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This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Although bisques tend to be thick and creamy, the following intensely flavorful version is light, with very little cream added.

This low-fat recipe won a contest that included mostly high-fat desserts.

This recipe was created to accompany Grilled Hoisin-Marinated Butterflied Leg of Lamb .

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

If canned unsweetened coconut milk is not readily available in your area, you may substitute 1/2 cup heavy cream and 1 tablespoon sweetened flaked coconut. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe, all the rage at the turn of the previous century, makes the quintessential layer cake—old-fashioned and toothsome.

The meringue bits will stay crisp in this ice cream for about 2 days. The ice cream is still delicious, however, when the meringue is softened and the texture more uniform. The ice-cream mixture (before meringue is added) will easily fit into a standard 1-quart ice-cream maker.

This recipe works well with other fresh fruits such as nectarines, plums, figs, and bananas.

This ragù would also be excellent served over instant polenta instead of pasta.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe makes very dark, mahogany-colored drumsticks. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.