, and bittersweet, truffles are mouthfuls of pure, all-encompassing chocolate bliss. Though they look fancy, they’re simple to make — seriously, we’re talking one bowl and a microwave.
Inspired by the lovely cookbook Salads: Beyond the Bowl by Mindy Fox (Kyle Books, 2012), this main course black bean salad with corn, shrimp, and pickled onions is the perfect light weeknight dinner. It also screams summer potluck.
With layers of corn tortillas, spicy ground beef, roasted tomato salsa, and cheese, this dish is a cross between traditional rolled enchiladas and lasagna — yet easier to make than both. It’s a great make-ahead dish for a potluck or big family dinner.
Chicken tikka masala is a dish of marinated and broiled chunks of chicken in a creamy, spice-infused tomato sauce. Alongside the requisite basmati rice, buttered peas and naan, it makes a fabulous family feast.
Ratatouille is a bright and chunky summer vegetable stew, rich with olive oil and fragrant with garlic and herbs. The dish hails from Provence, a region in the south of France near the Mediterranean Sea known for its bounty of sun-ripened produce.
These bars are crispy, chewy, and rich: a mishmash of nuts, cereal, coconut, and dried blueberries held together with a sweet almond butter-date paste. Unlike most homemade granola bars, they hold together as well as store-bought bars.
This is one of my favorite recipes for entertaining. Serve over a bed of golden basmati rice pilaf (as pictured) or on top of a Greek salad. Just be sure to make extra — the first time I made this dish for a crowd, I actually ran out of food!
Pavlova is a cake-shaped meringue with a soft and marshmallowy center and crisp outer shell, usually topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit. In this gorgeous chocolate version, cocoa powder and bittersweet chocolate are folded into the meringue and mascarpone cheese is added to the whipped topping.
If you’re on the hunt for a gluten-free chocolate chip cookie that taste just like the real deal, look no further—it’s almost hard to believe these are gluten-free!
Dress up your dessert table with a gorgeous pavlova—a cloud-like dessert featuring a crisp, marshmallowy meringue topped with rich whipped cream and vibrant berries, perfect for any special occasion. (Bonus: it’s gluten-free!)
Get ready for game day or spice up weeknight dinners by whipping up a batch of cheesy beef nachos, piled high for maximum deliciousness.