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  2. 5-Ingredients or Less: November 2011

5-Ingredients or Less: November 2011

October 27, 2011
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Chicken with Cider and Bacon Sauce

Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Top skillet-cooked chicken with sweet onions, savory bacon, and tangy apple cider for a flavorful and easy weeknight dinner.


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Persimmon-Walnut Oil Salad

Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Cindy Barr

This simple salad is made special with the use of high-quality seasonal ingredients and is perfect with beef, pork or chicken entrees.


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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Credit: Photo: Jim Franco; Styling: Lynda White

Roast a batch of pumpkin seeds with olive oil, salt and pepper to keep on hand for snacking or for topping salads and soups.


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Simply Roasted Pork

Credit: Randy Mayor; Jan Gautro

This simple and tasty boneless pork loin is flavored with on-hand pantry ingredients and is super-easy to prepare. If you have leftovers, you can use the pork in sandwiches and salads.


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Cool Couscous with Fruit and Nuts

Credit: Photo: Douglas Mirriam

Vary this side salad with whatever type of dried fruit and nuts you have on hand.


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Extra Cheesy Grilled Cheese

Credit: Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Lisa Powell Bailey

Three kinds of cheese plus bread and butter equals sandwich heaven.


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Pepperoni Pizza

Credit: Photo: Ralph Anderson; Styling: Rose Nguyen

Why order takeout when you can make this tasty pizza in less than 20 minutes?


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Hurry-Up Crescent Rolls

Credit: Photo: Beau Gustafson; Styling: Sissy Lamberton

Add yeast to all-purpose baking mix and let the dough rise just once for these shortcut dinner rolls. You can make these up to two months ahead and store in the freezer.


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Sweet-Potato Gratin

Credit: Ray Kachatorian

Layer sliced sweet potato in a baking dish and bake in a mixture of whipping cream and Parmesan cheese for a luxurious variation of a sweet potato casserole.


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Chili-Rubbed Salmon

Credit: Photo: David Prince

Add quick and easy flavor to salmon fillets with oregano, chili powder and olive oil.


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Ham and Cheese Waffle Sandwiches

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Turn breakfast into dinner when you use frozen waffles instead of bread for ham and cheese sandwiches.


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Roast Peppered Cornish Hens

Credit: Photo: Beau Gustafson; Styling: Cindy Barr

For a small holiday gathering, hens offer a smart-sized option in lieu of a large turkey. Mustard, jelly, and black pepper combine for a simple glaze.


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Sweet-and-Sour Green Beans

Credit: Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Buffy Hargett

Instead of green bean casserole, go with a simpler dish featuring beans flavored with bacon, onion, sugar, and cider vinegar.


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Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Fantasy

Credit: Photo: Oxmoor House

This decadent ice cream dessert starts with a frozen pumpkin pie or a pie from your supermarket bakery. All you have to do is freeze it, break it into chunks, then combine with ice cream, caramel topping, and toasted pecans. You may never go back to plain pumpkin pie.


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Flaky Dinner Rolls

These superlative rolls derive their texture and beautiful shape from employing a simple folding technique twice and allowing them to rise just once.


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Whipped Maple Sweet Potatoes

For a quick and easy alternative to sweet potato casserole, stir maple syrup and butter into mashed sweet potatoes and top with toasted pecans.


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Simple Baked Ham

Credit: Randy Mayor

If you want to break outside of the turkey routine this year, consider a simple ham that’s flavored with cloves, apple juice, brown sugar and mustard. And, like turkey, there are a number of ways you can use up leftover ham.


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Sweet Potato Pie Ice Cream

Credit: Karry Hosford

Deconstruct a sweet potato pie and turn it into a frozen dessert by simply folding mashed sweet potatoes and baked pastry crust dough into vanilla ice cream. Simply amazing.


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Glazed Carrots with Pecans

Credit: Photo: James Baigrie; Styling: Randy Mon

Make the most of the natural sweetness of carrots by cooking them in a skillet with brown sugar and minced fresh ginger, and add just the right crunch with toasted pecan halves.


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Fresh Cranberry-Orange Relish

Credit: Photo: Ellen Silverman; Styling: Toni Brogan

No Thanksgiving meal is complete without the cranberry relish, and this easy one will help streamline your holiday meal preparation because you can make it up to 3 days ahead.


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Molasses-Glazed Turkey

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Add sweet, tangy flavor to your holiday bird by brushing it with a mixture of molasses and Dijon mustard.


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Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

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Transform mashed potatoes from plain to perfect with the addition of tangy buttermilk and sharp Parmesan cheese.


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Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Apples

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Add amazing flavor to Brussels sprouts by combining them with sweet-tart apples and roasting them for about 25 minutes or until they are tender and mellow.


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Thanksgiving Punch

Serve your holiday guests a festive fall drink made with pomegranate juice, pineapple juice and ginger ale.


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Thanksgiving Salad

Use your Thanksgiving leftovers to make a hearty salad. Cut cornbread dressing into cubes and toast for croutons, and top mixed greens with leftover turkey and cranberry sauce.


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Chocolate-Hazelnut Tartlets

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A jar of Nutella spread, a refrigerated pie crust, and whipped cream are all you need for this last-minute dessert.


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Home Fries

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Why buy frozen French fries when these home fries are so much better?


Home Fries Recipe

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Grapefruit-Campari Compote

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Grapefruit's in season, so use it in this simple and elegant dessert.


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Microwave Peanut Toffee

Get a head start on your holiday gifts. Making homemade candy is easy when you put your microwave to work.


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Pomegranate-Rosemary Royale

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This simple twist on the traditional kir royale blends tart-sweet pomegranate juice with subtle herbal notes from a rosemary-infused syrup.


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1 of 30 Chicken with Cider and Bacon Sauce
2 of 30 Persimmon-Walnut Oil Salad
3 of 30 Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
4 of 30 Simply Roasted Pork
5 of 30 Cool Couscous with Fruit and Nuts
6 of 30 Extra Cheesy Grilled Cheese
7 of 30 Pepperoni Pizza
8 of 30 Hurry-Up Crescent Rolls
9 of 30 Sweet-Potato Gratin
10 of 30 Chili-Rubbed Salmon
11 of 30 Ham and Cheese Waffle Sandwiches
12 of 30 Roast Peppered Cornish Hens
13 of 30 Sweet-and-Sour Green Beans
14 of 30 Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Fantasy
15 of 30 Flaky Dinner Rolls
16 of 30 Whipped Maple Sweet Potatoes
17 of 30 Simple Baked Ham
18 of 30 Sweet Potato Pie Ice Cream
19 of 30 Glazed Carrots with Pecans
20 of 30 Fresh Cranberry-Orange Relish
21 of 30 Molasses-Glazed Turkey
22 of 30 Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
23 of 30 Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Apples
24 of 30 Thanksgiving Punch
25 of 30 Thanksgiving Salad
26 of 30 Chocolate-Hazelnut Tartlets
27 of 30 Home Fries
28 of 30 Grapefruit-Campari Compote
29 of 30 Microwave Peanut Toffee
30 of 30 Pomegranate-Rosemary Royale

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