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

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22 Quick and Easy Recipes in 30 Minutes (or less)

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  • Fattoush salad on platter
    Fattoush (Middle Eastern Bread Salad)
  • corn salsa in white bowl with limes and spoon next to bowl
    Fresh Corn Salsa
  • Copycat chipotle chicken in bowl with greens, corn salsa, guacamole and cheese.
    Copycat Chipotle Chicken
  • crispy baked potato wedges in gray bowl
    Crispy Potato Wedges
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    Cowboy Caviar
  • tapenade in serving bowl
    Tapenade
  • white serving platter with cooked chicken skewers and small bowl of peanut sauce
    Chicken Satay
  • Affogato
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    Pico de Gallo
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    Churros
  • two mint juleps with linen napkin
    Mint Julep
  • sweet and sour chicken in wok with wooden spoon and striped linen napkin
    Sweet and Sour Chicken
  • Classic French Profiteroles
  • sliced no-bake cheesecake topped with strawberries on platter
    No-Bake Cheesecake
  • hummus topped with pine nuts, sumac, and olive oil in white serving bowl; bowl is placed between fresh vegetables and pita triangles
    Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
  • clear glass with strawberry banana topped with diced strawberry and banana
    Strawberry Banana Smoothie
  • bowl of chocolate pastry cream
    Chocolate Pastry Cream
  • bowl of piped vanilla pastry cream
    Vanilla Pastry Cream
  • cream puffs on platter
    Cream Puffs
  • Platter of slow-roasted salmon with French herb salsa.
    Slow-Roasted Salmon with French Herb Salsa
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    Charoset (A Sweet Apple and Nut Mixture for Passover)
  • bowl of minestrone soup with spoon and cloth napkin
    Minestrone Soup
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    Chocolate Soufflés
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    Creamy Potato Soup with Bacon & Cheddar
  • slices of lemon poppy seed cake
    Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
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    Fettuccine Alfredo
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    Homemade Pasta
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    Steel Cut Oats
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    Taco Soup
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    Espresso Martini
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