13 five-ingredient dinners
Commit these to memory

This title says it all, people. Because really — isn't less always more? Here are 13 recipes that will save dinner, time and time again: the ones to lean on, the ones to commit to memory. (They're just five ingredients, after all.)
Simple bolognese by Merrill Stubbs
Le Bernardin's crispy-skinned fish by Genius Recipes
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Decadent fried egg sandiwch by HalfPint
Maple-cardamom glazed salmon by alasully
Diana Kennedy's carnitas by Genius Recipes
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Gabriella's farmer cheese gnocchi by NakedBeet
Wilted escarole with feta, walnuts, and honey by Brooklyn Salt
Dyer's Island lobster hash by Stephen Gray
Sugar steak with bourbon by Amanda Hesser
Barbara Kafka's simplest roast chicken by Genius Recipes
Shrimp à la Bittman by Amanda Hesser
Marcella Hazan's tomato sauce with onion and butter by Genius Recipes
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