Topic: Quick And Dirty

In "Quick & Dirty," Salon Food's Mary Elizabeth Williams serves up simplified recipes and shortcuts for exhausted cooks just like you — because quick and dirty should still be delicious.

Croissant Cookie Butter

Cookie butter gets a French makeover

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Christmas Presents Cookies

Homemade food gifts everyone can handle

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Dutch Stamppot

Eat your veggies, but add sausage

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Alsatian pizza

Try French pizza with an American twist

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Barbenheimer Brownies; Barbie; Oppenheimer; Quick & Dirty

A two-in-one treat for "Barbenheimer"

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Creamy cucumber salad

The cucumber salad of your dreams

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Balsamic Pepper Strawberries

Summery, peppery balsamic strawberries

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Nutella Bombs

Meet Iris, a Sicilian dessert classic

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Deep dish cupcake pizza

Pizza cupcakes, ready in only 10 minutes

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Irish whiskey panna cotta

A no-bake dessert with an Irish twist

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Chocolate Prune Cake

Yes, prunes belong in chocolate cake

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Valentine chocolate chip cookie

Thick, gooey chocolate chip cookies

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Frying Pan Cheesecake

Jamie Oliver's genius one-pan cheesecake

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Peanut Butter Pie

A nostalgic chocolate peanut butter pie

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Cheesy Chicken Reverse Nachos

Have you tried "nachos in reverse" yet?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Quick & Dirty

The year butter ruled supreme

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Sufganiyot

Sufganiyot is too good for once a year

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Chocolate olive oil spread on pretzels

Chocolate spread makes everything better

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Cranberry Cookies

Cream cheese elevates cranberry cookies

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Garlicky Black Beans with Tuna and Olives

Turn canned tuna into a luxurious dinner

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Baked Beer Fries

The best garlicky fries, bathed in beer

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Polenta Lasagna

Burned out on pasta? Try this lasagna

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Anchovy Spaghetti

Garlicky anchovy pasta, in minutes

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Crispy Mushrooms

Crisp, buttery mushrooms taste like fall

Mary Elizabeth Williams

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