Gourmet

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 45 min

With boiled potatoes and grilled vegetables, you have an easy dinner. Lemon sole or red snapper could be substituted for grouper. The sauce—our take on a Spanish classic—can also be used as a dip for vegetables or to spread on grilled bread.

A sweet snack, full of chewy dried cherries and apricots, to nibble or wrap as a gift.

Roasted fries complete this quick take on fish and chips.

"I got the inspiration for this recipe from a dish we made in a cooking class I took recently," says Tracy McGillis of San Francisco, California. "I added a few twists and came up with my own tasty version."

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

In this recipe we slowly "double-cook" the quince, which prevents the fruit from crystallizing and heightens the pinkish- orange color it turns when cooked.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.