Just because it’s a holiday doesn’t mean it has to be fussy and time-consuming. This week’s menu features four meals that are fancy enough for Christmas dinner, but every one of them is quick and easy. And the fifth meal? A cozy, soul-warming French onion soup. Get the week’s shopping list here (ingredients for suggested side dishes not included on the list).
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RecipePasta with Crab and Pancetta
This simple pasta may remind you of carbonara, but with sweet crab and the bright zing of lemon. -
RecipeFennel & Rosemary Beef Tenderloin with Creamy Mustard Sauce
Nothing says special occasion like beef tenderloin, but this recipe could be the easiest beef tenderloin you ever make. It requires minimal amount of time and toil to assemble and season, and then the oven concentrates the flavors. It cooks for 40 to 50 minutes—enough time to make a salad, set the table. -
RecipeLamb Chops with Concord Grape Sauce
Ruby port and fresh herbs channel fall in a most lovely way in this company-worthy dish.
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RecipeQuick French Onion Soup
It normally takes ages to caramelize onions for this classic soup. Starting with sweet onions means they need less time to become, well, sweet. But the real secret to this soup’s deep flavor is infusing the broth with dried porcini. Save the plumped porcini for scrambled eggs or risotto.
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RecipePork Chops with Mustard Sauce, Paired with Edna Valley Pinot Noir
A fast, creamy pan sauce dresses up these simple seared pork chops; serve them with rice or noodles to soak up the sauce.
