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30 Minutes or Less

Classic Deviled Eggs

ThisGourmetfavorite is our best and most basic recipe for deviled eggs. Serve them for Mother’s Day—or any holiday brunch for that matter.

Easiest Cranberry Sauce

Save your over-the-top machinations for the pie–cranberry sauce is meant to be simple.

Bloody Mary

Forget the bells, whistles, and time-consuming garnishes. A classic Bloody Mary is all about balance.

Easy Fish Cakes With Caper-Parsley Sauce

Try these halibut and canned sardine cakes instead of crab cakes for a starter or light lunch.

Green Beans Amandine

Made with haricots verts, nutty brown butter, and toasted almonds, this French classic is a perennial favorite.

Celery Soup

Celery stalks finally get their main-character moment in this creamy celery soup recipe.

Chocolate Syrup

This homemade chocolate syrup recipe is rich and versatile, and the process is nearly as easy as running to the grocery store to pick up a bottle of Hershey’s.

Gin Rickey

With all due respect to the mighty gin and tonic, the rickey may just be the world’s most refreshing gin cocktail.

Fresh Strawberry Milkshake

A secret ingredient helps all the flavors of this homemade strawberry milkshake shine (hint: you definitely have it in your pantry already).

Classic Mayonnaise

If you’ve ever looked at a jar of mayo and wondered, “So what is this stuff exactly?” this homemade mayonnaise recipe is for you.

Caipirinha

The cooling, bracing Caipirinha, a.k.a. Brazil’s national cocktail, requests your undivided attention.

Classic Sole Meunière

This classic French fish dish, swimming in brown butter and lemon, has all the trimmings of a romantic dinner for two—and it only takes 15 minutes to make.

Tequila Sunrise

With just four ingredients and a star-studded fan base that includes Mick Jagger, the tequila sunrise will brighten any cocktail hour.

Tom Collins

This classic cocktail is a simple mix of gin, sugar, lemon juice, and seltzer.

German Potato Salad With Dill

This oil-and-vinegar-dressed German potato salad is the light, bright side dish your BBQ needs.

Pimm’s Cup

This simple, low-alcohol summertime cocktail only needs two ingredients: fragrant Pimm’s liqueur and some ginger ale or ginger beer.

Dark and Stormy

Making this cocktail is as simple as it gets; you only need dark rum, ginger beer, and a quick squeeze of lime.

Ruth Reichl’s Matzo Brei

Simple classic matzo brei can go two ways: savory or sweet. This versatile recipe for the ultimate Passover comfort food lets you decide how to take it.

Pistachio Cake

This moist and flavorful pistachio cake is incredibly fragrant thanks to the addition of orange zest.

Chile con Queso

Real cheddar cheese meets charred green chiles in our best recipe for queso. For extra points serve the molten dip with warmed tortilla chips.
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