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Flexible and made with few ingredients, the kinds you might keep stocked in the fridge, pantry or freezer.

Whether you’re serving a crowd-pleasing ham or a celebratory cut of lamb, you’re bound to need a few special side dishes to round out your Easter dinner. You might be tempted to overlook the humble potato, but it’s the perfect complement to so many mains. With the right recipes you can whip up everything from seasonally-inspired roasted potatoes to these delicious melting potatoes.

When there’s ground meat in the fridge and beans in the pantry, dinner almost cooks itself into this Lemony White Bean Soup With Turkey and Greens.

This creamy spinach-artichoke chicken stew boasts five stars, rave reviews and — crucially — a jar of marinated artichoke hearts.

Demands on time heighten during holidays, but so do demands on serving something special; here are some quick but fancy dishes

Everyone knows that one of the best parts of the Thanksgiving holiday is the leftovers. Turkey sandwiches are great, but why stop there? There are so many creative ways to reinvent your leftovers, especially when it comes to sides like mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce or corn.

Corn is one of our favorite ingredients to cook with—in all its forms. It’s sweet and delicious when fresh from the cob, perfect for perking up salads and pasta dishes. It’s a must-have in every freezer—and essential for weeknight dinners. And when you’re cooking from the pantry, nothing is more valuable than a few cans of creamed corn.

Some say, ‘less is more’ but when it comes to chocolate we believe the opposite! Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, blonde chocolate and cocoa powder—we love using all sorts of chocolate for baking. Once you learn a few basics (like how to melt chocolate so that it doesn’t seize up and how to temper chocolate so that it keeps its glossy shine) you’ll be making everything from ganache for truffles to fancy chocolate decorations for cakes and cupcakes in no time.

These quick, easy-assembly snacks keep revelers satisfied without slowing the party momentum

These easy vegan dinner ideas are perfect for those nights when you dont feel like cooking, but you still need to whip up a quick, healthy meal for the family.