Lemon pineapple loaf cake — moist sour cream loaf with crushed pineapple and bright lemon glaze. Tropical summer dessert in 1 hour 15 minutes. ...

Mango glazed chicken thighs — bone-in chicken with crispy skin in tropical mango-soy-lime-ginger glaze. Sweet-savory dinner with summer vibes in 40 min. ...

Pecan pie bars — buttery shortbread base topped with classic sticky pecan pie filling, cut into squares. All the pecan pie flavor, easier to serve. 1 hr 15. ...

Cheesy hot dog pull apart bread — soft pull-apart buns stuffed with hot dogs and melted mozzarella, brushed with garlic butter. Kid-favorite snack in 50 min. ...

General Tso's chicken — crispy battered chicken in sweet-spicy soy-garlic-ginger-chili glaze with sesame seeds. Better than takeout in 35 minutes. ...

Vegetable croquettes with sauce — crispy panko-crusted potato-veggie patties with creamy garlic-yogurt dipping sauce. Vegetarian appetizer in 45 min. ...

Fried rice with egg and vegetables — day-old rice stir-fried with scrambled eggs, carrots, peas, and soy sauce. 20-minute weeknight dinner clean-out. ...

Soy sauce eggs with rice — 6-minute jammy eggs marinated in soy-mirin-garlic, served over garlic sesame rice. Korean-Japanese mashup in 20 min. ...

Pesto pasta salad — rotini tossed in homemade basil pesto with cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, olives and pine nuts. Italian summer salad in 25 minutes. ...

Salmon asparagus and garlic potatoes — sheet pan dinner with lemon-dill salmon, roasted asparagus, and crispy garlic potatoes. Complete meal on one pan in 40 min. ...