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Soups are great family fare, but most take too long to cook for a mid-week meal. Adding shrimp and rice to hearty black bean soup makes a welcoming meal in a bowl that takes only 20 minutes to make.
Ring in the New Year with an easy, elegant meal of veal scallops with wild mushrooms and nutmeg-spiked cre`me fraiche. I use dried mushrooms, which take only minutes to reconstitute in hot water. Cre`me fraiche, a slightly soured cream, can be found in many supermarkets. Heavy cream also works well in the recipe.
Freshly made ratatouille and crispy, sautéed chicken cutlets make a quick meal for this busy time of year.
Fish cooked in cider and served over saffron rice is a typical dish from the Asturias region of northern Spain, an area famous for its hard cider. Hard cider is available at this time of year in many supermarkets. If you can't find it, use beer or sweet (unfermented) cider.
On a trip to Mexico City, I watched restaurateur Maricarmen Ramirez make melt-in-your mouth sopes -- little corn tortillas filled with a spicy black bean spread, roasted chicken, lettuce and cheese.
Succulent, pink shrimp are a trademark of the Florida Keys. I like to serve them as they do in Key West, leaving the shrimp in their shells and spreading newspaper on the table. Place the cooked shrimp in a bowl and just peel and eat.
eel like Chinese tonight? This dinner is faster and less expensive than take-out. Crisp, stir-fried pork served in little lettuce puffs with scallions and cucumber takes only minutes in a wok. The meat should be crisp on the outside and tender inside. The secret is to make sure your wok or skillet is very hot before adding the meat and to add the meat a few pieces at a time.
Toss chicken strips in cumin and add chipotle peppers and their sauce to vinaigrette for a quick, Southwestern salad dinner. Toasted baguette with Parmesan cheese complements this unconventional chicken and three bean salad.
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