Quick and Easy recipe collection

Creamy German cucumber salad (Gurkensalat) tossed in a tangy sour cream dressing with mustard and fresh dill. Salting the cucumbers first keeps every slice crisp and the dressing thick, never watery.

Brie gives the creaminess and cheesiness to the sandwiches, sauteed mushrooms are so delicious with the brie. It takes you about 25 minutes, enjoy.

Pan-seared steak pizzaiola tops rib-eyes with a garlicky Italian tomato sauce punched up with oregano, fennel seed, and red pepper. One skillet, weeknight-fast, full-flavored.

Papelon lemonade mixes Venezuelan unrefined cane sugar (brown sugar substitute) with fresh lemon juice over ice. Base for a tropical Tom or John Collins variation.

Paprika chicken drumsticks rub chicken legs with sweet paprika, then pan-fry in olive oil until crisp and deeply flavored. Three ingredients, ready in 10 minutes.

A thick, creamy banana milkshake blended from ripe bananas, vanilla ice cream, and a handful of ice. Four ingredients, one blender, and a frosty banana treat in about five minutes.

Pommes Anna with tarragon: thin-sliced Yukon Gold potatoes layered with herb butter, baked tender, then broiled to a crisp golden top. An elegant French potato cake from a handful of ingredients.

Poppy seed fruited slaw tosses shredded cabbage and carrots with juicy orange segments, halved red grapes, and a tangy poppy seed-cider vinaigrette. A sweet-savory summer side for picnics and barbecues.

Cream cheese melts into butter and milk with garlic powder and Parmesan in this fast Alfredo sauce that comes together faster than your pasta water boils.

Quick vegetable curry simmers potato and frozen mixed vegetables in a spiced tomato sauce built from bloomed curry powder and tomato paste. A budget-friendly, vegan weeknight dinner in about 35 minutes.

Quick taco salad with lean ground beef, bell peppers, and salsa over romaine lettuce with roma tomatoes, cheddar, crushed tortilla chips, and green onions. A 20-minute weeknight Tex-Mex dinner.

Golden, brown and crispy on the outside, and warm, soft and delicious on the inside. My husband and I both enjoyed these clam cakes, and they were so easy to make too. I used canola oil for frying instead of lard. Recommend this recipe definitely.

Roasted asparagus salad with blistered cherry tomatoes, peppery watercress, and a bright honey-citrus dressing. A gluten-free, vegan spring side that eats warm or at room temperature.

Salt and Pepper Yabbie Skewers seasoned with Australia Alpine Pepper. Chicken can also be used instead of Yabbies.

Sauteed spinach with pine nuts and golden raisins cooks fresh spinach in garlic oil with sweet raisins and toasted pine nuts, finished with balsamic and parmesan. Sicilian side in 5 minutes.

Soft scrambled eggs with green chiles and pepper jack cheese rolled in whole wheat tortillas, served with a smoky black bean and tomato salsa. Vegetarian breakfast in 30 minutes.