642 easy recipes

Easy angel cookies use just three ingredients: angel food cake mix, water, and chopped fruit. Light, puffy, and ready in 20 minutes with no eggs, butter, or oil.

Use this creme anglaise to serve with gingerbread or coffee cake, absolutely delicious!

Cream cheese jalapeno hamburgers stuff a jalapeno popper filling right inside the patty, sealed between two layers of beef and grilled so the molten center stays put. Juicy stuffed burgers for the grill.

Grilled pizzettes top crisp, smoky individual crusts with sauteed yellow squash, tomato, basil, and melty smoked mozzarella. Cooked right on the grill for a charred, summer-fresh personal pizza.

A quick and refreshing summer salad is an ideal side dish to go with the summer BBQ.

Italian market pasta salad tosses bow-tie pasta with fresh greens, cherry tomatoes, tangy gorgonzola and toasted pine nuts in a balsamic dressing. A light, no-mayo summer salad.

When spring arrives, asparagus is always one of our favorite vegetables; and the best way to cook them is roasting or grilling that develops tons of flavor, simply toss with the marinated artichoke hearts, hmm, now there is a good reason to allow yourself to indulge.

Citrus dressing gives peppery arugula extra sweetness, a very good balance!

A vintage cream pie with boysenberry syrup filling in a vanilla wafer crust, crowned with toasted meringue. Old-fashioned, fruity, and surprisingly quick to make.

Retro Jello salad with apricot gelatin, crushed pineapple, cream cheese, and nuts for a sweet side dish straight from vintage cookbooks.

Spinach and fresh fruit salad with strawberries, blueberries, avocado, brie, and walnuts in a bright lemon-basil vinaigrette. A no-cook 10-minute summer salad that eats like a full meal.

We use lemon all the time, of course not just because it looks cute, also it enhances flavor of our dish. We use the whole lemon to make these delicious pickles, from the peel to the juice.

Fresh kiwi, strawberry and pineapple fruit salad tossed with honey and lemon juice. Bright, low-calorie 5-minute fruit salad for summer brunch or dessert.

A smooth, tangy avocado cream blended from ripe avocado, lime, and creme fraiche. A pourable five-minute crema to dollop over grilled meat, spoon into wraps, or drizzle on tacos.

Creamy, tasty and flavorful. This delicious soup is packed with flavors and very nutritious, it's creamy but not too rich. Serve it with some crunchy croutons.

Strawberry, melon, and avocado salad fans avocado and cantaloupe over baby spinach, tops with berries, and drizzles with honey-sherry-mint dressing. A stunning brunch salad.