Easy Recipes

This dishes coaxes out an abundance of flavor from the shrimp. Creamy, smooth, and slightly spiced your taste buds will light up with his lightened seafood recipe.

Okay, so I know this sounds odd but it really tastes very good! Simple to make. It will make even a rookie cook a star.

This dish can be served with something as simple as a grilled steak or a baked chicken breast. If you want an American-Asian combo this is the way to go. It’s also designed to be served with the seared sea scallops for a more Asian-directed entrée.

Serve with my seared sea scallops or with any fish or sea food. I think grilled shrimp would be great! Or even cooked, cold shrimp would pair nicely with this on a hot day. You can serve the sauce hot or cold.

In a hurry for dinner? Feeling like a cold entrée? This whips up really fast and will remind you of summer even though it includes winter fruit.

This is a perfect way to start a holiday dinner. Impress the family even though this dish is super easy. Or make it for a Saturday afternoon or even a weekday lunch. You won't be disappointed. Taste close to dessert with a little bit of savory mixed in, thanks to chicken stock and shallots.

This is a quick and easy meal to prepare. You can make it in batches so you get several servings and it travels and reheats in a microwave easily. Mexican food lovers in your family will love this. It's not very spicy. You can always add hot sauce to fire it up.

This dish tastes fresh and fancy with hardly any work at all. The most novice cook can handle this one.

This tastes like a little bit of France in your home. This one has pasta in it so it hits Z3.5. If you make it without pasta you could have it earlier in Z3. All the directions will stay the same if you make the Z3 version simply omit the pasta.

I used to HATE Brussels sprouts. I couldn't even stand the smell of them cooking. I love them now, as long as they are caramelized which brings out the sweetness. This version is spicy!

Dinner in 20 minutes or less! Promise! This dish is so easy, you can make it with beef, chicken or even shrimp.

Even a novice cook can handle this one...and it’s only two pans! This also re-heats great for lunch the next day.

This is a simple dish that goes a long way for people that like their food straightforward and without a lot of spice.

This is easy and very elegant. You can serve this to company and they’ll never know you’re on a diet.

Going to the theatre or the movies? Pack this in a zippered baggie. The crunching of the apple won’t be any louder than the crunching of the popcorn. It’s a BIG YUM.

My husband goes ga-ga for these things. He loves them so much he’s even started volunteering to make them!

You don't have to go to a steakhouse to get these. Lamb chops are MUCH easier to cook than chefs make them out to be. Super easy!

I redesigned this recipe to incorporate cream to make a smooth sauce that will remind you of an old spaghetti house. Just no spaghetti.

Serve the salmon hot or you can let it cool and chill it in the refrigerator. On a hot day a cold piece of salmon is wonderful!

This is a rather long recipe because there are three parts but, believe me, this is so EASY. It's a great meal for summer and all year long.

This is a lovely twist on a regular pork loin roast. There is little honey in this and by Z3.5 your liver is operating properly again and will tolerate this bit of natural sugar with no problem.

This offering is going to involve two recipes. One for chicken kabobs and one for Italian sausage kabobs. Both use the same glaze. You can make both flavors or choose one.

This is one of the simplest recipes you can make. I almost hesitate to offer it because it is so simple.

A simple meat sauce to serve with spaghetti. Yep, those of you who know how I feel about too many carbohydrates might be scoffing about now. Spaghetti? Yes, I say. If you serve it in the right portion.

Quick, simple and a great side to any dish.

This recipe is taken from the cookbook New Farm: Savoury Recipes from a Farmhouse Kitchen on the Isle of Bute by Carole Howard.

Such a simple and refreshing desert.

This is one of my favorite, QUICK recipes for an impromptu dinner party.

This was a huge hit in the Zola kitchen this week. Big smiles all around. Absolutely delicious!

Light and dreamy. If you like pumpkin you’ll love this smooth and easy dessert.

This recipe would be great with berries or a bit of whipped cream on top too.

To prep for this dish soak your wooden skewers in water for 15 or 20 minutes to they will be wet and won’t burn on the grill. Or use metal skewers.

Riley rocked her refrigerator to come up with this one. Riley says, "I was looking for a way to use up leftovers and winter in Nebraska is a great time for soups."

The only trick to coleslaw is to make it ahead, as the flavors need some time to develop. This one is just about as easy to make as the other stuff is to pour out of the jar. And healthier.

You can serve these as an appetizer, a party buffet food, a lunch or even as a dinner option. If you have never had Thai food and want an easy way to try it, this is a perfect dish.

There is a version of this recipe being advertised on TV and on the Hellman’s website. I made up a slightly different version.

A very quick and simple family dinner.

The veggie stuffed tomatoes can be used with any protein, I just accompanied mine with steak. Very simple and very good. Enjoy!

This is a recipe that can made by a supervised child or a helper. It's basically assembly work. Your time is then freed up to work on the other things. It took me about 30 minutes to do 30 rolls.

Here's a list of very quick and easy dishes that you can prepare in minutes.

This dish is full of vitamins. One cup of Swiss chard has over 700% of the vitamin K you need in one day. Over 200% of the vitamin A you need and over 50% of your vitamin C.

You’ll never eat Campbell’s Tomato Soup again! This is so EASY!

This dish re-heats just fine in a microwave or oven if you're taking it to work or another event.

You can make these in a large batch and store leftovers in the refrigerator. They reheat well and can travel well too. Eat them hot or cold.

A great side dish with any grilled or roasted meat.

Roasted Brussels sprouts are easy to make. Super Easy!

A great side dish with any meal.

This dish pairs perfectly with a simply grilled steak. You can serve it with any meat but the tomato/onion combo works very well.

The time it takes to roast the peppers will bring out the heat in the cracked pepper so be prepared for a spicy hot dish. Just a very few cracked pepper bits will do.

Great for your summer barbecue.