Gourmet
Fried Shrimp with Peanut Sauce
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Crème Anglaise
This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Rice, Bean, and Corn Salad
This recipe can be made in 45 minutes or less.
Frozen-Butter Pastry Dough
The key to this crisp, flaky pastry is to handle the dough as little as possible and to keep it cool.
Watermelon Salad
This refreshing salad is delicious and ideal as a snack or light dessert in the heat of summer.
This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Green Olive, Lemon, and Garlic-Roasted Leg of Lamb with Potatoes and Pan Gravy
Roasting the potatoes with the lamb gives them a wonderfully rich, meaty flavor.
Cold Cucumber Soup with Mint
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Gooseberry Fool
Either pink or green gooseberries work well in this rendition of the traditional English dessert.
Vegetable and Bean Chili
With some warm corn bread, this chili is a meal in itself. You wouldn't know there was chocolate in the recipe, but it adds a subtle depth of flavor to the dish.
Bacon and Basil-Wrapped Chicken Breasts
The following recipe uses whole chicken breasts with the "tenders" (fillet strips) still attached. Because some supermarkets remove the tenders and sell them separately, it is best to buy your chicken from a butcher. All is not lost, however, if you use chicken without the tenders simply stuff the chicken breasts with basil and wrap with bacon as described below.