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10 fast, festive meals

Impress unexpected dinner guests – in a flash!
By Chatelaine
Updated November 2, 2012
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10 fast, festive meals
Instead of stressing out about last-minute dinner guests this holiday season, wow them with these fast and delicious recipes. Not only will you come off looking like the world's best hostess, your guests will think you slaved over the stove for hours.

Last-minute
holiday recipes
· Carrot-and-rosemary golden couscous
· Easy maple squash
· Party-time green beans
· Easy schnitzel
· Grand supper soup with chicken and spinach
· Lemon-tarragon lamb chops
· Maple-pepper-coated pork tenderloin
· Pot-au-feu in a few
· Tarragon-Dijon chicken with asparagus
· Tuscan chops with portobello sauce



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