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Last minute dinners

Don't skip dinner just because you have a million things to do. These simple suppers go from fridge to table in 30 minutes or less

By Carolyn Lim Chua; Photographs by Edward Pond

Updated November 2, 2012

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Last minute dinners

Recipes

• Peppery maple chicken

• Chicken-fajita fettuccine

• Saucy turkey scaloppini

• Cabbage-roll stir-fry

• Soy and orange pork

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