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Mango lime puree blended and strained silky smooth with just two ingredients. A versatile tropical sauce for shellfish, grilled fish, ice cream, or cocktails. No cooking needed.

Orange-glazed ham for two in 10 minutes flat: sliced cooked ham and celery microwaved with mandarin oranges in a quick cornstarch-thickened ginger sauce. Weeknight dinner, dorm-room friendly.

Gluten-free brown rice pie crust made with just two ingredients: cooked brown rice and egg white. A simple, grain-based alternative to traditional pastry crusts.

young arugula is used for salads and the spicier older arugula for cooking. Below are two recipes featuring both types of arugula.

Vegan green onion soup blended smooth with potatoes, celery, and fresh herbs like dill and thyme. A bright, light spring soup with a beautiful pale green color.

High-heat roast flank steak with garlic-oil marinade, portobello mushrooms, and baked potatoes cooked simultaneously on two oven racks. A complete three-component dinner from one oven.

Mango yogurt parfait layered with fresh mango cubes and vanilla lowfat yogurt, topped with mint. A two-ingredient no-cook dessert or breakfast ready in under 5 minutes.

Quince and cranberry compote slow-cooked with cloves, allspice, cinnamon, and orange zest. The quince turns deep pink after two hours and gets balanced with balsamic vinegar.

Extra-firm Jello Jigglers made with double the gelatin for a bouncy, finger-food texture. Two ingredients, no cooking, and kids love cutting them into fun shapes.

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.

Coffee-walnut toffee cooked to 290F with espresso, molasses, and cinnamon, then topped with swirled bittersweet chocolate and more toasted walnuts. A two-week make-ahead candy.

The secret to tender baked beans is to leave the salt out until they are finished cooking. For some reason, salt toughens them. To pamper your tummy, rinse off the beans when they are finished soaking in several changes of cold water. This recipe is easy to prepare ahead and cooks in only two hours.

Fresh fruit dip made with equal parts cream cheese and marshmallow cream. A two-ingredient no-cook appetizer served with seasonal fruit on cocktail picks.

Porter beef braises chunks of rib eye in Guinness stout with onions, mushrooms, and a pinch of nutmeg. A rich Irish-style stout-braised beef stew that cooks in two hours.

Raw grated carrot salad with orange segments, fresh ginger, garlic, honey, mint, and walnuts in a citrus dressing. A no-cook Moroccan-inspired side dish that rests for two hours to develop flavor.

Salami sticks rolled with chunky peanut butter inside. A two-ingredient, no-cook snack that's salty, savory, and protein-packed. Ready in 5 minutes.