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Pan-grilled salmon with lemon-butter-garlic sauce

The simplicity in the preparation is astonishing and cooking is nothing more than pan-grilling though executed with meticulous care. And the sauce? Bright and rich, spicy and tangy lemon-butter-garlic sauce.

Cook time: 6

Servings: 1 person

Cinnamon sugar breakfast muffins

Mini muffins rolled in melted butter and coated with cinnamon sugar. These muffins take less than 30 minutes to bake — including prep time.

Cook time: 12

Servings: 22 mini muffins

Pancakes from scratch

“From scratch” simply means there are no pre-mixed ingredients in the recipe. Use melted butter, do not overmix, heat the pan before pouring in the batter and, remember, wait for the bubbles before flipping.

Cook time: 15

Servings: 8 pancakes

Green onion leaves and feta breakfast muffins

Essentially a quick bread, muffins are a delicious breakfast or snack. In this easy recipe, finely sliced green onion leaves and crumbled feta are stirred into the batter. A lovely addition to your holiday brunch menu.

Cook time: 25

Servings: 7 3-oz muffins

Easy pan-fried scallops with crispy bacon

With five minutes to prep and ten minutes to cook, you can have a delicious appetizer to enjoy cocktail drinks. Double or triple the recipe if serving to a larger crowd.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 4 people

Beef and apricot stew

If you think dried apricot is good for snacking, know that it is just as good for cooking beef stew. During the long and slow cooking, the apricots soften and release a subtle tanginess that gives the beef stew a beautiful richness that is best experienced than described.

Cook time: 2 45

Servings: 4 people

Crepes with apples and salted dulce de leche

There are three stages in making this dish. Caramelizing the apples, making the salted caramel and cooking the crepes. You can do them in any order but since I cooked the apples in the pan before I made the crepes, that is how the recipe is written.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 5 crepes

Pork chops with honey orange sauce

Browned boneless pork chops and softened onion slices braise in freshly-squeezed orange juice until the cooking liquid is thick and sticky. Honey is added to give the dish a glossy finish and balance the tang of the orange juice.

Cook time: 30

Servings: 3 people