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Topic: Quick & 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 (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Cookie butter gets a French makeover

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Accessories for packing Christmas presents. (Getty Images/MANICO)

Homemade food gifts everyone can handle

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Dutch Stamppot (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Eat your veggies, but add sausage

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Alsatian pizza (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Try French pizza with an American twist

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Barbenheimer Brownies (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

A two-in-one treat for "Barbenheimer"

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Creamy cucumber salad (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

The cucumber salad of your dreams

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Balsamic Pepper Strawberries (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Summery, peppery balsamic strawberries

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Nutella Bombs (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Meet Iris, a Sicilian dessert classic

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Deep dish cupcake pizza (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Pizza cupcakes, ready in only 10 minutes

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Irish whiskey panna cotta (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

A no-bake dessert with an Irish twist

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Chocolate Prune Cake (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Yes, prunes belong in chocolate cake

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Valentine chocolate chip cookie (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Thick, gooey chocolate chip cookies

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Frying Pan Cheesecake (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Jamie Oliver's genius one-pan cheesecake

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Peanut Butter Pie (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

A nostalgic chocolate peanut butter pie

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Cheesy Chicken Reverse Nachos (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Have you tried "nachos in reverse" yet?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Quick & Dirty (Photo illustration by Salon/Mary Elizabeth Williams/Getty Images)

The year butter ruled supreme

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Sufganiyot (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Sufganiyot is too good for once a year

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Chocolate olive oil spread on pretzels (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Chocolate spread makes everything better

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Cranberry Cookies (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Cream cheese elevates cranberry cookies

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Garlicky Black Beans with Tuna and Olives (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Turn canned tuna into a luxurious dinner

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Baked Beer Fries (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

The best garlicky fries, bathed in beer

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Polenta Lasagna (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Burned out on pasta? Try this lasagna

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Anchovy Spaghetti (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Garlicky anchovy pasta, in minutes

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Crispy Mushrooms (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Crisp, buttery mushrooms taste like fall

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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