Meal Prep

This Asian-inspired vinaigrette is a lively dressing for seafood salads as well as simple greens. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Skordalia is often made with mashed potatoes or bread soaked in water, but we feel the yogurt gives it more flavor. Skordalia is also good with grilled fish or chicken breasts.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. This recipe originally accompanied Chocolate Soufflés with Creamy Caramel Sauce .

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

This chicken makes a flavorful meal when combined with the Jasmine Rice and Carrot and Radish Salad . Steamed green beans and carrots would also make good sides.

Serve this tangy and delicious hors d'oeuvre spread on toasted baguette slices.

"On a trip to Chicago, my daughter and I enjoyed a memorable meal at Pane Caldo downtown," writes Terrie M. Barr of Troy, Illinois. "Everything was terrific, especially the black olive and walnut spread served with the bread." Offer this flavorful spread with French-bread baguette slices that have been brushed with olive oil and toasted in a 350°F oven until golden.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less, but requires additional unattended time.

A Scandinavian table is seldom without them.

This recipe originally accompanied Grilled Lamb Sandwiches with Grilled Onions . Two easy sauces from a single recipe: plain aioli here and one with red bell peppers .

Rick Rodgers, cookbook author and teacher, says, "The inspiration for this recipe came to me one Thanksgiving when my friends and I were sipping mugs of mulled wine while preparing dinner. I was doing a basic cranberry sauce and tossed in a bit of the spiced wine. The result was a fabulous mix of sweet and spice—and I've been making it this way every year since."

This sauce uses roasted fresh poblano chilies and their dried form, ancho chilies.