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Apple crumb cake with a buttery shortbread-style base and crumb topping made from one mixture. Tart cooked apples sandwiched between two crisp golden layers.

Bright, tangy white chicken chili with tomatillos, jalapeno, green chilies, cannellini beans, and fresh cilantro. A lighter take on chili that comes together in just 20 minutes.

Single-serving microwave omelet: two eggs, milk, butter, salt, pepper, and a touch of tarragon, cooked in the microwave in under two minutes. A dorm room and office breakfast solution.

Dark chocolate marshmallow cake with sour cream for moisture, topped with a fluffy cooked marshmallow frosting. Two layers of rich, fudgy cake under a cloud-like finish.

Classic French omelette cooks two beaten eggs in foaming butter over high heat, rolled and folded around a stripe of grated cheese. The benchmark breakfast technique that every cook should master in under five minutes.

This quick and easy meal is fun to make and the variety of spices makes it tasty down to the last bite.

Crisp deep-fried curry puffs filled with cooked lamb, curry powder, and mango chutney syrup. A classic Anglo-Indian party appetizer that can be made ahead.

Homemade corn tortillas from instant masa flour and water. Just two ingredients, rolled by hand, and cooked on a dry skillet in minutes.

Authentic Italian tiramisu with cooked zabaglione, mascarpone, and brandy-coffee soaked ladyfingers in two layers. Topped with whipped cream, cocoa, and grated chocolate. The traditional method, no shortcuts.

BLT burritos wrap crispy bacon, fresh tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and mayo in warm flour tortillas. A no-cook lunch ready in 10 minutes that combines two classics into one handheld meal.

Eggnog layer cake is a tender, nutmeg-scented two-layer cake made with dairy eggnog and topped with cooked-custard eggnog buttercream spiked with rum. A Christmas showpiece cake.

Butter-sauteed jumbo shrimp scampi with garlic, white wine, lemon zest, rosemary, and oregano. Two pounds of shrimp cooked in a bright, herby pan sauce.

Cherry tomatoes stuffed with smoked oysters for an easy no-cook appetizer. Two ingredients, no cooking, and a smoky-sweet bite-sized snack ready in 15 minutes.

Grilled bananas cooked in their peels until caramelized and soft, split open and topped with powdered sugar, sour cream, and toasted coconut. A two-ingredient grill dessert.

Homemade grape butter with just two ingredients: seedless grapes and sugar. Cooked down and sieved into a thick, spreadable fruit butter with intense grape flavor.

Fresh tomato, bacon, and onion fettuccine tossed with crumbled bacon cooked in its own drippings, chopped tomato, and basil. Five ingredients, dinner for two.