5 Ingredients or Fewer

While at The Boathouse restaurant in Sydney, we sampled a dish of baby bok choy so good that it led us to create our own version. It would be delicious with pan-seared shellfish and Asian eggplant.

Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 1 3/4 hr

This recipe uses the fat and skin from about 4 chickens. You can save it up in your freezer over the course of time. For even more flavorful schmaltz, add a few cloves of garlic.

This recipe for potatoes cooked with whole, unpeeled garlic cloves has been a favorite of Tante Marie's students ever since it was taught to us by Judith Olney. The secret is to cook the potatoes and garlic in plenty of olive oil so the garlic doesn't burn. Serve this dish with roasted chicken or a chicken sauté.

This recipe is an accompaniment for Tunisian Fish Cakes with Spicy Lemon and Paprika Aioli .

Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 45 min

This one can also be a spritzer. Pour into a collins or highball glass and top with a little club soda.

This recipe is an accompaniment for Meringue-Topped Raspberry and Peach Ice Cream Cake .

Root vegetables have always been popular in Scandinavia because they store well during the long winter months and are therefore available year-round.

This recipe originally accompanied a story on a matzoh ball taste test.

Freshly ground pepper makes all the difference in this simple recipe.

If you prefer to present these halibut steaks with additional grill marks (as in the photo), you can grill the skin sides for about 1 minute each before grilling flesh.

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Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.