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If you’ve read my memoir, Notes on a Banana, you know I’m more than familiar with all types of anxiety and panic attacks. But one place that should always be an anxiety-free zone is the kitchen.

Over the years, I’ve developed and curated lots of recipes that can be made in under an hour and always please–whether for family, friends, or company.

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Enjoy These Stunners

A copper saucepan filled with mussels in a creamy white wine garlic sauce, slices of toasted bread. Nearby, a head of garlic and lemon slices.
Mussels in a Creamy White Wine Garlic Sauce
3-ingredient macaroni and cheese--elbow macaroni, cream, Cheddar cheese--in a yellow casserole with a wooden spoon.
3 Ingredient Mac & Cheese
Sliced skirt steak topped with salsa with a bowl of salsa and charred lime halves on the side.
Skirt Steak with Brazilian Salas
A white plate with a lettuce, cherry tomato, and onion salad, beside a chicken breast coated in crisp breading. A knife and fork lay on the edge of the plate.
Everything Bagel Chicken Cutlets
Two bowls filled with creamy asparagus pasta with a pot of pasta on the side
Creamy Asparagus Pasta
Two Parmesan-crusted grilled cheese with jalapeños on a white cutting board, one cut in half, with a knife lying beside them.
Parmesan-Crusted Grilled Cheese with Jalapeños
Two barbecue pork burgers with slaw and barbecue sauce stacked on top of each other.
BBQ Pork Burgers
A yellow Dutch oven filled with white bean and chicken chili, topped with pieces of bacon.
White Bean and Chicken Chili
Two plates of spaghetti alla carbonara with cubed guanciale.
Spaghetti Carbonara
A parchment-lined baking sheet with four roasted cod fillet on top of roasted potatoes slices and topped with lemon slices.
Roastesd Cod, Potato, and Lemon
Squares of lemon drizzle cake stacked on top of each other on a wooden board.
Lemon Drizzle Cake
Two slices of chocolate sandwich, made with toasted French bread, chocolate, and a sprinkling of salt on a wire rack.
Chocolate Sandwich