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Amy Traverso

Amy Traverso is the senior food editor at Yankee magazine, co-host of the national public television series Weekends with Yankee and award-winning author of The Apple Lover’s Cookbook.

(Styled and Photographed by Liz Neily / Yankee Magazine)

This weeknight version of chicken & dumplings starts with rotisserie chicken and store-bought stock

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Shrimp and Corn Clambake (Michael Piazza for Yankee Magazine)

Inspired by New England clambakes, these grill packs replace lobster with quick-cooking shrimp

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Spring Pea Salad (Food Styling by Catrine Kelty | Prop Styling by Caroline Woodward) (Photo by Michael Piazza for Yankee Magazine)

Packed with flavor and protein, this colorful salad is substantial enough to be a meal in itself

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Campfire S’Mores Dip (Food Styling by Catrine Kelty | Prop Styling by Caroline Woodward) (Photo by Michael Piazza for Yankee Magazine)

This gooey skillet s’mores dip couldn’t be simpler

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Pull-Apart Skillet Garlic Bread (Food Styling by Catrine Kelty | Prop Styling by Caroline Woodward) (Photo by Michael Piazza for Yankee Magazine)

These buttery skillet garlic pull-apart rolls are a major crowd-pleaser

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Squash and Goat Cheese Galette. (Mark Fleming/Yankee Magazine)

This squash and goat cheese galette is as rustic-elegant as it is delicious

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Potato-Tomato Tart with Aged Gouda. (Amy Traverso/Yankee Magazine)

This savory tart with tomatoes, potatoes and aged Gouda makes for an elegant and delicious dinner

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Roasted Carrots with Herbed Yogurt Sauce. (Mark Fleming/Yankee Magazine)

These roasted carrots with herbed yogurt sauce are easy to make and immensely flavorful

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These easy baked scallops are delicious. (Katherine Keenan/Yankee Magazine)

This easy baked scallops recipe turns out perfectly every time

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Eventide Oyster’s Brown-Butter Lobster Roll (Mark Fleming/Yankee Magazine)

These addictive brown-butter lobster rolls are the best next thing to a trip to Maine

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S’mores Tart (Krissy O’Shea/Yankee Magazine)

This S’mores Tart is so simple to make (the filling is just chocolate chips and cream)

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